Mary Vanderlaan - Hartwick College

Professor: Mary Vanderlaan

Department: Political Science

College: Hartwick College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 205
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Cons: Made students uncomfortable during lectures. Get ready to talk about women in politics daily. Assigns a lot of reading. Very harsh grader. No clear grading scalerubric. Outside readings loosely correlated to class discussions. Never sure what to expect on testsquizzes. Pros: Very knowledgeable in foreign relations. Gives a lot of feedback.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POSC305
• 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:

Nicest and best professor in the political science department

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POSC288
• 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:

Another great class with Dr. V. Learned more than I ever expected. Anxious to take another course w/ her. Demanding but fair, helpful, funny and insightful.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POSCIR
• 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:

Got me interested in global affairs and feel like I was naive before taking this class! Covered events from every continent and assignments required using foreign media and news sources I'd never heard of before. Great eye opening to global affairs. Wish every student was required to take a similar course! Enjoyed debates & UN role play.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POSC248
• 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:

great teacher, interesting readings from large number authors from US and Middle East; invites student detate, encourages thinking about appropriate US policy on disputed issues; fun, interesting; lots of current events discussion

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POSC999
• 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:

One of the best teachers in the department. very open minded, easy to talk to and joke around with. nicer than her superior. promotes a realistic approach to studying politics.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

For education students such as myself, it is easy to see how terrible Vanderlaan's pedagogy is. Extremely biased, and she'll dock your grade if you disagree with her. She stifles your thought if you don't hate Israel, for example. It's a shame that SUMMA reviews don't affect professors who have tenure, and that she knows it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POSC305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't ever take a class with this woman!!! If what you say doesn't agree with her views, she will shut you down immediately! Her assignments are unclear, even with all the detail she gives you! TERRIBLE!!!!! one of the worst professors i've had in my time at Hartwick!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POSC490
• 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:

Best advisor, professor, and thesis advisor a person could ever ask for. A gem in the political science's otherwise lackluster faculty.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MULTIPLE
• 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:

Great professor! While she may be liberal, she listens to both sides. In the end, just don't argue with her constantly, she does have her Ph.D. and you are still a student! The readings are kind of pointless, but good for background. Just participate in class and your golden.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ACOUPLE
• 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:

she is a very liberal teacher...although she likes to make u buy a lot of books on the same thing..

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLISCI
• 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:

Mary rules. She's funny and knows her stuff. She's also great if you're interested in more than just the US.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Insanely liberal, just paricipate and say things against conservatives and you're practically assured an A

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

if you think she hates republicans, you should experience how she treats pledges. my only A- in college was from her! thanks for screwing up my 4.0. and liberal is even too conservative of a term to describe her. more like socialist!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POL105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• 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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Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POS250
• 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:

She is really tough. Like most of the professors in the Dept., and the History Dept., she pushes her liberal views on the class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FOREIGNPOLICY
• 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:

BIG LEFTY...Watch out republicans...Good professor, however, lets her politics dictate class to often.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POSC105
• 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:

this class was a lot of work but i learned so much about the world & i feel a lot smarter about international relations. she's really nice, too.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI
• 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:

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