Reviews of professor Qiu Hailstork

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures can be very confusing if you are not advanced in Japanese history. They move very fast and could use more clairfication. She doesn't use blackboard and you won't know your grade until the end. That being said, she gives out great study guides with exactly what the test will have. Mandatory presentations and reading as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Asian History-In the middle of it right now and I'll say that you can't rely on the Powerpoints to learn the material, you need to go to the lectures and PAY ATTENTION in class. She wrote the textbook that's "required" but she doesn't reference it in class. This semester Fall 2022 she posted recorded lectures from zoom. She says she will help you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really liked Dr. Hailstork. I had her for my senior thesis class, and she really takes the time to help her students if they ask. She knows so much about Asian history, so her lectures could sometimes be rather long winded. Regardless, I enjoyed having her as my professor for the semester.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you miss a class, there's no way to find out what you missed unless you ask a friend for notes. She uploads lecture slides online to look at, but they don't contain detailed info. Also, you only get graded on four things, one of which is a group project with no in-class time to work on it or talk. Others' grades don't matter, but it's intense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Take her Chinese history classes, she lived through the Cultural Revolution and her dad was one of the people charged along with Mao's wife after his death. She's also knowledgeable at other parts of Asian history. She's also ready and available if you have questions. A wonderful teacher who lived through history as it was happening.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hailstork lived through the history which she is teaching and to me, that makes her lectures so much more interesting. Sometimes, class did get a bit boring and attendance IS mandatory. I didn't purchase the textbook and used google as my main resource. She gives you the exact keywords to study and the final was a take home exam.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She doesn't have many assignments. She doesn't provide a video lecture and requires you to purchase her book. You have a book report and long exams that are mostly free response. She responds to email and is a very understanding professor, but if you don't have the discipline to read the chapters & take notes on your own time, you will fail.