Reviews of professor Lucas Hollar

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Take home quizzes and current events each week. Knows what he's talking about. Very engaging lectures. One group project at the end of the semester. Kind and funny professor. Would recommend and despite the boring concepts, he makes them as interesting as possible. Midterm and final reviews are very useful. If he says it's on the exam, study it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hollar is a decent professor. That being said, I would not take another class with him. My biggest issue is the time it takes him to grade short-answer exams and papers (>1 month), yet has the audacity to remove several points for simple mistakes. His class is very lecture-heavy; pay attention in class or you will not be prepared for exams.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Hollar is a good speaker and gives great lectures which are discussion-based. His classes are enjoyable and there is much to learn. He prepares students well for exams, just make sure to be in attendance during review days. However, he is very very picky with his assignments and does take off points sometimes with unclear reasoning.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hollar is a good professor as he is passionate about public health. His classes are challenging as he makes your really work for your points (you must master the material). If you dont read before his classes you will be completely lost. My only complaint was his group project assignments did not contain a peer evaluation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Has yet to grade/give feedback on any of our work but ngl I preferred that bc I hadn't been submitting my revised writing but that might make ppl antsy about their grades. Great lectures, connects to personal + professional life. Encouraging and doesn't ever make you feel dumb. He seems like a great human who can connect you w what you wanna do.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've gone the entire semester without knowing my true grade. Good professor, just has to work on grading assignments and giving feedback in a timely manner!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great prof. & does not take attendance. Article synopsis on a current policy event due each week and online take home quiz weekly. If you like politics and keep up w/ the news, youll love this class & Dr. Hollar but if you dont like those things you will be lost & be prepared to read. Only one big assignment & its a group assignment.