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Professor Jones cares about all his students and is always open to hearing new suggestions about how to make the class more accessible. He isn't very hard on attendance, which is nice considering the class is three times a week. Sometimes as an instructor he can talk in circles which makes it hard to understand the class content.Rate My Professors ↗
Very knowledgeable and caring of students. Is a very nice grader. However, he articulates in circles and obfuscates content beyond necessity, making his lectures unlistenable. 50% participation, 2 tests and an essay. All of which are easy although unclear. Attendance is effectively mandatory as he a small assignment each class. Pretty ok overall.Rate My Professors ↗
While the content of the class was a bit confusing a lot of the time, Jones made the lectures engaging and interesting. He taught in a way that let students think about the material in their own way, not introducing one specific answer but facilitating discussion that allowed for many ideas to be talked about.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof Jones is a kind and reasonable guy; he's extremely smart in his field. Sometimes, there is a disconnect between the material he teaches in lecture and our actual assignments. Honestly, I don't think you NEED to go to lecture to know what you need to do for hw. The big grades in the class are writing assignments. Prof will help you if you need.Rate My Professors ↗
The lectures are soooooo boring. But you need to go to because he assigns reading quizzes and you need an access code for them. Besides papers, which there's only really only 3, everything is completion. Discussion posts, reading quizzes, are all completion. He's a very sweet person and it seems like he cares about you learning stuff than grades.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Jones seems like a nice guy, but his lectures are so boring and unengaging that it was really difficult to get into the subject material. He talks very slow and his presentations don't seem to have much structure or thought put into them.Rate My Professors ↗
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Senior honors thesis course where students write a thesis paper under faculty advisor guidance during the second semester.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study offers students an opportunity to work with a faculty member on an individual study program in Asian studies.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Explores Asian concepts of the monstrous, ghostly, and divine through religious studies, literature, anthropology, and history perspectives.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jamal Jones
Jamal Jones's course required two short papers, two projects, and a lecture attendance question. One student found papers graded lightly without testing reading knowledge, while another noted a disconnect between lectures and assignments, saying lectures were unnecessary for homework and that writing assignments carried the biggest grades.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores how ancient Indian traditions have been reframed for the modern age, including the Ramayana in popular media, sacred space negotiations, and Jain sallekhana.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDistinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN/RELIGST 236 | Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters |
| Spring 2027 | ASIAN/RELIGST 430 | Indian Traditions in the Modern Age |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 360 | Topics in Asian Literature |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | ASIAN/RELIGST 274 | Religion in South Asia |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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