Fall 2026

Honors Thesis Colloquium

HISTORY 680 is a colloquium designed for students writing their honors thesis, requiring concurrent enrollment in a thesis course and Honors program status.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Mallory Hope

Summary

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Historical reviews of Daniel Ussishkin: Reviewers rated the difficulty as moderate, noting that the thesis process required significant work but was manageable with the professor's constructive feedback.

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HISTORY 680

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Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No reviews exist for current instructor Mallory Hope. Historical reviews for Daniel Ussishkin describe him as helpful, friendly, and extremely supportive, with students noting he provided constructive criticism that improved thesis projects despite their diverse topics.

DANIEL USSISHKIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SEM 001Classroom Instruction24 / 240

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Daniel Ussishkin describe him as helpful, friendly, and supportive, with students recommending his thesis advising despite his work being outside his specific research area.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Daniel Ussishkin: Reviewers rated the difficulty as moderate, noting that the thesis process required significant work but was manageable with the professor's constructive feedback.

Historical reviews of Daniel Ussishkin: Students found the thesis advising experience positive, citing the professor's willingness to provide feedback on projects unrelated to his own research interests.

Topics

  • Honors thesis research and writing

Skills

  • Honors thesis writing and development

Grades

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HISTORY 680 · Fall 2026

Honors Thesis Colloquium

Recorded 2026-09-07
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