Allan Arkush - Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Professor: Allan Arkush

Department: Judaic Studies

College: Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: JUST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super knowledgeable. Strict on no cell-phone policy and calls students out for it. Attendance mandatory. He speaks throughout the entire lecture period. Tests are super fair because he gives you a study sheet prior to the test. Grade is depended on midterm and final. Participation will probably give you a bit of a boost

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: JUST101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

In the beginning I was excited for this class. Already having a Jewish background, I couldn't imagine it being bad. I WAS WRONG! Don't get me wrong, Prof. Arkush is SUPER knowledgable, but I found his lectures to be very dry. He also doesn't use lecture slides, and can be very hard to follow. The final and midterm counted for 75% of our grade!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Extremely brilliant man. Wasn't overly interested in Judaic Studies before taking Modern Jewish History with Arkush, but after seeing him delve so deep into his decades of research to teach, it's impossible to not have a passion for the subject. Go to class for the lecture material and attendance. Plus, there's two papers, a midterm and a final.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JUST244
• 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:

From talking to him in office hours, I believe Arkush is a very knowledgeable, helpful and caring professor. However, the majority of my classmates were lazy, disinterested and rude. I think this affected his teaching. The lectures were a real struggle and the tests were very difficult (though graded kindly). The readings were extremely important.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: JUST342
• 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:

Great professor. He's always very helpful and approachable.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST243
• 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:

nice guy, very knowledgeable but extremely boring especially since it was a morning class. midterm and final not so easy

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

tremendous amount of reading. doesnt use any power points or notes during lecture so it's difficult to take notes based just on the way he talks

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: JUD347
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took rebirth of Israel with him. go to class and put in some effort. textbooks are pretty key, midterm and final are pretty easy i studied for them on wikepedia. make sure you take care of the paper though ask him to edit it once before handing it in and you should get an A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST386
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Quite an interesting guy. Dry sense of humor. You have to pay attention to him to understand his humor. Very helpful in office hours. Go to class is going to make your life so much easier because you don't need to do all that reading.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST380T
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pure and simple. Arkush is a character. And we love him for it. He does not penalize students for disagreeing. Chairman Arkush is a pretty straight-forward guy. Do the readings or go to class. You'll do fine.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST341
• 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:

A fantastic teacher who has a wealth of knowledge about what he is teaching and is very interesting. In each class you learn so much material. Take any class of his, especially if your interested in the subject.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST380T
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was a great professor. He made the material interesting and was very intelligent.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST244
• 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 had Arkush 4 Modern & Medieval Jewish Studies. I would honestly say, that he is 1 of the best professors i have had at Bing. Hes 1 of the few professors, who actually care not only that his students do well, but understand the material. There is on avg a 100 pgs of reading 2 do per week.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JUST244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, hes a good professor.....he just doesnt teach a good lecture. At 8:30 in the morning, you have to be entertaining, and his class bored me to no end. You CAN just do the readings and BS the essays on his test(usually about 75%) but dont take it if you arent really interested in monoto

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: JEWISHHISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Arkush is the ideal history professor that college undergraduates look for. He is always willing to help his students with whatever they need. With the information, he is able to get the student to understand the relevance of the material to certain themes, rather than just memorizing it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST244
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

GReat professor

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HISTJUST380T
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Arkush is just a great guy. He's funny, approachable, and, most of all, really knows his stuff. The man's like a walking book. Plenty of funny, and related, stories. ALSO, his class isn't too tough. You can either not go and do the reading; or you can go and not do the reading. Arkush -- a good man.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JUST380K
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Arkush is an amazing professor and very interesting. he does assign a lot of reading though, but as long as you pay attention in class you'll do fine. his exams are not too difficult just annoying because you usually have to write an essay or two

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JUSTHIST
• 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:

Prof. Arkush is an incredible professor and human being. He is brilliant and accomplished, yet he has a quiet humility and wisdom. Few professors care as much about their students as Prof. Arkush.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: JUST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Arkush is awesome and easy! He is the best Judaic Studies professor there is!