Nicolas C. Russel - Smith College, Northampton, MA

Professor: Nicolas C. Russel

Department: French Studies

College: Smith College, Northampton, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FRN253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Russell is really nice and has a good sense of humor, but his lectures can be extremely boring. Some of the reading for this class is hard to get through, and he assigns a lot of it. He grades pretty leniently, though, and you definitely learn a lot in his class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FRN253
• 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:

Professor Russell is FABULOUS! He's a little soft-spoken, which can put you to sleep but overall he's a great French professor. You can learn a lot from him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FRN253
• 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:

Prof. Russell is great! His lectures were always interesting, he's accessible, and a pretty generous grader; he gave me a 4 day extension on this big paper, no questions asked. The readings for 253 were difficult, but i usually got the english translation and followed along in it. He made the subject matter really interesting and relevant.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FRN220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I lost a lot of interest in French after this class. He was not very helpful when I went to him with questions during his office hours. I was also sick for two weeks and he was not good about getting back to me emails or helping me catch up. All in all, not a very good professor. Take class with someone else who will teach you more.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FRN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

My experience with French which started off very well with Ann Leone just went downhill in spring semester my first-year. He wan't helpful and didn't have positive attitude toward me from the beginning. I was so discouraged to learn.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

smug, supercillious, snooze-time, newly-hatched Phd with delusions of grandeur

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FRN253
• 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:

prof russel rocked my world! his class is by far the most interesting french class i've taken at smith. and the work load was really really good. i'm an engineering major and i barely had time to work for this class, but i had an a. :)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FRN253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prob THE hardest class I ever took. But maybe it's because it was French medieval lit. But, he's not the most intense and interesting prof.