Fun, nice, easy, teaches well, interacts with students on a personal level, willing to adjust course for students' needs. Trilingual (English, German, French).

Voorhees is excellent, currently studying Baudelaire in Paris, I've had her twice and emphisizes disscussion, open ended in class essays, she looks for originality and creativity in papers, not, "can you tell me what the author is trying to say about..." best prof around for french lit.

A very intriguing and insightful woman. The course is not a cakewalk, but was quite fun.

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I think she's a very good, entertaining professor. I took her Western Tradition III class and she was very enthusiastic about it.

Andrea is great

Enthusiastic, engaging teacher

Extremely conceited. Unclear about assignments. Will not respect you if you don't participate in the asinine class discussions. Has a knack for talking, much less one for producing valuable insight. Trust me, her classes are going to wreck your GPA.

Definitely a slight language barrier, english is not her first. But very willing to help. Even encouraged me to follow my own ideas on essay topic. Lectures are sometimes a little convoluted, but she hands out guides on lecture and texts, so as long as you go and read, should be no problem. Encourages debate and participation in class.

Look, I see a lot of you bozos complaining about Prof. Gogrof-Voorhees, not all, but enough to ellicit comment. I am now a graduate student in Comparative Literatur at the UW. Looking back on my time as an undergraduate at WWU, Andrea was certainly one of the most intense and creative thinkers. Can't keep up with her cognition? Try reading!

Overall, I enjoyed her as a teacher. She definitely has her own opinions about thing, which sometimes makes it a little challenging to speak up in class, and she grades pretty hard, but also gives good feedback on essays. There were a few days I couldn't wait to get out of class, but in general, I liked her. Good sense of humor, friendly, smart.

Great teacher overall. Very funny and her liveliness and accent keep the lectures interesting. There was a fair amount of reading but the texts were all good reads. I learned a lot and actually enjoyed going to class.

If you do the readings and are present, you will get a lot out of the class. You don't have to participate in discussion. I would highly suggest her Liberal Studies 123 class.

Class time is mostly spent in group discussion about the assigned readings, which was helpful for essays. She grades very hard, but gives good feedback and is willing to help you. She is very opinionated and sometimes it's hard to speak up with an opposing viewpoint, but the class was comfortable for the most part. She's very funny and outgoing.

She is an amazing professor. While her directions for assignments may not be the most clear she does it on purpose so you can turn the assignments into something meaningful to you. I learned more about myself in this class than any other I have taken in the last 4 years. I highly recommend this prof.

She's a really good teacher. The material she covered was pretty difficult to wrap your head around but she's always happy to talk you through it. Speak up during the class discussions if you want to get the most out of your money.

Andrea is Amazing! Born in germany raised in france, her accent is fantastic to listen to and it makes you pay attention. I just want to sit and talk with her all day. She is so passionate about life! Taking this class with her helped me learn more about myself than I ever have. She picks great texts and you get to watch a couple movies.

She is a great teacher with a passion for the subject. She requires quite a bit of reading and some is a bit dry, albeit worth the reads. The class is set up as 2 essays, and one group presentation/essay. She is a very fair grader.

I loved this class and the professor. I don't know why some people are complaining, she is brilliant, has wonderful things to say and it is not that hard to understand her. The books we read were all interesting and the discussions in class were very helpful and thought-provoking. If you don't like lectures or reading, don't take the class.

I really enjoyed Prof Gogrof; this was exactly the type of literature based class I've always wanted to take. She is passionate about her teaching. Besides reading, there are two take home essay exams and one final in class exam. She's a fair grader. Overall, if you don't mind a bit of reading, take this class!

Wonderful teacher with a kind heart and fashionable clothes. She knows her Marx and Freud!! Fascinating class. I was rapt.

I really liked Dr Gogrof! She has the most adorable German accent, she is very European in her attitude and views on the subject, I loved it. The class overall was a little philosophical for me, but I enjoyed it none-the-less. No formal textbook, just literature that you write about and get graded on. Loved all the art and history discussed.

By far the best class I've ever taken. Gogröf controlled the class well while creating an atmosphere conducive to excellent class discussion. Her lectures were on point and VERY helpful. I loved the books we read and the class was innovative and engaging. She is my favorite professor at Western.

Very interesting person and only somewhat intimidating. Her grading on papers is pretty confusing but it's not hard to get a B on a paper for her.

Andrea is funny, genuinely interested in your thoughts and opinions, and ready to make class enjoyable and interesting every single day. Participation and attendance are worth 10%, two papers 30%, and then a short performance of your choice of poem, dance, skit, song, etc. 30%. This is only a tough class if you make it that way.

The class itself was challenging for me. The readings are difficult and coming into class for discussion was intimidating. However, I really like Gogrof. She kind of grows on you. Her humor is odd and not always purposeful but she is so knowledgeable on the material. It may be rough at points but looking back I enjoyed the class.

I think most of the negative ratings here are a result of people never having to work like they do for professor Gogröf. I had her for my very first college class ever, and still remember and cherish her rigor and ability years later. She's great if you want to challenge yourself and evolve, form new ideas, or want to think for yourself.

Andrea is a great professor and I learned so much. She gave a lot of feedback and asked really thought-provoking questions. That said, if you don't read the texts, you're not going to do well. Sparknotes will not cut it.

Dr. Gogrof was hands down the most engaging, and inspiring professor I've had at Western. Her lectures are captivating yet slightly tangential, but in the eloquent humanities professor way that keeps you engaged. if you're at all considering going into philosophy, English, or (art) history, do yourself a favor and take this class!

Can be tangential and does assign a lot of course material, but her knowledge and critical thinking skills are worth it. Her canvas page is hard to figure out at first, but it's easy to learn how to navigate: come on, most people who are taking college courses know how to use canvas. Do your best to read what you can and you'll learn a lot.

Dr. Gogrof is an extremely knowledgeable professor. She definitely isn't for the faint of heart, if you are really interested in this subject matter, Dr. Gogrof is an awesome teacher. Everyone saying that she is harsh, etc, have never had a passionate professor who isn't from the US. She is a tough grader, but she made me think way more critically.

An A is 96%+ which is kinda tough but prof really cares! Especially if you engage with class material! Just focus and pay attention in readings and you'll be fine! She will definitely push you to think critically to think about material but its nice to have a prof who wants the best from their students

Gogrof is intense. However, it's not personal. She just holds you accountable. Every time I've seen her chastise someone it's because instructions were ignored. Also, when you have an opposing stance, she expects at least some evidence to support it. These are fair expectations for college classes. I found her to be a nice and reasonable professor.

Show up to class to get credit and you'll be fine.