Reviews of professor Girma Parris

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The lectures were interesting since I'm into the topic. A little repetitive even for someone who missed a few classes, because there's really an overarching point he tried to make through the semester. I took this class while I was having some medical issues. Professor Parris was very forgiving when it came to the attendance policy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Girma is a great and caring guy who makes lectures enjoyable. Don't be scared of his name, his primary language is English and speaks it terrifically. His lectures are terrific, and easily understandable. There is a lot of reading but that is like any typical history centered Polisci class. I will be taking all the classes possible with Girma.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Parris is absolutely wonderful and understanding. The class is graded around 3 exams and a paper. The exams are fairly easy as long as you put in some effort and he does amazing review sessions that make sure you know what's going on. You can get away with doing the readings as long as you pay attention during class. 10/10 Professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's a really chill and great Professor and cares about his students. He assigns a lot of readings, but you never have to do them. For his level 300 courses, he assigns 3 papers, and no exams. He grades very leniently too. He classes are discussion based, but you never have to .Take his class if you want an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Parris is super chill and definitely on the easier side of things. He assigns reading for every class, but truth be told, if you go to class and pay attention, the readings are really not necessary to pass. You can do really well just by going to class and taking decent notes. His tests are super fair and he makes it clear what he wants.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's the best! Take all his classes! Super interesting, not too much work, and Prof. Parris is simply one of the most delightful professors ever. Absolute favorite across all categories.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Parris has students each take one class to present on the content of the readings, which can be a bit hit-or-miss, but leads to consistently good discussion

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you show up and write the papers you will get an A! He does only let you have 2 unexcused absences but is flexible if you need to be excused. Only 2 short 5-7 page papers and a presentation. Class is very discussion-based and he will chime in if students run out of things to say. Very fun class with minimal work but I learned a lot!