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Overall Prof. V is very passionate and knows what he's talking about. I took this class both because it an ethnic studies and because I thought it would be interesting to add as a history major, which Prof. V just convinced me even more. Very easy to talk to in office hours, and only assigns two monographs to read for the semester. Very fun class.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof V is amazing! He's so passionate about the topics we discussed. There is a little bit of reading, but it's nothing crazy. Not a tough grader. We discussed the books a lot in discussion, which was VERY helpful for understanding and writing papers. If you go to class, you WILL get a good grade. Prof V makes it easy to learn!Rate My Professors ↗
Took History 460 with Professor Villeneuve last fall. While he was engaging, kind, and knowledgeable, the class was not what I expected. Prof has a philosophy background, and it made the class feel more like environmental philosophy than environmental history. Lectures were interesting, but unnecessary; didn't need lecture info for assignments.Rate My Professors ↗
I took him last semester and he was a really great professor. He genuinely wanted to see students succeed and I have never seen a professor so passionate about their class. He was always in a good mood and his content was very interesting and easy to follow. I would definitely recommend.Rate My Professors ↗
American Indian Studies 100 was very interesting, and he is a super great, passionate lecturer. The grading makes it very easy to get an A. The tests are all online and open note but can be kind of tricky if you do not organize the material. There is a lot of material, and it is not super clear cut on what will be on the test.Rate My Professors ↗
His lectures were decently interesting. Overall it was a pretty easy class. The only thing is the way they chose to do grading in the class. Once you understand it it makes sense but at first it was very confusing what you did or didn't have to do. The weekly quizzes, midterm, and final were also very specific and were honestly pretty hard.Rate My Professors ↗
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A broad survey of American Indian history centering Indigenous peoples and nations within U.S. policy and culture.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Matt Villeneuve is described as passionate and knowledgeable, making the class easy to learn. Reviewers note that he is accessible in office hours and assigns minimal reading, with only two monographs for the semester.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025HISTORY 681 is a mentored independent research and thesis writing course for honors students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
HISTORY 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 800 introduces professional historian practices and historical methods, supporting the History MA research paper.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | AMERIND/HISTORY 190 | Introduction to American Indian History |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HISTORY 800 | Research Seminar in History |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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