Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Pretty good professor! Lectures can be a bit unclear at times, but the slides + office hours are really helpful!Rate My Professors ↗
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Daniel Ussishkin
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Online canvas modules with weekly podcasts and a synchronous discussion. Lots of reading and weekly discussion posts. The homework is at times overwhelming with the essays. Sometimes it felt like he was more focused on themes of gender roles than the actual events of the WW1, but I did learn a lot about the societal background of the time.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
History 350 is an online course with Usisshkin and was great overall. There is a lot of assignments and discussions because it is an online course so you have to stay on top of your work. The tests and papers have very clear grading and it's not hard to get an A if you try. He doesn't make WWI boring and is a great overall online class!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I would absolutely take this class again, but it was not my favorite. Ussishkin isn't the best lecturer, but he's very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject and his students. I would say if you don't enjoy history to some extent, this class isn't for you. The class was basically pass/fail, so if you put effort in, you will get an A.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Ussishkin was great. In a small seminar environment, he did a really good job of facilitating a super engaging discussion and you could tell he really cares about what he teaches. He's definitely not the clearest professor when it comes to putting stuff on canvas, but he's a super easy grader so if you put the effort in, you'll get an A.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Ive taken 2 classes with Daniel and loved them both. His lectures are funny and engaging, and I never found the tests to be very difficult. The only downside to his classes is the amount of reading, though I managed to get an AB in both without doing most of them . I loved both classes so much that I will be taking another class this summer.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Daniel Ussishkin
HISTORY 681
Senior Honors Thesis
1–3 creditsHISTORY 681 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 682
Senior Honors Thesis
1–3 creditsHISTORY 682 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students, requiring concurrent enrollment in HISTORY 680.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleHISTORY 692
Senior Thesis
1–3 creditsHISTORY 692 is a senior thesis course focused on mentored research and writing on an original topic.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 698
Directed Study
1–4 creditsHISTORY 698 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 699
Directed Study
1–4 creditsHISTORY 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleHISTORY 990
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsHISTORY 990 is a research and thesis course where students conduct independent research and write a thesis under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 999
Independent Work
1–6 creditsHISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleRecorded teaching history
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|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 698 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
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