Reviews of professor Robert Campany

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Rambles through topics and does a poor job promoting student interest. Most students just sit on laptops because he's boring. Fairly tough but fair grader, just don't try to BS him and you'll be okay. Do not recommend the class as it is the most boring class I've ever taken at Vanderbilt. It was his first time teaching, so could be better in future

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are interesting and he is very kind to his students and helps a lot in his office hours. However, he has very strong opinions and will digress in his lectures for minutes at a time. He cancelled class nearly 8 times this semester due to his health and/or traveling. Very low-stress and few exams, except 10-page research paper for final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Campany is the type of professor you wish you could have in all your classes. He is knowledgeable about his field of expertise while also being good at communicating that knowledge to students. He's also just nice and cares about his students. If you pay just an average level of attention to the slides then you'll get a pretty easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a gem--super funny, knowledgable, and caring. Class is not easy, but if you put in effort, you will learn a lot and will almost definitely end up with A. Have taken two classes with him and will take my third next semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
ASIA 3633: I loved Professor Campany. He's super witty and it's clear that he really is passionate about what he is teaching us. He manages to relate ancient Chinese thought to modern day examples in a way that is so engaging and beneficial to our knowledge. A few tests, very manageable if you did all the readings with a final paper.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Did not meet my expectations for the class. While the subject matter sounded interesting, Campany failed time and time again to stimulate excitement in the class. The first exam was extremely difficult and probably due to the poor grades received, he eased up a lot on the 2nd exam and final paper. Nice guy but awful professor.