Reviews of professor Craig Benson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Craig is one of the most incredible and interesting people I've ever met. His lectures are always engaging and cover topics from local environmental conflicts, to his experiences mediating abroad, to the ins and outs of negotiation. The roleplays were super fun and a great way to really experience the material. He cares about his students as well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class was amazing, lots of hands-on learning. 3 in-person exams, 1 group project, 1 individual paper, weekly online quizzes on the textb readings. He knows his stuff. Caring, engaging, clear in the explanations, great power points to go together with your notes. I recommend his classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Craig is a great professor and a kind, caring person. Very interesting lectures. Has a ton of experience in the field, which he incorporates into the lectures. The course grade consisted of daily attendance points, a short oral midterm, 10 reading quizzes, one environmental conflict paper broken into three sections, and a final. Activities were fun

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Craig is one of the best professors I have ever taken. His lectures just fly by with how engaging he makes them. He truly cares for his students and makes himself available in any way he can to help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Craig is by far one of the best professors I have ever had. He genuinely cares about his students and goes above and beyond to give the best experience he can. He taught three of my classes as an ESM undergrad (305, 355, and 455). He has lived a colorful life and draws from his past experiences often. I can't say enough good things about him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took the online ESM 305 summer course, Benson is experienced and skillful at connecting his life to our material. He's caring and easy to listen to for long periods of time. We mainly learned information about negotiating, but less about environmental conflicts than I anticipated. Push yourself outside your comfort zone and it will be rewarded.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You learn a lot while having fun! As long as you do the work and participate from time to time, you'll do great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's a great teacher! I would take his class again.