The material is interesting. There are not a lot of assignments, only reasonable amounts of reading and three essays per semester.

A very good teacher, but didn't really allow for student's to think on their own and instead preferred them to think how she did. Very strict, will not allow any mishaps. Intimidating.

She graded reasonably and her office hours are super helpful. In the in-class discussions, she takes mediocre comments and explains how they are relevant. She also sometimes includes films as part of the "readings" instead of just literature since she was a film professor before.

OK professor. She is always leading the discussion in class, which, depending on your mannerisms, is either good or bad. Expects students to write at a much higher level than most are capable of (we get it, you have a Ph.D., but we don't, and as such, we don't have the writing experience that comes with one). Also seems a bit condescending.

Miller is SO helpful and accessible. She adds lots of extra office hours and meetings were fantastic. I'm actually enjoying writing these papers, though they're a lot of work. She's strict about rules, but just follow instructions. Not hard. I loved our conversations. People raise hands, but since I'm shy I like that so I can get a chance to talk.

Overall fair grader. She is extremely helpful and gives great feedback on how to improve your writing ability, and she'll guide you into the "right" direction for what to include your papers. The reading quizzes sucked and brought my grade down even though I did all the reading. Pay attention to random details while reading.

Miller was a great Human Event professor. The class was tough and I think she grades harder than some other HE profs, but I felt like I really earned the grade I got. She has lots of extra office hours and spent lots of time with me when I came by to see her. Great feedback on papers so I knew how to do better on the next one.

Miller was a great Human Event prof. Her expectations were clear, she gave lots of helpful feedback on papers, and I liked the stuff she chose for us to read/watch. I thinks she's tougher than many HE teachers and she's a bit intimidating because she doesn't mess around where deadlines and word count are concerned. But she's actually really nice!

I switched HON professors because I heard from a friend that Miller was good. I'm glad I made the switch as I really enjoyed the class. Just wish she'd taught it all semester instead of just for part of it. Her feedback was great. Loved office hours as she was great at talking through ideas with me and helping with structure, thesis, etc.

Miller is tough and expects a lot from her students. Follow guidelines, come prepared, see her in office hours. I loved the class and she gave great feedback. Office hours are super helpful.

Dr. Miller was a GREAT professor. She is very passionate about teaching and loves to help students sort through theses, papers, and just ideas. Office hours are very helpful, but she is a tough grader. So if you're not willing to work for your grade, don't take her. But I think she was a very rewarding professor, I learned a lot.

She's tough, but more than fair. I didn't do well on the first paper, so I went to see her for the second one (several times!!) and it really helped. She wanted to make sure I understood WHY I did bad on that first one and it paid off. If you want an easy A, why are you in Barrett?? Proud of my B+!!

I love Dr. Miller! I want to take her upper division course next fall. She is a film scholar so she shows a lot of different movies that relate to texts we read in class. She is very accepting of all opinions in discussion and balances a relaxed and professional environment. Provided a class that allowed intelligent conversations&fun activities.

I really love Dr. Miller and I am planning on taking her upper division class in the fall. She is a film scholar so it's really fun watching movies that are relevant to the texts we read in class. You can tell she is really knowledgeable, which makes the class more fun in talks and to go to her for any help. Super understanding and kind!!

Loved my classes with Miller. She picks great material and managed the discussions well. The people who say she's not available must not be trying to see her. She has lots of office hours. I went to see her at least 2X for each paper and she always found time even though my schedule was awful. Would even meet with me between classes. Take her!

My favorite professor by far. She guides the class well, and chooses great reading material. She makes the Human Event fun, which is not an easy task. If you like sci-fi, criminal justice, civil rights, and the occasional movie, I recommend this professor.

Dr. Miller is an awesome Human Event professor. She is very helpful when it comes to writing papers, and sets up lots of office hours for that. Super accessible! Expect decent amounts of reading and an in-class reading quiz. Participation is important, so speak up in class! Overall great experience!

She's a tough essay grader and you can't get by with holes in your argument, but she definitely makes her students better writers because of it. She's very dedicated and has several different viewpoints, keeping the class interesting. Her research focuses on film studies, so every semester usually includes at least one film study. Good professor!

I love Miller. I for one don't like reading, yet I found her texts extraordinarily interesting and engaging. She is so helpful with papers and offers excellent advice. She makes the discussions fun. She is not too harsh of a grader. She's fair if anything. Definitely the type of teacher who roots for you and genuinely cares about you. She's great!

Best class of the semester, engaging discussions, Miller really knows her stuff and contributes often

I really loved this class, though I kind of dreaded it going in. But Miller challenged me and made the material interesting. She won't take your crap, so if you're lazy or don't like to follow rules, you'll probably hate her class and get a lousy grade. But if you're willing to work hard and visit her in office hours, you'll do great!

This class was one of the best I have taken! If you're interested in Medicine and Psychology, then this is the perfect class for you. Dr. Miller is super helpful. There's only one big project to be done, other than showing up to class, and it's of your choosing. She makes class interesting and is extremely knowledgeable. Wonderful professor.

She's a tough grader, but that's to be expected from Human Event. I had to work hard for my grade, but she was always fair and gave me lots of helpful advice about how to improve my essays. Our discussions were a lot of fun and I really enjoyed the books and essays she chose. Some friends complained about the amount of reading, but it was OK

Loved this class and her style of managing the discussion. It was very student driven, with lots of people participating. I also really enjoyed meeting with her to talk about my papers. I usually left feeling excited to get started. Strange, because I'm not terribly good at writing!

Not sure why her easiness is low. Out of all the Human Event teachers she's probably the best. My first paper was awful and she gave me a B with a million helpful notes. She's kind, very supportive, very knowledgeable, understanding. I'm by no means a reader and I think class can be fun. Take her if you want an enjoyable Human Event experience.

I really loved this class, though I was terrified to take it at first. A previous student of hers told me to take her class and I'm glad I listed. She's very kind, gives lots of great feedback, and helped a lot in office hours. Hope I get to take another class with her before I graduate. She's not that tough, but expects you to work and listen.

I had a bit of a god-complex where my writing was concerned when I started this class. The first grade she gave me was a blow to my sizable ego. But once I looked at the feedback, I realized how wrong I was: I had no idea how to write a convincing paper. Her feedback transformed me from an OK writer to a pretty good one--and humbled me!

She asks a lot of her students: lots of reading, strict rules for the essays, and high expectations for participating. But I respect that we should work hard for our grade. Office hours are helpful. The TA was great too! I loved the films we watched. They added a different dimension to our class than my firends' classes.

I found Dr. M. really inspirational. She has high expectations and won't accept slacker excuses, but she really wants to help you improve. I went to see her a lot and it was amazing to see how our conversations could transform some crazy idea I had into a cool concept for a paper. I left *wanting* to write the darned things. She truly seems to care

Human event is hard in general. Miller does a great job at making it interesting. She gives a lot of feedback. She shows films, which splits up the amount of reading. Participation in class matters. You will learn to argue your point in papers. Avoid general summary. If you go to her office hours she really helps you with your paper.

Miller is AMAZING! She does a good job at keeping the class interesting. You do have to go to class, and there are usually participation points and quizzes. Sometimes she shows films, which is fun! She always helps students and gives good feedback! She allows you to customize the prompts to fit your writing style or argument. Take her class!!

Very discussion-based. Usual easy quizzes about reading. Get to watch films!

Although I did not do well in this class, I learned a lot more than I expected to and I really enjoyed the material and coursework.

Dr. Miller was my favorite professor last semester. Has an amazing background and lots of info and opinions to give on the material covered in class. We would get talking about a reading in class and I wouldn't want to leave when it was over. Read carefully though because in-class quizzes are frequent and the questions can be very specific.

Dr. Miller is an amazing human event professor. Every HON171 is stressful and terrifying because of the papers and constant participation in class, but she made it worth it. She is invested in your growth and really cares and it shows.

An amazing human event 272 class! Participation is made easier by the system of raising hands. We read and watched great material (Born a Crime, Ex Machina, 12 Years a Slave) that blew my human event 171 class out of the water. Dr. Miller is amazing. Utilize her office hours for papers and it makes them easier.

Participation is 30% of your grade. Shes pretty understanding about shy people but youll still do a little worse in participation than other people. She gives great, extensive feedback on papers. Does a good job of using interesting texts. Makes you print A LOT so be ready. Does quizzes but theyre grade boosters.

Dr. Miller was one of the first teachers to make me be extremely concise in my writing. Don't be upset if you don't get an A on your first paper. She wants you to find areas where you can improve, and an A doesn't warrant that. There is a lot of reading, but make sure and do as much as you can. It makes the class more interesting and papers easier.

I truly loved THE with Dr. Miller. She was so helpful and approachable, but still made it clear that she expected us to work hard, listen carefully and step up to the plate during discussions. I was scared of this class because I'm not a natural writer. I've always had to work hard with writing. This class taught me to like building an argument!

I hated going to the first semester of Human Event but after switching to Dr. Miller's class for 272, I honestly looked forward to going to class and discussing the readings/movies we were assigned. She's a strict grader, but not as harsh as other professors according to some friends. The in class quizzes she gives are easy if you do the readings.

I hated my first semester of Human Event, so April Miller really turned things around for me. The texts she chose were enjoyable and she is such a cultured professor. Would recommended her to anyone!

Miller is very encouraging, caring, and passionate. She chooses unique, interesting texts, esp in 272, which had lots of works with sci-fi and justice themes. She's a film scholar, so we got to watch about 6-7 movies. Def recommend meeting with her about your essays for good advice and motivation. Overall an awesome teacher and person

Dr. Miller is an amazing professor! I was scared to take this class for my first semester at Barrett, but she made it super fun and engaging. There is a lot of reading, and two small homework quizzes every week. Participation is important, and the way in which she organizes her class makes it easy for everyone to participate. Take this class!

I LOVED having Dr. Miller for HON 272 this semester. She is such a smart and caring professor, and the content in this class was so interesting and fun! Its a good amount of reading, but I enjoyed all of it. We also watched films (all of them were great). Your writing will improve, she gives tons of feedback. Take her for human event 100%!

Dr. Miller was the best professor I had freshman year. She chose interesting, interrelated texts and especially in 272 chose a lot of movies as well. Never got old telling my friends I was watching Ex Machina when they were reading Plato. Expects a lot on essays but gives fantastic feedback and is super accessible. Couldn't recommend her enough.

Dr. Miller is, by far, the best professor I've ever had at ASU. She is endlessly kind and supportive, reaching out when it was clear I was struggling, and truly wants to help everyone succeed. In addition, she doesn't just give out endless amounts of old, boring texts for readings. She picked interesting texts and sprinkles in some great films.

Dr. Miller is truly the best professor for any HON 171 course. If you take her class everyone will be jealous as you are watching a movie they will be reading 100 pages of The Odyssey. The class if defiantly not easy, but if you put in the work you can get an A. Go to her office hours, she will help you will any essay, no matter how bad it is.

Dr. Miller is amazing! Unlike other human event teachers, her curriculum includes watching movies and only a few additional writing assignments along with the essays. You will not regret taking her class!

I was really nervous about HON171, but I really enjoyed Dr. Miller. Her lectures were very engaging, and it is easy to get a good grade in participation. I spoke maybe once per class and I was still able to get a A- in participation. The essays were difficult and her feedback sometimes didn't make sense, but it was easy to get a high B or a low A.

I wasn't sure I was going to like THE when I first heard about it, but Dr. Miller made it really engaging. Turned out to be my favorite class. The discussions were fun and I liked most of the books and films we had to read and watch. She also gave great paper feedback and her office hours were super-helpful. I'd totally recommend Dr. Miller

I loved this class/Dr. Miller's methods so much that I asked to work as her TA and was honored she added me to the team. She's really supportive & approachable. Go to office hours. she really works through ideas with you in an amazing way. Her paper feedback is detailed and clear. She also provides feedback on participation a few times/semester.

I just loved this class, though I went into it with a kind of dread. Writing & reading aren't really my "thing," but the discussions in this class were great. Dr. M knows how to get people talking, even me & I'm nervous about participating. Her office hours were awesome. I always left excited to get started on my papers. Great feedback, too!

Dr. Miller is an amazing human event professor, she doesn't stray away from different interpretations either. She is also so willing to sit down with you and talk about a paper or anything really. She is a tough grader, but she explains exactly why and how to improve. I have never gotten so excited to write and essay after I met with a professor.

As long as you truly read/watch the material, come prepared to class with meaningful points of discussion, and use them effectively, your attendance and participation will be great. Her grading of essays seems arbitrary, without a clearly defined rubric, but they seem fair and realistic. I scored a B+ average on my papers.

Dr. Miller has been my favorite professor so far. She is extremely nice and approachable. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and the discussions were fascinating.

I loved THE. It's lot of work but I expected that from an honors seminar and I appreciated the amount of feedback I got on papers. It was clear & she gave me lots of ideas for improving. I also loved the 1 on 1 meetings bc they gave me direction. Conversations were great & I loved the Indigenous films in the first weeks of class.

If you have to take Human event, definitely take from Prof Miller. Has great reading selection plus we got to watch movies instead of books sometimes. Only two papers per semester and she gives lots of support for the papers and facilitates great in-class discussions. Grades heavily on participation and attendance.

This class is work heavy, but if you do the readings and participate, the discussions are stimulating. Dr. Miller is so invested in the material and makes every class enjoyable. She offers office hours, which you should definitely utilize for papers, and always helped me organize my thoughts for papers. By far my favorite professor, take her class!

They promote a strong sense of engagement in class discussions. They are willing to discuss and work with you on your papers; however, their grading of them can seem arbitrary. Your grade will be accurately reflected by staying engaged, contributing to discussions, and showing a willingness to learn and grow as a writer.

I didn't expect to love this class, but I did: great conversations that allowed everyone to participate and really interesting readings. 171 was a bit tougher to get through because I liked the readings less, but discussions were still really good. Dr. Miller is respectful of different view points and cares about students. Go to office hours!

I was sort of 'meh' on the idea of this class at first, but it really grew on me. She does fun things in class, like had us write poems based on The Pillow Book. We had some good laughs as people read out their poems. It wasn't the same discussion structure every day. She gave great feedback in office and on papers.

Dr. Miller is genuinely just an incredible, kind, and caring person, and you can tell that she truly cares about the success of her students. She creates a classroom environment that encourages individuals to share their own unique ideas and gives students a platform to foster friendships with their peers. Dr. Miller is incredible!!!

Dr. Miller has been one of best teachers I have had so far. She is really passionate and kind. She is a good grader and gives a lot of good feedback as she truly cares about your success. I joined her class the next semester but I wish I had taken her in HON171. Dr. Miller makes class enjoyable and I will genuinely miss taking her class.

best human event professor ever. I switched teachers for second semester and it was the best decision ever. Dr. Miller cares about her students and she makes this class the best it can be. Definitely take her!

I was ready to give up on Barrett. I couldn't find someone to help w/ thesis work and I felt like I wasn't being supported by faculty. I took Dr. Miller's summer class on a whim because i needed those upper-div credits. The class has been ++ and she's so supportive. I now have a thesis project, a committee, and am excited about my project!

I had Dr. Miller for both HON 171 and HON 272. I can honestly say that she is the main reason my writing has improved drastically. She gives amazing feedback and makes it very clear what to improve on for the next paper. Make sure to participate in discussions and go to office hours if possible because those helped more than anything!

She is a good professor, but can be very passive aggressive at times to students which can be seen as degrading. She requires a lot of different reading materials. After every lecture, I feel more knowledgable and confident that I fully understood what I had to read. She cuts off people when they are speaking but can make you feel insightful.

Professor Miller created an environment that made it really easy to talk to each other and share our opinions. It was a great class and the texts were really wonderful! As far as human event professors go, you can't get much better. I really loved this course and highly recommend it to any incoming freshmen.

I loved this professor! A highschool friend suggested I take Dr. Miller and I'm so glad I listened. She was engaging, sympathetic & super-helpful with papers during office hours. I'm really looking forward to spring. We'll read more modern stuff & I think that will make me like the class even more!

Engaging, eloquent speaker, cares for students. Has lots of office hours. She only has 2 full essays, which is pretty easy for a honors class. Spurs lots of insightful discussion, helps you think outside the box. You have to be on top of your game, though, to be on her good side. Always come prepared w/ books/rough drafts & participate.

Most of the class is just participating in discussions with 2 essays and a "half essay." As long as you're prepared for class and show up consistently you won't fail. I highly recommend attending her office hours as there's a lot of good information you can get on a paper before submitting. Avoid sitting in the corner during discussions.

I loved Human Event and Dr. Miller. She gave great feedback on papers (lots of detail and clear suggestions) and she was really accessible outside of classes. Go to office hours! they're so helpful and she shows real excitement about your ideas. I'm taking HON 272 with her this spring and looking forward to it.

She chooses good material for the class and her discussions are interesting, although she talks a lot and sometimes dominates her own discussions. A very kind and caring person, someone who's good to interact with.

Professor picked interesting material for most of the lectures. Sometimes she can talk a lot before the discussion starts but for the most part it's just background information and isn't that big of a deal. Gives lots of feedback on essays but grading is pretty fair. I would recommend either going to either TA or her office hours if you have time.

Out of all of the human event teachers, Miller seems to be one of the best ones. We have 2 assignments a week that are pretty self explanatory. She talks you through everything and is pretty responsive. Participation and attendance are required.