Reviews of professor James Strasburg

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Strasburg is a great professor for HST-105. He's young, energetic, and makes an effort to make the class fun; for example, due every class is a short Canvas post that engages with the reading, and on several occasions, the Canvas assignment was to make a meme related to the text. Occasionally it's unclear what to note from lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Phenomenal lecturer. His lectures and wisdom inspired my pursuit of a history major. Brings the historical events, figures, and discussions to life in a powerful way.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Strasburg was dubbed Dr. Stressburg after a month at Hillsdale but he's super clear and cool. Expect 20-50 pages of reading per class, 3 short essays, 3 long essays, quizzes each week, etc. However, he is a very fair grader and tells you exactly what can be improved next time. Exam study guides are long but entirely comprehensive and thorough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Heavy reading list but able to get by skimming it. Occasionally has quizzes if he thinks no one is reading. Picked great books. Allowed rewrites of major term paper and both accessible and helpful with feedback. Willing to do almost anything to help students understand. Already a popular prof and solid choice after one year. Grades generously.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Strasburg is a kind and caring man, and very accessible outside of the classroom. His grading is reasonable, and his coursework is not overwhelming. His lectures are very structured and to the pointmaking it easy to take notes and follow his thoughts. Overall, I would recommend anyone to take Dr. Strasburg.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Strasburg is a fantastic professor. He's very easy to talk to, and it is clear that he cares about what he does. He has a few papers, a midterm, and a final. His study guides for the exams are straightforward and given in advance. I would absolutely take his class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Strasburg is a great person and a great professor, with the caveat that his lectures are VERY structured. (I like that, but its not for everyone.) He's an easy but fair grader, and makes everything crystal clear on the syllabus. Dr. Conner has said he thinks Strasburg could fill his shoes after he retires, which is VERY high praise.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Strasburg's lectures were always interesting and comprehensive. He makes the most of the readings, provides helpful feedback, and inspires you to think and be changed by the material. He is the type of professor that makes Hillsdale the place that it is. A genuinely invested and caring prof. that I can't say anything negative about.