Reviews of professor Maria Galmarini-Kabala

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor's grading policy was, by far, the worst one that I have seen in my years at this College. The syllabus required students to write 10 short papers over the course of the semester, but only approximately three of these would receive feedback. She used dice to select, at random, who would be graded after assigning everyone a number 1-6.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I could go on and on about how much I love and respect this woman. She was the first professor at WM that inspired me. I find comfort in meeting her so early on. The class is challenging, but show up and show you care and you will be successful. Extremely knowledgeable and wonderful! I wish I could simply sit and talk to her for hours. Wise.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I believe many of these ratings have been too harsh. Professor Galmarini is beyond knowledgeable in the subject and provided readings relevant to the course. You have to write two papers for this class which were graded quite roughly and with no rubric provided. I would not recommend this course if you are looking for a COLL class to breeze through

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor is unprofessional and simply uploads the readings and expects students to pretty much lecture for the entire course period while she herself has minimal knowledge of them. Her grading is very random and she tends to assign high percentage coursework suddenly with minimal instruction and no rubric. Save yourself + never take her class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall, decent class. While Prof. Galmarini-Kabala is a very hard grader, she is generally very fair with grades and returns assignments quickly after grading. She is extremely knowledgeable about course material. Class participation is important as well as reading the readings before class. The class is difficult but the workload is manageable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
People complaining about the 10 papers are misleading, the 10 papers are one-pagers on current news events. Very easy to get done, and they usually take me 30-60 minutes. The lectures are engaging, and if you do the readings it is easy to participate in class. Overall, very nice and I would take her again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. Readings were irrelevant and never discussed or explained in or outside of class. Very bias against those who have an opinion different from hers. Grading was very harsh and never explained, before or after the fact. Topic was interesting but could've been handled much better. Do not reccommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid Professor Galmarini. Lectures were disorganized/unfocused to the point where they were confusing despite how much she talked. Her grading is especially strange, and her expectations seem very inconsistent. she doesnt grade based on her expectations in the rubric or what she states in class. I think I wouldve learned more reading on my own.