Reviews of professor Ashley Fent

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best professor I have ever had. Never felt like I learned more from a class, we covered so many topics and we covered them all well and thoroughly. She not only gave us historical contexts we needed, but key theoretical frameworks and discussions I have taken to other classes. There was not a single superfluous reading. Can't recommend enough.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Heavy for an intro class. Dont take this if you want an easy class. Clear lecture style and good at unpacking readings. Wish the class had been more engaged in discussions.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly, Professor Fent seems very nice and extremely smart. For an intro level geography class, she gave a ton of reading and graded very tough. It seemed as if she treated everyone like they were in a 300 level geography course. Def not an easy class and do not take if you are not a geography major

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
African Development and Environment is an amazing class, and Ashley is an amazing professor! Highly recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Fent is the worst professor i have ever had in college, high school, or middle school. In my opinion, she assigns way too much reading for an intro level class which makes it very hard to become engaged. She acts as if she is teaching high schoolers by making people move their seats and calling people out for not participating.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor. Excellent at making challenging readings more accessible through lecture. The course syllabus wasn't the best, but that's more because of the department. I wish there had been more class discussion. Part of that is classroom management, but the other part is students not willing to participate. Would love to take at a higher level.