Eric Tagliacozzo - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Eric Tagliacozzo

Department: History

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST1402
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Tagliacozzo is the man. If you're a freshman, definitely take a FWS with him. He is so passionate about SE Asia and I would definitely jump at the chance to take a class with him again. If you do the work, put in the effort, show up to class, you're gold baby.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST1910
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a great lecturer, keeps things interesting. Honestly, I didn't think I would find SE Asia this interesting. Professor Tagliacozzo definitely played a big part in it making things interesting. Papers are graded pretty hard, and there is a lot of reading every week. Going to the lectures will save you a lot of work later on.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST1910
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Office hours are a good opportunity to see how passionate he is about SE Asia. He is always more than willing to dive into the material with you and clarify information. He also happens to be very chill and will chat with you on just about everything. He even encouraged me not to worry about my 5 page paper and go out on a Friday night haha

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST3960
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing class & prof. Fantastic lecturer, interesting guy, wants you to do well. You will become interested in SE Asian history even if you weren't before. Papers are graded pretty tough. Exams cover a lot of different topics, split up the readings. Attendance isn't "mandatory" but it's by far the easiest and most interesting way to learn it

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST1402
• 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:

Nicest professor at Cornell. Genuinely cares about his students understanding of the material and also their general well-being. He really knows his stuff and he's a lenient grader when it comes to essays.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST1402
• 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:

Excellent Professor. Initiated my interest in the Indian Ocean World. Extremely helpful and approachable. His love for the subject is contagious. Got a great sense of humor, which makes classes so much fun. If you want to learn more about the the Indian Ocean World, you must definitely take a class with Professor Tagliacozzo.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST2880
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Tagliacozzo is the man. He is fabulously brilliant and yet so genuinely kind. He will leave you with a bad case of wanderlust by the time he is done regaling you with tales of his adventures throughout Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. Easy grader, too, but I still learned tons from him. Try to meet his kids, they're adorable.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST2280
• 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:

Tagliacozzo is an incredible professor. He knows multiple languages and can make connections on just about anything. He's a brilliant lecturer and a huge soccer fan. I was skittish on this class at first, but it turned out to be one of the best classes I've taken at Cornell - and that's saying something, since I'm an English major lol

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST2280
• 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:

Wonderful professor who makes the material come alive with his enthusiasm, trips to the museum, show-and-tell presentations and great sense of humor. You are missing out if you don't take a class with him!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST2430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tagaliacozzo is an amazing teacher! He is so humorous and entertaining. His lectures were very interesting and engaging. He's really brilliant, but, not gonna lie, he's also really cute!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST2430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took his History of Things class and it was boring. We talked about things such as salt, sugar, spices, etc. We had to write 5 papers and he was very obscure on how we should write each of them but the ironic thing was when he graded them he was tough. He focused more on the number of sources we used instead of the quality of sources we used.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST3960
• 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:

Amazing lecturer. Makes every class enjoyable and has a great sense of humour. He is always readily available to help his students.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST1910
• 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:

Professor Tagliacozzo is an excellent professor, and anyone who takes his courses are sure to enjoy it. He is so kind, helpful, clear, and approachable. He co-taught with Prof. Sherman Cochran, who is equally an excellent professor and very kind and helpful man. Overall, a great class. I highly recommend it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ASIAN2208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took his South-East Asian History class a few years ago and Prof. Tagliacozzo was amazing. He was by far, the best professor I have had at Cornell. He is extremely smart, multi-lingual, very approachable, and so nice. He genuinely cares about his students and answers any questions that they have. Fantastic experience with him as my Professor!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST284396
• 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:

He is simply one of the best professors at Cornell. Extremely well-organized and eloquent, he presents his lectures in such interesting and coherent way. He is extremely knowledgeable about SEA and in lectures you can visibly see his passion for it. He does provide a lot of info in one lecture but he makes it so fascinating and fun. Plus, so nice!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST395
• 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:

An excellent professor! Prof. Tagliacozzo is a total expert in his field...it's just amazing all the stuff he knows about SE Asia. He's a fair grader who offers great feedback. Class is challenging with endless readings, but as long as you stay on task you'll be fine. I hear he's up for tenure this year..he deserves it...great sense of humor too

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HST400
• 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:

Great Prof!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST400
• 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:

Fantastic seminar leader, and one of those professors who genuinely cares about his students. Also, the only Cornell prof who spends time on docks in SE Asia smoking clove cigarettes with smugglers for research.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS395
• 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:

Probably one of the best professors I ever had. LOTS of information in his lectures but very interesting(you can tell he knows so much about SE Asia), extremely nice and helpful. Easy grader (but you have to study for it!)and did i mention how hot he is?

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS395
• 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:

Terrific professor, crams a lot of information into class so learn shorthand. A lot of reading but the papers are easy and the tests too if you study briefly. Definitely worth the effort to take, and he has many great stories about his research experiences. Also cute as a button and genuinely nice.