Miriam Lowi - The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Professor: Miriam Lowi

Department: Political Science

College: The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: INT200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Miriam Lowi is a brilliant woman. She is very knowledgeable in her field of study and is widely respected. Be warned tho, she assigns extremely rigorous reading material, and will not have mercy on you in class if you fail to read or participate. She wants her students to be involved.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL390
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While extremely intelligent, she expects too much and rewards too few. Her class is completely discussion based, so its critical to read all 150+ pages of journals for each class. Papers are graded harshly with horrible feedback. She clearly cares less about student progression and more about an immediate correct answer. Save yourself the trouble!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FSP114H1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this Professor! She is terrible at communicating and, even as an expert in her field of Islam and Politics, is incredibly close-minded. She does not use the textbooks consistently and assigns online readings. In class, she asks specific, unimportant questions on the readings that you will not remember. she cares about her students tho.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FSP114
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Lowi is an amazing professor. She really cares about her students and is very interested in their opinions. She is very learned about the Middle East and this is what makes her class so interesting. However, she assigns a LOT of readings and is a VERY hard grader.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FSP124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

An absolutely brilliant teacher who knows a lot about her field. Despite her age, she continues to do research in Middle Eastern Studies. Her class was very interesting though there are times where she can drag a topic out. Overall, excellent professor. OIL!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL357
• 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:

While she is not the easiest grader, she is a wonderful professor. She is very knowledgable and you will definitely learn a lot from her classes. I've taken two classes with her and gained a lot from both of them. She also always grades fairly. She's definitely my favorite professor so far.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's very opinionated and you might as well not waste your time disagreeing with her. ONLY take her if you are taking very easy classes because you'll need to dedicate an awful lot of time for her reading assignments, and you can't get away with not doing them. I did learn a lot but it wasn't worth the stress and workload.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: INT200
• 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:

She is a brilliant woman and has been my favorite professor so far

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL380
• 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:

Very knowledgeable and has accomplished much in her scholarship. Makes every attempt to engage the class, usually with success. The work-load is heavy, but manageable. Both classes I've taken with her have been valuable experiences, and I would recommend her as a professor. She's very understanding, and willing to hear your concerns.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MIDEAST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's knowledgeable about her area of expertise and is available to help for the most part, however, she does not particularly care for student opinions unless they agree with hers, and I agree with the poster below, she is big on attendance.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL380
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Overbearing, pompous, and shortsighted. That's to say the least. I work twenty five hours a week off campus and was unlucky enough to have two bouts with MRSA, and she still gave me a bad attendance grade, regardless of my ER papers from the hospital. She's abrasive, very hard grader, and unrelenting. Do not take her unless you are a masochist.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I won't lie: professor Lowi is a pretty hard grader, and she gives a large amount of reading. Nevertheless, she is extremely smart, and knows a ton about politics. Also, she really is a nice person. All in all, her class is quite challenging, but I enjoy it and am learning alot from it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

she's a hard grader but shes really nice. she knows what she's talking about so if your into politics take one of her classes. she does stutter tho which can be annoying but shes cool.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

had dr. Lowi for many classes. She is a great professor. You must take her if you are interested in politics. She knows her materials, very VERY smart. We need more professors like her.