Honors Seminar on Race and Politics in the United States
Honors seminar examining racial division in American politics, policy implications, and historical background to find common-ground solutions.
Summary
Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: The course requires significant reading and writing, including eight books, five analysis papers, and a 25-30 page final research paper.
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Course mapJunior standing and declared in an Honors program
- Junior standing
- declared in an Honors program
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- declared in an Honors program
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Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: Benjamin Marquez is described as caring and inspiring, fostering interesting discussions with motivated peers. However, the course demands significant reading and writing, including multiple analysis papers and a lengthy final research paper. Grading criteria are reported as unclear without feedback, though open office hours are available.
BENJAMIN MARQUEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: Benjamin Marquez is described as caring and inspiring, leading interesting discussions in a small, book-club-style setting with motivated peers.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: The course requires significant reading and writing, including eight books, five analysis papers, and a 25-30 page final research paper.
Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: While students enjoy the class, they note unclear grading criteria and a lack of feedback to improve their work.
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