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I'm taking her online course, and the formatting of the course's Canvas page is IMPOSSIBLE to understand. Good luck trying to figure out what assignment you have to do or what the study materials are, because it is completely unclear. She posts the study materials less than 24 hours before you need to have them completed.Rate My Professors ↗
So late to reply the email (sometimes no reply), used a lot of "self-created terms" that are hard to understand.Rate My Professors ↗
This prof is just so bad. The class is super boring, no one pays attention at all. You do have to go for credit tho bc attendance is taken. Projects, assignments and homework is given last minute and not mentioned before- but easily graded. Prof never responds to email or anything. Easy A but a waste of time and just sooooo boringRate My Professors ↗
Took over 2 months to respond to an email I sent about confusion with an assignment after I had sent her 4 emails. Extremely harsh grader with no room for error and will not respond to an email if you express concerns. Recycles materials from old classes and takes over a month and a half to grade weekly assignments.Rate My Professors ↗
Very disorganized. Grades posted late with no feedback. Will post homework less than 24 hours before due. In class activities for points - which will alter your grade if not complete within the class time. Final grades are put in night before due, not reflective of syllabus or statements made about dropped grades. Would not recommend to anyone.Rate My Professors ↗
Genuinely this prof did not respond to a single email I or my peers sent the entire semester. Took months to grade easy online assignments. Class itself is easy but if you have any questions or tech issues good luck because she is non existent. Makes me upset my tuition money is going to her salary when she does not do her job at allRate My Professors ↗
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Introduction to racially and culturally diverse families, focusing on structural factors like demographic, economic, and historic trends that shape family similarities and distinctions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Polina Levchenko
Polina Levchenko's summer course had weekly reading not usually more than an hour, relevant work, and room to miss an assignment or two and still pass, though modules sometimes posted late.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines diversity of family life and human development across racial ethnic groups in the U.S., focusing on race, culture, biculturalism, and social contexts like history and immigration.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Polina Levchenko
Polina Levchenko assigned heavy readings but focused on in-depth thinking. She was available and gave extensions, while students found group discussions manageable and the workload doable.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Explores theoretical perspectives on how intimate relationships develop, thrive, or deteriorate, connecting relationship science to real-life experiences.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Polina Levchenko
Professor Polina Levchenko received consistent feedback regarding poor communication, including delayed assignment posts, unreturned emails, and slow grading. Students described the course structure as confusing, with mandatory attendance for brief explanations and unclear online materials, though some noted the grading itself was not difficult.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Independent study for directed projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research and thesis individual study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent study course offering directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 174 | Introduction Into Cultural Diversity of Families |
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 474 | Racial Ethnic Families in the U.s. |
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 517 | Couple Relationships |
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | HDFS 999 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 174 | Introduction Into Cultural Diversity of Families |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 474 | Racial Ethnic Families in the U.s. |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 517 | Couple Relationships |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | HDFS 999 | Independent Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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