Reviews of professor Bud Kauffman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Kauffman is the best professor I have had at UNC. He is a phenomenal teacher and really cares about his students and their success. He never makes you feel stupid for asking questions or making mistakes in class. Do not take this class if you aren't interested though, a lot of study time and work required but can totally be worth it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Kauffman is an awesome professor. He's really nice and engaging, creates a good learning environment, clearly is passionate about Arabic, never makes you feel stupid for asking questions or making mistakes, and is clear about expectations. This class requires a solid amount of work, but you definitely get out of it what you put into it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Bud was a great teacher during class and helped everyone stay engaged over zoom. Outside of class during office hours, he seemed colder and uninterested in any problems I had.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There is homework for every class (4 a week). You have to put in the work in this class to do good. There are writing assignments, chapter tests, class presentations, a final presentation and a final exam.

Don't use words outside of what was taught in class on the presentations, as you might get a lower grade. Don't miss theExtraCredit assignment.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Bud is great! I highly recommend taking him for Arabic, specifically Arab 204. 204 is flexible to the class desires in terms of curriculum covered. The Alkitaab book curriculum is unnecessarily dense at times, but Professor Kauffman does a good job explaining. Hard tests but homework grade is counted higher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ustaaz Bud is AMAZING. I'm so sad I'm not taking 102 with him next semester because he has made learning such a difficult language a smooth, informative, and caring process. Arab 101 is difficult, and there is a lot of HW, but he really does his best to help you out every step of the way. One of my fav professors, couldn't recommend him more!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Oh Bud. Just an interesting man. He is really an enigma. I have been with him for multiple Arabics and I still feel as if I don't know anything about him. Anyway he is a great teacher and a great person! He cares about everyone, always makes class fun, and is really understanding. He puts his foot down for grading and missed work when appropriate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kauffman is super nice and really wants you to learn. He is super well informed and explains things really clearly & helps whenever he can. His grading feedback was super clear. The class content is definitely tough but if you study, do the homework and pay attention you'll be fine!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ustaadh Bud is an extremely nice professor, as well as very accommodating. This class isn't necessarily hard, but the workload can be suffocating. Bud tries his best to make class enjoyable, and an A is definitely attainable if you're willing to put the work in. Expect to be working on homework for at least 1 hour per day.