Reviews of professor Rena Heinrich

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Heinrich's class was incredible to take. It was one of those classes where you leave changed. She covered a very broad array of topics and made sure to include diverse perspectives which may have been unheard of otherwise. If you enjoy engaging in discussions, take her, otherwise, this is not the class for you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Heinrich made online class super engaging and interesting. She genuinely cares about all of her students and creates a safe space for speaking about personal experiences. She really knows what she's talking about. I would recommend theatre students take her for any critical studies class, not just thtr 405 - performing identities.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Heinrich is a fantastic professor with an immense wealth of knowledge (she has an answer for almost everything in the field of dramaturgy). She is a tough grader, but as long as you put in effort and really work to grasp the readings and plays, you'll gain a lot from taking her class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was a rough course to get through and part of it was Rena, her lectures were less than engaging and really long. Didn't cancel class or let us out early combined more than twice. Tons of work, none of which is interesting, and an even less interesting required reading. Rena as a person I think is fabulous, not as a professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I love Dr. Heinrich as a person! However, this class was so boring. I dreaded the lecture every week and the papers assigned to us were extremely boring and frustrating. Didn't learn anything useful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is an amazing teacher, but this class is difficult. I believe that she really helped me attack new text with more confidence and authority. I believe she is a tough grader, but her feedback on essays and in class always helped.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Heinrich is obviously a pro. I hated taking an online class, but her material was still engaging and I learned a lot. She's evidently one of the most intelligent professors I've met and her ability to teach is great.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rena is a great person, she seems like she could be good for something else, but this class was miserable. The material was not only largely boring but completely beat to death by lectures. Not to mention her assignments that are never well explained nor incorporate a large enough word count, yet are accompanied by incredibly harsh grading. Avoid.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kind professor regarding difficult topics & an online format. You'll do well if you read the plays and engage in discussions. The assignments are fairly involved but are easier if you pay attention. Ton of information, so had a hard time focusing on lecture. Professor would not post lecture slides, so you need to pay attention.