Reviews of professor Calvin Coker

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Attendance is optional, but the lectures are entertaining and interesting such that you want to go to class. You can tell he genuinely cares about his students, and enjoys teaching. He offers a lenient late policy for assignments. His assignments directly relate to the discussions to be had. Overall, a great professor that I would take again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Coker is one of the best professors I've ever had at UofL. He is very passionate about teaching and he has a very honest view of the world that he discusses in class. Covers heavy topics but he handles them professionally and encourages respect. The classroom was a very safe and nonjudgmental environment. Lots of writing if you don't mind that

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Remote class during covid. Did once a week optional digital classes, they were interesting and he made the videos available. Really self directed class with a lot of readings and videos, but he was accessible and gave good feedback. Also super lenient on late work, seemed really sympathetic to students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took him in the fall of 2019. Arguably the best Comm. professor at U of L. He will challenge you. He will expect you to do your best. He will also be understanding that everyone is at a different level. He is also not afraid to meet with you and tell you what you need to do to succeed. He goes above and beyond. Very rewarding class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Coker was a great professor who is an expert in his area. There was a textbook for this class, however, you aren't required to use or buy it as he provides snippits of the book when its needed. Attendance is also not required but Prof. Coker gives extra credit on random days to those who attend class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really caring and fun professor. His lectures are only five minutes long tops and gives you the reading material for each discussion board. He is so sweet and always replies to emails with lots of compassion. 10/10 everyone should take this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Coker is a very respectable professor. He is very lenient on late work and easily accessible outside of class. You don't have to go to class but his lectures are very enjoyable so I would recommend going. Discussion boards and a couple of papers are all the class consists of; very manageable workload.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took the class because it double counted for the A&S guidelines (AH and D1 credit), so my expectations were low. Very positive class though, we talked about social issues and communication and the discussions were often good even with heavy topics. He seemed like he cared about students, was very flexible, and the work wasn't hard.