Jason Newman - Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA

Professor: Jason Newman

Department: History

College: Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is another professor who is nothing but a white racist man. What I felt in his class is that he is a white man trying to teach history of black people, trying to look good in their eyes. But in reality he arrogant and racist. Being a teacher he said that police nowadays are taught that black people are animals and should be treated like one.....

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS313
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Newman is a wise formidable human being and this little passage is not nearly enough to describe him. His lectures are based on accurate facts with decisive evidence. He is engaging and tactful in his teaching strategies. I have an immense amount of respect for him and I don't think anyone loves his career more than him. -AAWorth

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST321
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Newman was an amazing professor! I enjoyed going to his lectures. However beware of his exams, they were pretty tough. He usually gives you 8 exam questions and requires you to answer two or three, essay format. He does give you the questions beforehand so you can practice, but on exam day you don't know which ones you will get.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good understanding professor, being passionate about his job, helping students in need by checking the essays, study Guide , and having extra credit. If you do your work, come to lectures daily, engage with professor, you will definitely pass with an A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST313
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor! His lectures are clear and interesting especially because he would share his family history. I work nights but I did not mind waking up super early to attend his lectures. He invited a Hiroshima bomb survivor to our class and it was absolutely life changing. I will never forget my experience taking Professor Newman's class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS313
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Never had I thought I would ever pass history, I've taken it before once and had to dropped out. I tried to avoid it for as long as I could but it came time to take it again and Professor Newman was GREAT! He's so passionate about history. Awesome lecturer, the only way you won't pass is if you don't show up to class. Also take good notes!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST312
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Newman is by far the best professor I've taken. There isn't a single question he can't answer about his lectures, and knows what he's talking about. You are assigned 4 essays throughout the class that serves as the homework. This was the first class that I never found myself looking at the clock; his super soothing voice helps a lot too!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST312
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Newman is an amazing history instructor. Very fascinating lectures, but you need to take good notes or record it or you won't be able to do the essays. 4 essays and 3 tests. No multiple choice, all short answers as essay format. If you know you're not a good writer or note taker, don't go for him, or you'll end up dropping.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

professor Newman is amazing, he defiantly is a tough grader but he gives a good feedback on papers which are 6 page minimum, pretty heavy lectures, he is really passionate about what he teaches and he is always willing to help his students outside of the class. definitely would take him again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He clearly knows his stuff and makes lecture engaging. The only hw is the occasional paper based on the books, which are very easy and graded very lightly. Each test is 2 timed writes chosen from a list of 6 topics that he gives you a couple weeks ahead of time. Everything is covered in and ONLY in lecture, so if you skip you will not pass

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST312
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing professor, super clear, and he was always willing to review our paper. 3 exams, all lecture based (so take good lecture notes), and he gave us 5-6 questions to study, 2 of which would be on the exam. 4 essays, 6-page minimum, each based on a short 100-200 page book, no outside research, 6 prompts to choose from for each essay.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIS312
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Newman is by far the hardest professor I have taken at CRC! You are assigned 3 essays which are all a minimum of 6 pages. You have 3 midterms which are essay based. Each midterm has 6 Questions (on the days of the exam he randomly chooses 2 questions) which he expects to be answered in 3-4 pages. If you want to work hard take him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS312
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I hated history. But after I took him he changed my perspective. When I first started I was so sure I would fail bc everything looked so hard. But if you attend class, TAKE NOTES, and STUDY the info before the test YOU WILL PASS! I got A's on all my exams but I did stay up all night rewriting the practice essays. so yes PUT IN EFFORT but u wil pass

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST321
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Newman made history enjoyable - his vast knowledge is intriguing and listening to him speak is magical. It sounds as if he's narrating a story. I am looking forward to taking the second half of his course. To have a white man be so passionate about the lives and history regarding people of color is appreciated and needed.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Newman is an amazing teacher, he really pours his heart out in his into his lectures and brings to life how life was like for slaves living in America. He really spends a lot of time on making sure you understand his lectures and expects you to pay attention. I highly recommend this class for anyone who wants to learn about black history.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIS312
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

very thorough, get ready to take a lot of notes and get ready to read . do not fall asleep in this class he will have a fit . He really loves what he does , he does not mind debates but make sure you have your facts before you debate with him . very passionate about African American and Native American History. you will learn a lot

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS312
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

History was never my thing but professor Newman changed that for me. Really made the class interesting and informative. At the beginning of he would share with us news and just kinda talk to us. Made plenty of GOOD jokes thourought the semest ( we all had horrible jokes from teacher). Really accomodating. Taking notes is a M U S T ! ! !

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST373
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a remarkable professor who respects and prioritizes his students. He goes beyond teaching expectations and is passionate about it. There was a lot of reading for this class and papers, but the knowledge you will receive is completely worth it. He is definitely an exceptional instructor, and loves students who participate in the classroom.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST312
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He does do papers and hand written tests. There are no multiple choice tests so you have to know what you learn. He is not a harsh grader but study if you want to pass. He does amazing and in depth lectures into the topic that are amazing for the tests and papers. Papers are on books you read. Great teacher over all.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS320
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I've taken Newman for 3 semesters now and am ready for another class with him. Best history instructor.