This class was highlighted by an engaging and knowledgeable professor, dynamic in class discussions, and the range of topics covered. According to students, the issues covered were immediately relevant and gave them a new understanding of the subject. Negative aspects of the class included the heavy reading schedule and the late class meeting time. The most common suggestion to improve the course was to lower the number of reading assignments. Prospective students should know that the course will challenge their views on immigration and give new perspective to social issues. The class and professor are recommended. 208

The best aspect of the course was the passionate and personable professor who was able to garner interest in the class through personal stories and great discussions. Students were exposed to a wide range of issues in the Latino community and were able to correlate them with today’s current events. The worst aspects of the course included the weekly readings that were never discussed, the redundant discussion topics, and the lack of time management when it came to following the syllabus. The course would improve if the syllabus were to be restructured for more flexibility or to be specific to what students were actual y doing in the course. Prospective students should know that the course subject is filled with lots of interesting things to learn about the Latino culture and the work in this class is not burdensome.

The professor of this course incorporates outside of class learning into his teaching style. Students were able to attend events and listen to guest speakers. The viewing of documentaries and the reading of a variety of books made students love the course. However, for the first month of class, students were required to read one book per week, and they felt it was unreasonable. Also, a mandatory event that fell on a weekend had students feeling displeased. Suggestions for improvement include: a decrease of reading assignments and a change of events being mandatory to extra credit. Prospective students do not need any background knowledge for this course.