Reviews of professor Nancy Van Styvendale

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Wow! I am so grateful to have found this gem of a prof! She is very caring, respected, and has a lot of passion in her work. She has much wisdom to share and asks you to really think critically and discuss in her classes. It being my final semester I do not have the opportunity to take another course with her, but I encourage others to!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Styvendale was such an amazing lecturer. She is very considerate with extensions and deadlines, so I never felt stressed to complete assignments. Only thing I would suggest is staying on top of readings!! This course has inspired me to take more NS courses in the future!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's direct, open, & clear. She tries to get everyone involved in discussions but also understands if you're not comfortable speaking in class. She gives those students an option of emailing her after class to add their voice w/out penalizing them. She's super responsive to emails and wants you to succeed. She *is* an SJW, but that's a good thing.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nancy is a really cool person, but I feel like the class time could have been more allotted to Indigenous content instead of explaining how to write a good essay. SO much reading for an intro course so if you are good at English, this course is manageable, I loved the required textbook and the novel. Also, POP QUIZ.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Definitely an SJW in a way that makes you feel like you're a terrible person. Also, too much time spent on english related activities and papers were marked like an english class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
By far one of the best professors I have ever had. Nancy is kind, funny and made me actually want to attend class. I look forward to taking another class with Nancy. Work load wise, nothing more than the average professor with ample time to complete your assignments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
NS 111 is actually a writing class with indigenous content, it is hard especially for those who dont want to write papers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nancy assigns many readings and papers but they're never long . She goes over the rubric and clearly explains to the class what her expectations are. If you pay attention to the rubric, it becomes easy to do well in the papers. The papers are just your standard university essay. As long as you know what a thesis is, you're gonna be fine.