Peter Holquist - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Peter Holquist

Department: History

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST298
• 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:

Awesome professor! Shame he left for Penn

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RUSSIANHIST
• 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:

I absolutely love Holquist and I am so sad that he is ditching us for UPenn. His imperial Russia seminar was one of the best classes I've ever taken, and he just loves to teach and wants you to learn. What a huge loss to Cornell's history department!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST297
• 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:

Amazing professor. Clear, passionate, friendly, helpful. It's a shame he's leaving Cornell.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST297
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

lots of reading for class but lectures very interesting as he is very enthusiastic about the subject

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST297
• 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:

Imperial Russian History - Prof Holquist is a very intelligent and engaging teacher. He assigns a tough workload and if you do not like to read you will not like his class. But, because he is so stimulating - and the works are so excellent - he will thoroughly encourage you and before you know it you'll be in love!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST227RUSSIA
• 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:

Really nice guy, energetic, passionate about Russia, but make sure you really love Russia too before you sign up because the readings are many and detailed. Discussion sections demand that you have not only done the readings, but also have thoroughly analyzed them. Sometimes seems to expect students to spend every waking moment working on course

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He is one of the best. His classes are very interesting and sometimes inspiring, although prepare for harding working for his classes. Highly recommend.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST227
• 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. Holquist is amazing! Knows everything about Russia and is just the most energetic and enthusiastic professor ever! Lots of reading, but the class is reasonable and he makes it fun. Highly recommended.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CANTTELL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, very interesting, really cares about the material and knows a ton about it but assigns a TON of work, so make sure you are really interested in the subject.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST227
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Be prepared to work your butt off. There is a lot of reading and you need to be prepared for class. Also the papers take a lot of outside work. Overall, he a really nice guy, easy to talk to and always willing to help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST290227
• 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:

One of the best professors on campus. His lectures are fun and his seminars are energetic. He’s extremely organised, clear and knowledgeable about all things Russian. Be warned though, he will make you work your butt off. Expect to do a lot of reading and to work on several tracks at the same time.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Lectures and course material are very interesting, sections he leads are always very informative. Very friendly, enthusiastic and eager to help. Great class and a great professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• 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:

Good Guy. Very Knowledgable. Highly Recommended.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he knows everything Russian, and demanding, both intellectually and work-wise. His lectures are great but hard to follow/organize for note-taking purposes

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• 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 brilliant man with provocative and interesting lectures. Always willing (and eager) to meet with students, if you have a question he most likely knows the answer (especially about all things Russian). Highly recommended.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very, very organized lecturer with interesting visuals and provacative topics. Did tend to talk a little bit too fast for notetaking purposes, but overall was engaging and helpful. Led my section and tends to only accept his interpretations of readings.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• 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:

Great Professor. Very energetic in both lectures and sections. If you take his class, try to get him for section. He is, of course, a Russo-phile. The downside is his classes assign more than the average amount of reading, and classes tend to be at 9 AM.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST233
• 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:

This was a sophomore seminar class and he was a great teacher. The class was very interesting and always engaging. I highly recommend any seminar he teaches.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST290
• 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:

Incredibly enthusiastic and dedicated to our learning. If you can, take *his* section, not a TA's. I had a TA and was fairly miserable in section - until the day the TA couldn't come and Holquist led the section instead. I learned a lot more that day.