Reviews of professor Jaro Stacul

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really struggled with Jaro for most of the semester. I found his instructions to be confusing, his grading unclear, and his lectures dry. I was frustrated. At one point, a few students went to the chair to discuss him. Then, I came to really respect him. He wants to help, is passionate, and cares for his students. Respect + good work ethic  A

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great instructor, amazing lectures: thank you, Dr Jaro!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This course can be challenging, but prof. Jaro is very clear and helpful. If you come to class and avoid studying at the last minute you will do well. The videos he shows in class are great.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
VERY unclear grading criteria. Often gives important information pertaining to a big assignment the day before. It was a bizarre class that was way too focused on politics and his own research. The class was catered way more towards cultural anthropology and was redundant. Class should be called "Anth 200 again but this time with european politics"

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Students either loved or hated this class, there was zero in between. It can be extremely challenging, sometimes absurdly so due to lack of consistently clear instruction. But Dr. Stacul definitely does care for his students, and was always helpful during office hours. If only his lectures were as useful as one-on-one conversations with him were.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Does not give feedback on assignments, refuses to give formal criteria instead mentions random things about papers, presentations, and exam during various lectures. If you email him for clarification he will tell you to attend class when you ask a question in class he will either dodge the question altogether or tell you to go to office hours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I enjoyed this course. Doing a research project was challenging, but Dr. Stacul gave clear instructions and recommended books and articles which turned out to be very useful. His fieldwork stories on Poland and Italy are VERY interesting!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
No clear instructions or criteria given on any of the assignments, half the lectures are a question period where he talks to few people about unrelated topics, avoids important questions with vague answers, gives zero feedback on everything, and marked my A+ down to an A because "there is no such thing as an A+ answer". Very disappointing course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Stacul is an excellent teacher. He is very helpful, and I have learned a lot from his classes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
A very kind human being however a frustrating marker due to ambiguity of course. Very open to helping students but easy to sidetrack.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I thought that this would be a difficult class, and I had to study a lot. I saw Prof. Stacul in his office a few times, and he helped with advice and ideas for my research paper. He also printed out copies of some articles I needed. I have nothing to complain about.