Reviews of professor Vanessa Diaz

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chicana/o & Latina/o studies was by far the best class I took in my first year at LMU. It's incredibly eye opening & offers a much needed historical perspective. During the transition from in-person to online learning in March/April of 2020, Professor Diaz was constantly helpful & considerate. I'm now considering a minor in Chicano/Latino studies

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Díaz is a great professor, as she is very passionate and knowledgeable regarding the material she teaches in class. She cares about her students and sets them up to succeed. Prof. Díaz clearly outlines all of the required work/materials in the syllabus, so as long as you follows these instructions/put in effort, you will do well!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Diaz is very passionate about her subject matter. She is extremely knowledgeable but not arrogant about her intelligence. She cares about her students, wants them to do well, is very accessible and helpful; however, she is demanding and expects you to be prepared. Class is very interesting, and she brings in great guest speakers.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Diaz is a super cool professor, she incorporates a lot of media and current events into her classes. Her classes talk about real life issues and the topics really make you think. Lots of guest speakers! There are readings every class so you have to keep up with the work, but there are also opportunities for extra credit!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
 Her passion for what she is teaching makes you want to read more and her care for her students is so refreshing. I am never one to read for a class, but for her's, I did, she pulled interesting articles and media for her students and she cares so much, and she Is awesome, and she actually listens to questions asked and teachessomuchin16weeks

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Challenging course, but worth it. Readings are crucial! Participation matters, 2 papers and 2 presentations assigned, alongside a few other assignments and the final exam. Grading criteria can be unclear at times. Feedback is provided and helpful, and professor is consistent with uploading grades on Brightspace. Accessible outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The class wasn't that hard, just a good amount of busy work. Most of the work is easily done if you just skim through the text. THE MIDTERM & FINAL ARE BOTH DONE OUT OF CLASS AND IS NOT BAD AT ALL

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The department had many opportunities to hire amazing professors into a tenure track position but stuck their students with this instead. Her expectations were unclear and unattainable. Anytime she asked for feedback and the class would give her it she would get defensive & ignore us. She also got weird when we mentioned white latinxs -i wonder why