Lisa Cody - Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA

Professor: Lisa Cody

Department: History

College: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST129
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

So caring! One of the few Professors who cares about the well-being of her students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST150E
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Cody is amazing and so understanding! She is very lenient with extensions and understands we have other classes and commitments. She also wants you to learn from your papers and occasionally will let you rewrite papers to learn from your mistakes. She is the sweetest professor and truly cares for her students. She is amazing!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST150E
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE PROFESSOR CODY! Even if she was teaching a class over a subject I absolutely hated, like math, I would still take the class just to have her as my professor. I had a paper I didn't do well on and met with her in office hours and she is letting me rewrite it and work with her. She is the nicest professor and definitely recommend!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST186
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

My favorite professor, Lisa really cares about her students. I cannot stress this enough, but she is very, very, very approachable both inside and outside the classroom. Classes and discussions can be a little unorganized at times, but that's only because she tries to be accommodating to the students who do not finish their work on time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST181
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Definitely take Prof Cody's class. Discussions are always interesting and she's very flexible with deadlines. Very friendly and approachable both in class and office hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST186
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Cody is the absolute best. I have never had a more caring and passionate professor. She will do anything for her kids and knows her subject in mind-boggling detail.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I honestly don't understand how anything bad could be said about this prof. She is the most caring and passionate prof I have ever had, and incredibly knowledgeable on the topics she teaches. She is disorganized at times, but if you didn't feel something was discussed enough, she is willing to talk to you outside of class for hours if needed

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS140
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Cody is approachable and values students' feed backs and comments. With that being said, she is so disorganized and will go off topic in lectures and discussions for as long as she wants. She is often late to classes (sometimes 20-30 minutes late) and get distracted very easilyWe didn't even finish discussing half of the readings assigned

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She knows what she is talking about, and is student-centered. She will work around YOUR schedule (she will let you turn in papers late if you have midterms that week). Very flexible. That said she is quirky :), slightly disorganized, and tardy. But she makes up for it by bringing treats to class. Would highly recommend!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FHS010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is extremely disorganized; I cannot emphasize that enough. We had to cancel several reading assignments and essays because of her disorganization, and she gave very little instruction as to how we should approach the essays and presentations. She is helpful if you can meet with her, but her hours are unpredictable. Nice lady, ineffective prof

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lisa Cody is the best history professor I have had at the 5Cs. She is passionate, engaging, and fiercely intelligent. If you get a change, take a class with her!!! It may change your major!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing prof. I had her for Art and Politics; it is one of my favorite classes at CMC so far. Sweet, engaging professor who's extremely knowledgeable and possesses infectious enthusiasm. Definitely take her class if you can! A lot of reading but if you commit the time, you get so much out of it!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST129
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

BEST prof ever! She's so enthusiastic about class and she's great to talk with abt anything, I learned so much from her. Tough essay grader but extremely lenient with deadlines and allows multiple drafts. Assigns lots of reading and don't take her class if you don't want to participate. Class was never boring :)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST139
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is the nicest person, and so so knowledgable. I wish I had found out about her before my senior year.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST150E
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing teacher who makes you fall in love with the subject! She is always there to help and expects you to make an effort. All this results in you becoming a better writer while having fun. She made me want to become a history major.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST186
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really nice and approachable. One of the best classes I've taken.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing professor, extremely helpful, open and passionate. She is by far the best history prof in the school!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Terrific professor who's really interested in her subject and wants you to learn it well. Class discussions are good and she's really helpful with writing papers. Always tries to make class fun but uses movies too much

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Our class was always on a tangent, but she is so nice and funny. The topic was really interesting. She loses track of time, but really cares. Great professor for upper division courses. She expects self-motivation from her students, but let's some students get away with slacking off.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Cody is an excellent teacher. Her Art and Politics class is amazing. She has made me strongly consider becoming a history major. She is very flexiable about deadlines and will help students tremendously with their papers. Class discussions are fascinating and the books/films for the class are too. She even cooked for us at her home!