Reviews of professor Ann Marie Gardinier -Halstead

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
It was great learning about the Richmond community! Also, I really loved doing those interviews with my group members, learning about each individual's story. Professor Ann Marie truly cares about her students, and I'm glad to be part of the honors college!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Super caring, knowledgeable, and passionate professor. She really loves RVA history and makes it her purpose to make sure you understand the importance of it. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her story-telling of history. Yes, she did seem a bit unorganized, but overall, easy to understand what the criteria was to succeed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Showed up late often. Cancelled classes with short notice (once notified of class cancellation two minutes before class started). Largely discussion based, but her voice is most heard during student discussions. Her canvas course page was unorganized. Assignments were unclear. Slow grader. Doesn't answer questions clearly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Halstead does a great job with relating to her students and helping them transition to a college honors environment. This course helped me learn to work well with others in group projects, even under unforeseen circumstances (COVID). She is really nice and is really passionate about the history of RVA and society in general.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was first Honors class and I really enjoyed it! Proffesor Halstead really cares about her students and his super understanding as long as you communicate with her. Although it was online, it was my favorite online class and has inspired me to be more involved with Richmond. Definitely the best HORVA Proffesor and you will get an A!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Humans of RVA is meant to be in person and online feels forced. You have a "cohort" and do almost everything in groups which can be a headache or good depending on who you get. There are readings, but they're not bad. It's not a stressful class. You do two interviews. The 2nd is someone you pick which is fun. It's laid out pretty clearly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof was super nice and passionate about RVA. Work was group based and included non traditional learning like interviews on the streets. She gave very detailed feedback even on small assignments and overall was not very stressful. Discussions in class are mostly lectures from her, she sometimes repeats things bc she forgets what we already covered.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Halstead is one of the best professors at VCU! She is super sweet, caring, and is very understanding to anyone's personal problems. The class is mainly based on group work, but it is not that bad at all. There are a few readings and then discussions in class based on the readings which are very easy. Overall a great class to explore RVA.