He also provides pre-written notes for the lectures which are helpful. His lectures are very engaging and oftentimes very funny.Rate My Professors ↗
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HOWARD SCHWEBER
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Condescending is the right word.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Schweber is a nice guy, but his lectures are impossible to follow; he stands at the podium and talks for 75 minutes straight, and, in my experience, can be condescending even if you ask genuine questions.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Goat. Extremely knowledgeable on law and despite not using slides he leads a really engaging discussion making it hard to slack off during lecture. Truly was a pleasure to study under him.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Schweber is very interesting and entertaining, but his lectures are impossible to follow. Stands at podium and lectures at you with no presentation for 75 minutes straight. Grade is entirely dependent on 3 take home partner exams. Assigns an overwhelming number of readings. TAs are your best friends in this course.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great person to yap with in office hours. Class itself was a little confusing to navigate. The lecture formats were okay, the outlines were helpful but the professor got off topic a lot.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with HOWARD SCHWEBER
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Fall 2025 | POLISCI 314 | Criminal Law and Justice |
| Spring 2023 | POLISCI 160 | Introduction to Political Theory |
| Spring 2023 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2023 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2022 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2022 | POLISCI 601 | Proseminar: Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2022 | POLISCI 931 | Seminar-political Theory |
| Fall 2022 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2022 | POLISCI 601 | Proseminar: Topics in Political Science |
| Spring 2022 | POLISCI 986 | Political Theory Workshop |
| Spring 2022 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | POLISCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2021 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2021 | POLISCI 986 | Political Theory Workshop |
| Fall 2021 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | POLISCI 160 | Introduction to Political Theory |
| Fall 2020 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2020 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2020 | POLISCI 698 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2020 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Spring 2020 | POLISCI 601 | Proseminar: Topics in Political Science |
| Spring 2020 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2019 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Fall 2019 | POLISCI 470 | The First Amendment |
| Fall 2019 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2019 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | ILS 372 | Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences |
| Spring 2019 | POLISCI 460 | Topics in Political Philosophy |
| Spring 2019 | POLISCI 470 | The First Amendment |
| Spring 2019 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | ILS 372 | Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences |
| Fall 2018 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2018 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2018 | POLISCI 601 | Proseminar: Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2018 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2017 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2017 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2017 | POLISCI 799 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2017 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Spring 2017 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2017 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2016 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Fall 2016 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2016 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | POLISCI 601 | Proseminar: Topics in Political Science |
| Spring 2016 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2016 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Fall 2015 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Fall 2015 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2015 | POLISCI 400 | Topics in Political Science |
| Spring 2015 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2015 | POLISCI 931 | Seminar-political Theory |
| Spring 2015 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | POLISCI 411 | The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government |
| Fall 2014 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2014 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | POLISCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2014 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2014 | POLISCI 931 | Seminar-political Theory |
| Fall 2013 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2013 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2012 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2011 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2011 | POLISCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | POLISCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2011 | POLISCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | POLISCI 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2010 | POLISCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | POLISCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2010 | POLISCI 931 | Seminar-political Theory |
| Fall 2009 | ILS 205 | Western Culture: Political, Economic, and Social Thought I |
| Fall 2009 | POLISCI 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2009 | POLISCI 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2009 | POLISCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2009 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2009 | LAW 940 | Law and Contemporary Problems |
| Spring 2009 | LEGALST 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2009 | POLISCI 412 | The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties |
| Spring 2009 | POLISCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2009 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2009 | POLISCI 932 | Seminar in Early Modern Political Theory |
| Fall 2008 | LEGALST 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2008 | POLISCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2008 | LAW 940 | Law and Contemporary Problems |
| Spring 2008 | LEGALST/POLISCI 217 | Law, Politics and Society |
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