Professor: Joe Loewenstein
Department: English
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ELIT395
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Fantastic lecturer and difficult grader. Sometimes difficult to talk with him outside of class, but he does seem to care about his students.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: IPH205C
- 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:
Loewenstein is absolutely wonderful... he knew everyone's name in the seminar by the second week. The class is reading heavy, but the discussions are great. Don't take the class for an easy A, but it is easy to not do too much for class each time.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- 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:
Amazing lecturer, especially compared to the majority of other english profs at WUSTL. He's obsessed with fairies. just wait until you get to Midsummer night's dream.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ENGL365
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Took Shakespeare and IPH colloquium. Awesome professor. He comes across brusque at first but it's just a personality thing; he's deeply invested in student success and really takes the time to mentor students in whom he sees potential. Definitely, definitely take a class with him if you're in the major.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ELIT395
- 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:
He's awesome! He's fiercely intelligent, vastly knowledgeable about the period, and incredibly enthusiastic. He tends to give about 2/3 of a letter grade less than I'm used to on papers, but with good reason. He seems to genuinely care about making students understand Shakespeare and improve as readers and as paper-writers. And he's entertaining!
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ELIT395
- 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:
Loewenstein challenges everyone he encounters. It can be frustrating at times to answer only to find that yes, your answer is valid, but not what he was looking for. Still, he is brilliant and he does care (he's very lax with deadlines and revisions). His class is extremely difficult, but you will see Shakespeare from entirely new angles.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MODRNMIND
- 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:
Think of Loewenstein as that really, really smart friend you have - who's worked his ass off, and resents you a little bit for being less smart. Now, to be clear - he is still a GREAT lecturer and incredibly smart. But he's a little brusque, and unless you make a real effort to get to know him, a bit prickly.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: HUMANITIES205
- 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:
This professor is the most fascinating lecturer I have ever heard. Honestly, they ought to record his lectures and sell them. I loved coming to class and I learned more than I thought I ever would.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- 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:
A little intimidating, and he seems to give off this vibe that he knows how smart he is. However, if you can get past that, he is a wonderful teacher. His lectures were always interesting and intreaguing. He tried very hard to make them exciting and to get the students invloved. One on one, he was helpful and genuine.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- 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:
Don't listen to those chumps, he's a great teacher. Enthusiastic, receptive, inspiring. Encourages you to comment on his teaching, and takes your input seriously. Offers an actor's approach to theatre, not just a reader's. Great one-on-one, though I was sick every time he talked to me and I think he thought I was perpetually stoned. My fault.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I was lulled into thinking this man was brilliant. However, it became incresaingly clear he just likes to hear himself and is an arrogant ****. His favorite lecturing style is "what am i thinking" where he won't let something go until someone in the class finally guesses what he's trying to do. which is never. even the TA's don't respect him.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Why is Loewenstein getting such poor ratings? He is one of the most brilliant and funny teachers in the English department. I went to his office hours and he was genuinely interested in me and my life, not just about my grades or his class. Highly recommended.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEARE
- 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:
I don't understand why this professor got any bad ratings. He is definitely one of the best English professors at Wash U, and he is very approachable. He is clearly passionate about what he does. I remember him jumping up onto the table to act out a scene.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ENG
- 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:
his approach to his work is interdisciplinary -- ask to be involved in some of the projects he works on across the campus
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: 495
- 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:
Professor Loewenstein is one of the best professors at WashU. He cares about the students' and is willing to help them in both the academic circles as well as in the personal circles. He is the reason I am an English major.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ENG
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEAR
- 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:
ugh
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: SHAKESPEAR
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I was terrified of this man. Very unapproachable, but a great lecturer. Great teacher if you can avoid having any contact with him.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ENG416
- 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:
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