Pearl Robinson - Tufts University, Medford, MA

Professor: Pearl Robinson

Department: Political Science

College: Tufts University, Medford, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PS0180
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best Professor I ever had in College!! Really great at understanding her students and if you have a real interest in learning the material, you will learn a lot. Talking to her helps, she will guide you through what she expects in the papers. Focus on understanding the concepts she teaches not memorizing. Everyone at Tufts should take her class

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PS188
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The type of person you'd want to get dinner with and learn from, but not the type of person you'd want as a professor. Extremely unorganized, takes 2 months to grade a midterm. Only 3 forms of exams, two of which happened to be 16 page papers in 24 hours. Extremely lecture heavy too, and she loses track of relevant topics so nothing gets done

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PS188
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely amazing professor with an incredible wealth of knowledge on African politics and US politics that she is eager to share with students. Lots of reading, but you don't really have to do all of it because she goes over it very clearly during class and publishes "lecture highlights" aka outline of lecture and required books. Really funny

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PS0180
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I fall asleep everyday in this class. It's an 8 person class, yet for some reason she lectures the entire time. No discussion whatsoever.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PS129
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Course material is difficult. She lectures by reading her notes directly. Lectures are hard to follow except when she name drops and talks about her personal experiences.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS129
• 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:

Professor Robinson is smart, articulate, and full of interesting stories. Her class is not easy, but if you put in effort it is very rewarding. Also very available during office hours for help with material or just to chat. If you are interested in Africa, take a class with her.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PS129
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor and class. Work load is huge but doable - if you have trouble with time management, consider yourself warned. Although the reading is not all pertinent to course requirements, it is high quality and broadens the mind. Her exams were VERY fair as was the course paper. Extremely helpful outside of class. Would highly recommend!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PS129
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolute WORST teacher I have had at Tufts or ever. Unbelievably arrogant, impossible to get in touch with, lectures are disorganized and consist of her anecdotes and name dropping. Assigns 350 pages of reading in 3 days and makes no reference to it in class. Course expectations unclear Finally she SCALED DOWN MY FINAL GRADE. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PS129
• 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:

she does not care about students at all; basically there to do research only good class, but ridiculously hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PS178
• 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:

Very knowledgeable. Lectures are full of facts and insights.