Reviews of professor Michael Furman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are long and the readings are longer. I took this class remotely and never read 1 assignment nor watched 1 video and got an A. He is very passionate and responds quickly to emails. He makes you write 3 big essays and for the mid-term and final there are multiple q's and 2 or 3 essays. If you don't like writing essays, don't take this.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Clearly knows what he's talking about and gives good lectures. There are a handful of assignments and a series of notes/online videos due before every class. The reading seems overwhelming at first but it's only a small amount of pages. My only complaint is he took a while to grade assignments but he was dealing with a lot at the time.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Furman was alright. He was a super tough grader even though most in the class were not mythology majors. His lectures were detailed enough that I never really read. His TAs are especially tough graders for the papers so work really hard on the essays. Attendance was graded so don't miss class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You can tell how passionate he is about Greek history and it kinda rubs off on you. Super funny during lectures and zoom calls, keeps you engaged. Lots of papers and lots of reading! My only complaint is that communication and feedback were difficult to get.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
this was taught remotely but i still loved it! he was very personable and witty over zoom and was pretty good at replying to emails with concerns. there's a lot of reading for this class and the papers/commentaries are graded tough but this class is so worth taking!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
i enjoyed his lectures but he fell behind on grading towards the end of the semester and it was annoying lol. his lecture was featured on barstool and i wish i enjoyed the subject more but it just wasnt my thing. if youre into history and mythology, i would totally recommend taking his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took the honors signature "appropriating the past," and it was great. There is a lot of readings, but most of them are interesting, especially near the end of the semester. Attendance is mandatory, but it feels like a discussion instead of lecture, so I never dread going to class. The assignments are very bearable, great class, would take again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I said i took another class but I actually took HUM2937, his alienating history class.  He is the nicest guy and so willing to work with you on anything. Class is interesting and barely any assignments besides reading. 100% recommend him.