Anne is very smart and loves new ideas. She is a very slow marker though.

Brilliantly funny and unpretentious!

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Yes,slow marker there was a at problem in another class.lectures didn’t cover what the pieces meant,BUT it was not her job to hold our hands through a mandatory course for an Engl major.we talked outside of class time,and she was a huge help.very caring!

Although I agree with what some people have said I don't really feel they are being fair. She had a big problem with another class and she tried her hardest to get back on track. Her enthusiam about the subject made her great.

Had lots of organization problems because of a TA that disappeared last term and left her w/ all the marking. Despite this, she's a highly competent, well-meaning, helpful, and fair prof. Had to wait a long time for my papers, but she's still a great prof

You people are brutal! She was a good prof.

Don't get you guys. Brilliant; careful; wanted students to think for themselves with challenging material.

Anne is a fantastic prof for people who are intelligent enough to actually LISTEN to what she's saying. DUH, um, who's this Chaucer guy again? Half the retards in the 204 class probably didn't even do the reading.

Anne is a great professor who seems to care a lot about the students, which is rare these days. She is very passionate about the material and is quite funny and animated. I felt she was very fair.

Anne Higgins is probably the best prof I've ever had. If you havn't been in one of her classes yet, you're missing out!!!

Anne is great despite the lateness-thing. Her so-called tangents do have a point (to those linear thinkers out there). She is a true teacher and my writing has benefitted tremendously under her advice. An 'A' from her means something.

Very seldom have I had a professor that I'd consider to be an actual TEACHER. Anne seems to actually care about presenting ideas, conscious as to whether or not she engages the class, rather than merely being a conosour of literature.

Anne is an excellent teacher who cares about her students and the literature she teaches them.

made my required Chaucer class fun

Anne, you are my favorite.

Though Anne's lectures were at times unfocused, she infused her lectures with humour and submitted fresh and interesting perspectives on the course texts. A thoroughly enjoyable prof.

Fantastic teacher. Interesting, charming, helpful, insightful. I would be happy to take any class that she taught.

Anne is charismatic, original, enthusiastic, and sweet. Her lectures and seminars are fab. Best English prof yet at SFU. Just the right amount of reading and course work. Will definately take any course she offers in the future.

Inspiring, supportive, interesting, and compassionate. Anne is by far the best prof I had at SFU.

WOnderful Professor. Fair, kind, interesting, funny, smart, intensely knowledgable. I would happily take any course Anne teaches. she is the best.

By a long shot, the single most understanding prof I've ever come across. She cares about students more than any I've ever seen. That is her best quality--worth taking on that account.

An amazingly knowledgeable prof with a big heart

A wonderful woman and a great professor.

Spring 2K5: What a wonderful professor! Found the syllabus was lacking - a little scattered, but overall she makes the course adventurous and exciting, and she is so knowledgeable that in the end you are really glad you took Chaucer, Beowulf, etc. from her!

Excellent prof!! Anne has passion for what she teaches and does a good job making literature something more than just words. Really makes the course rich and goes beyond the core material touching linguistics, history, humanities, and philosophy. Just a delightful prof.

Energetic, dynamic, and intelligent. A bit disorganized but makes up for it with her fun and engaging lectures. Amount of work and reading was just right. Challenging but definetly not boring! One of the best profs I have encountered so far.

Kind-hearted instructor who is extremely knowledgeable. A bit disorganized in lecture. Do the readings or else you will be totally lost. Her lecture topics were quite specific. Overall, a good instructor with a surprisingly sly sense of humour.

Anne is one of the greatest professors I have ever had. She is slightly scatterbrained and tends to run off-topic but she is the most knowledgable person I have ever met. She is understanding and caring and truly loves what she is doing. She gets the points across and engages the class. She is amazing.

Lovely lady, very caring, will help you however she can. Very sweet - quite disorganized - was late for the final. But that's okay with me.

Anne is probably the best professor I've ever had. She's intelligent, interesting, and has lived an amazing life (seriously, talk to her after class and you'll find out). If you ever get a chance to take an Anne Higgins class, do it!

funny, warm, helpful, intelligent, generally lovely. sweetest faculty ive come across @SFU. inspired about what she teaches, finds a way 2 make it engaging even 4 ppl who arent into it. Openminded&receptive 2 diff interpretations, helps however she can, dont take advantage of her kindness. Takes 4ever 2return asgnmts. Makes a great prof & friend.

Such a wonderful, lovely person, and absolutely brilliant!

She's the sweetest, kindest, most caring prof ever...but she's also EXTREMELY disorganized. It took 2 months to return an assignment (so we were at a disadvantage for writing the term paper). But, the course material is awesome, and she's amazingly smart--I'd recommend taking the course with her, but DON'T take the tutorial with her.

Anne is extremely dedicated to her students and will personally try to help you as much as she can -- which is rare. She is warm, intelligent, knowledgeable. She takes a long time getting marks back, which is a negative, however she makes sure you know your stuff in class and tutorial. She could be better at leading discussions.

Good prof, very passionate & shows great knowledge in both Chaucer & ME in general. Although interesting, lectures are slightly irrelevant. The exam is based 100% on translations, no insight in any text is necessary since there's no essays. 1 8pg essay during the semester and about 6 short, easy quizzes. highly recommend her as a prof.

A lot of people complain that she doesn't get assignments back on time, or that she doesn't put on a big "show" during lectures. These people missed the point -- you LEARN in Anne's class. You grow as a student with Anne as your lecturer and tutorial leader. If you want to just get a grade and go on to PDP, look elsewhere.

If you are willing to put forth the effort, you will never have a Professor more dedicated to helping you learn than Dr. Anne Higgins.

Anne may be occasionally disorganized, but she's dedicated, interesting, and unbelievably helpful. I wish I had gotten the opportunity to take more classes with her. You definitely can't slide by though - know the material well and always read because she'll do pop quizzes on occasion.

Dr. Higgins is the best professor I've met in SFU! She's caring, nice and patient! She is definitely a Chaucer expert as well as Middle English. You may think her lectures are disorganized, but that's what Chaucer was- lots of issues! and you are the one to straighten them out with the assistance of Dr. Higgins :D

I absolutely love her teaching style. I will be taking future classes with her.

Really clear in lectures.

She is a bit disorganized, but her interest is high. She is a great professor who is very good in one-on-one office hours.

I love Anne. She makes boring subjects interesting. Her assignment feedback is encouraging and makes you want to do well. She cares about the outcome of her students. I wish she could be my professor for every subject.

Anne is an incredibly kind person, and it's apparent in her treatment of her students. Her lectures are very informative, although she has a soft voice so I would recommend sitting close to the front. She's very helpful if you choose to pursue her outside of class, only down side is that she's very disorganized. Shame really.

Extremely caring and amazing prof those who are criticizing her didn't get to know her. Class is disorganized but she's one of the best profs ive had

I went back to school as a mature student, originally planning to major in History. Anne was my favourite prof and one of the main reasons I switched to English. She is endlessly engaging and passionate, with a truly wide-ranging intellect. If you are interested in broadening your horizons as opposed to simply getting a credit, you can't do better.

I have the honour of having Dr. Higgins as my professor from first year until fourth. She made me think, she made me work and she made me excited about English that never had in former years. I think she is a gem, an inspiration and most importantly a decent human being. Thank you SFU for choosing wonderful professors.