Bill White - Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Professor: Bill White

Department: Journalism

College: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: JOUR21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I hated this class at the beginning of the semester. He is a really harsh grader & it can be discouraging at first. But as the semester progressed, you realize that he really is a good professor and teaches the material well. He also weights the second half of the semester more so that you can raise your grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: JOUR21
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of writing assignments, but most of them are in-class and fairly interesting. Really tough on grading, but he gives a lot of feedback on what was wrong and how to improve. There are some extra credit opportunities at the end of the semester to help your grade if you're really in trouble.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: JOUR21
• 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:

I thought his class was fair--if you put in the work and listen to the comments he makes, it is easy to get a good grade in this class. Attendance isn't mandatory but you will definitely benefit from hearing his lectures because he will grade your writing assignments based on whether or not you listened to what he said. All in all good class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JOUR021
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bill is a decent professor, but he grades arbitrarily. One day you'll get an A on an in class write, do the same thing for the next one and get a C. He is a huge stickler for style and grammar and we'll subtract major letter grades from papers for errors. However, he wants you to improve, he knows his stuff, and hes up front with his expectations.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: JOUR11
• 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:

White is a great prof. He gives a fair amount of quizzes but drops the lowest 2 and gives you chances for make ups. He knows the subject matter very well and is a great professor. He is always available to help out and really cares about the students. FAVORITE AT LEHIGH!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: JOUR1
• 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:

I had him for Journalism 1. He's nice and the work wasn't difficult at all. But what's notable about him is that he's totally hot. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Take it with Bill if you're going to take it at all. Barely any outside work, most everything is in class except for a few small articles and one final one. Great class, great teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: NEWSWRITIN
• 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:

If you're going to take newswriting, you MUST take Bill's class. He recognizes true talent and the people we interview are interesting. A really super guy!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JOUR11
• 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:

An excellent teacher. The reason I decided to become a journalism professor. Bill is also a great writer, and an all around good guy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: JOUR11
• 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:

Bill White is a journalism god!