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My favorite professor so far. I wish all Political Science classes were like his. So passionate and knowledgeable. Make sure to show up for lecture and do all the readings and you'll be set. Don't be afraid to go to talk to him after class or at office hours.Rate My Professors ↗
Enjoyable course, able to pick your specific focus on research/ assignments . Not really Slavic focused though.Rate My Professors ↗
Danaher is one of the most passionate professors I have ever had. He really works to make all the concepts accessible and important, regardless of the student's background with the languages. Lots of papers and writing assignments, but they are graded leniently so long as you demonstrate effort.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Danaher truly cares about his students and his work. He comes to class every day full of energy and his upbeat attitude makes classes engaging and interesting. For homework, we usually had short readings and throughout the semester we wrote a couple of essays that were the majority of our grade. If you need a literature class take this!!!Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Danaher was a joy to have as a professor. He always had a very positive attitude and clearly loves the subject he teaches. Assignments were graded leniently, but you need to do the readings and participate in discussions to perform the best you can on them. Overall, he made a subject I was initially skeptical about interesting and fun.Rate My Professors ↗
super engaged and enthusiastic about the materials, leaves detailed feedback on writing assignments, grading scale is clear and fair. heavy on readings and the films can be a bit dry, but he still makes them interesting in lecture. great choice for a literature credit!!Rate My Professors ↗
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GNS 439 is the third semester of Turkish, continuing language study to develop intermediate proficiency in listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
An honors seminar introducing Slavic languages, literatures, and cultures in a global context.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
David Danaher is described as passionate and chill, making complex topics accessible and cool to learn. Reviewers appreciate his effort to make concepts important regardless of student background.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSLAVIC 991 is an independent research course in Slavic literature involving supervised writing and research.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | GNS 439 | Third Semester Turkish |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 285 | Slavic Culture in Context: an Honors Course |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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