Reviews of professor Michael Paarlberg

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paarlberg is a phenomenal professor. His subtle and witty humor is only matched by his almost encyclopedic knowledge of contemporary and historical politics in Latin America. He also makes his class super culutrally enriching with muisc videos, readings, and more. Show interest and passion in what he is teaching and you will be rewarded.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Paarlberg is very educated, but does not present the material in a way that is difficult to understand. He takes attendance a few times throughout the semester randomly. The tests are a little hard, but he curves them. You have to put work in to do well, but his expectations are realistic and you'll learn a lot. Definitely recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Paarlberg is so extremely kind, and so smart. He will work with you if you show initiative and motivation. His class is NOT easy, but it is a lot easier if you reach out and maintain contact. He wants you to succeed. Two "papers", one project. He is accessible and always open to talk. You'll work for the grade, but he will work with you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I highly recommend Professor Paarlberg. He gives insightful lectures, which are particularly interesting when he covers areas where he has first hand experience, South/Latin America and Korea. His anecdotes are also amusing, and help maintain interest in the lectures. Also he is great for chit chat over office hours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a nice professor, but deadlines for projects come up very quick, so make sure to stick to the syllabus and read everything in the textbook (you can find it online), if you just pay attention you'll be ok. Also teach yourself R if you're able to, not a lot of it is taught in class but it is usually needed for the final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Paarlberg is fair and a great professor. Homework is assigned to keep students on track leading to a midterm and final paper. He's very educated and experienced on Latin America and if you give the effort you'll learn a lot. Take his lass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hes good, hes more of a 4.5, but he jokes around and goes out of his way to help you, memorize your name, and give you like other sources that could help you with like a political internship.