I just love it when he runs his fingers through his hair. OWWW

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Helpful, informative and cute =)

He knew my name before I knew his name! What a great guy.

Great Prof, he rules the PACS department!!

Very bright, understanding and committed to teaching philosophy

Great style of lecturing; relaxed and well spoken

his lectures grab your attention, well spoken and intelligent, listens

Great teacher. Great thinker. Took at number of courses with him.

Best professor on campus. In touch with current events, amazing lectures - you can just sit, listen, and absord all you need to know! Took several courses with him.

what a guy! generous, helpful, enthusiastic, and entertaining!

Never had a prof like this... he is knowledgeable, easy to listen to and has a great sense of humor. Responds well to questions, knows his stuff!

He's hot, he's got a brain, a sense of humour and a wonderful attitude!

For sure you wont fall asleep in his Phil classes, he is energetic and has a great sense of humour.

He is the nicest, funniest, most enthusiastic and best professor on campus! His lectures are amazing and you will never find them boring! More people should have an opportunity to take his class!

HIs lectures are great & definately changed my point of view for ethics!

One of the best profs on campus. Always interesting letures.

The best prof going. Outstanding lecturer. Take any course he teaches - even his D.E. stuff is great.

Is it really wrong to love your prof?!! HE'S AMAZING...awsome lectures....listens when u talk, tries to make exams easier for the student, really cute!! overall 10/10!!

Interesting and well explained lectures however I find some of his exam questions to be suprising - testing really obscure information. Regardless, I'm happy to have had him and will be taking his courses again.

Excellet prof, very interesting slides for a DE course. Just make sure you know your stuff because his mid-terms and tests are hard.

Probably the most helpful instructor i've come across. Brian is such a great guy who uses Latin to cover up any "french" slips. He is energetic, funny, honest, interactive and loves to create controversy. If you like debating then take any of his Philosophy classes. He will fight tot he death with U

Awesome prof, for such a dry topic this has become my favorite class throughout university....he's simply hilarious. He laughs at his own jokes, converses well with the class, very entertaining. The class itself is extremely easy

He Rocks! Only thing is that he assumes you have a basic understanding of all comcepts, which shouldn't be the case for an introductory course! But he's so engaging, his lectures were awesome, I never missed a class!

Engaging lecturer. Weird marking scheme.

AWESOME PROF!!!Hes interesting and jokes around alot, his jokes arent too funny but the fact that he laughs at himself makes u have a good time...he responds to his emails quickly and answer all questions clearly..overall, my fave prof...highly recommended and i cant wait to take another class with him...

Very engaging lecturer, his voice drove me crazy at the start of class, but I really grew to enjoy his class and his sence of humor. Very intellegent man and willing to admit when errors are made. Likes to argue and wants to know WHY you think what you think, not what you think. My favourite phil prof by far after 6 classes with other phil profs.

Good Prof, very engaging. Occasionally tests on peripheral material, so study hard.

hilarious prof. first time i never skipped a single night class. must go to lectures to do well, a bit difficult but if you work hard..guarantee an 80.

He is the best prof I had in first year by far. I actually looked forward to going to his night class. The entire course is lecture based. Didn't use the textbook once so don't buy it. If you go to all the lectures you will be guaranteed an 80!!

best prof ive ever had. very easy going and down to earth.

ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING PROFS I HAVE HAD IN 4 YEARS.

Fantastic professor- Orend is extremely engaging, witty, entertaining, and approachable. You can tell he is very passionate about his work, and wants his students to care, not just to come to class and pass.

you can't say enough good things about Brian Orend. He is the ideal prof. Not to mention one of the funniest men alive... Also if you attend his class you will see a slight similarity to Stephen Colbert in boths looks and sense of humour. very witty and lots of satire. Best night class ever! Oh and he is one fo the smartest men alive for his age.

Awesome guy. Very helpful, totally down to earth. Bright as hell. PS: Not totally sure about the '385' thing. It was Phil of Human Rights

Hilarious, witty, brilliant, helpful, easy-going, accomplished, entertaining, fantastic public speaker – a great prof and a great person. Someone nominate him for a teaching award…and a Nobel Prize.

Absolutely the best class I've taken in 5 years of university! He's interesting AND hilarious. The class requires no reading, and the exams are stupid-easy.

Best prof. I have ever had. He is hilarious and so smart..I retained everything he said because he was so engaging. Tested on fair material. If you pay attention and care about the issues you'll ace the class

a very knowledgeable and helpful prof.. his lectures are mandatory and if you attend, you'll surely get above 75 %. one of the best profs ever! and really hot too :)

Distance Ed lectures are relatively boring but that has a lot to do with his voice. Easy marker though!!

I took this DE, his lectures are really interesting to listen to and he's also funny! Lots of deep thinking and writing since it's philosophy, thus, can be subjective.

I have taken two courses with him, and I absolutely love his lectures. Best Prof I have ever had!! He is really helpful, and that human rights course is REALLY fun, and interesting! I would take his class any day/time. ALSO, REALLY REALLY SMART!!!

such an amazinggg prof. hilarious, witty, smart & enthusiastic about what he teaches. makes a 3 hour, thursday night lecture a breeze.

The most amazing prof I've had! He's energetic and very funny which makes long night classes a breeze. I look forward to attending them. He is also very helpful. He's young and has accomplished so much, that to simply attend his classes, and hear him speak is inspiring. He really has motivated me to go after my dreams of becoming a lawyer!

GREAT PROF!!!!!!!! just need to go to class to know what's on the exam

Wow... He is the ideal prof for sure. Easy, outgoing, engaging, a fantastic public speaker, and really cares about his students and what they think! He's so funny and is all smiles; keeps us awake in a night class. He is so accomplished at such a young age... my idol. Plus he's hot, I just love it when he runs his fingers through his hair lol <3

Awesome professor, extremely captivating and passionate about what he teaches.

Professor Orend is wonderful! is lectures are engaging and make you think! He makes you become very interested in the topic. Each week we discuss a new topic in international studies. I highly recommend this class. Midterm is a lot of writing but is very straightforward.No text, so you have to attend class to get notes. Awesome prof!

This prof is great at keeping the interest of the class. Really funny! Midterm and final are straightforward and he tells you the format before you write it. I recommend taking this course with Orend :).

Easily one of the best professors ever. Brian is an exceptionally intelligent, outgoing and easy prof. His midterm and final are IDENTICAL formats - the final is summative. You dont even need to pick up the textbook, just go to class and take down the major topics. Simply put - if your willing to put in minimal effort for an A, take this class!

Brian Orend is quite possibly one of the best profs at UW. Your university career is not complete unless you take a class with him. There were no textbooks in the classes I took with him so just go to class and take great notes and you'll do excellent! Absolutely hilarious, energetic, and knowledgeable! Total hottie too :)

one word: AMAZING!

Great prof! He made a 3 hour night class a breeze! He showed lots of videos in class, which you just need to watch without stressing out. Exams were more than fair (you just have to write a lot and writing everything you heard in the lectures). Final was a take-home!! Great course!!

This prof is hot! He makes Thursday night classes entertaining. His exams are fair - just write a lot of detail & you'll easily get an A. There is no textbook and he gives handouts for the main points of his lectures. Don't take PHIL 215 with any other prof!

He is simply one of the best profs I have ever had. He makes a 2.5 hr lecture fly by and they are always super interesting and funny. The midterm was just right in terms of difficulty and the final is a take-home so it could hardly be easier. I would take every class he teaches. And he's a total intelligent hottie :)

Professor Orend - a world class scholar who is the farthest thing from a square. Inspirational, a gentleman, incredible public speaker, and has an unbeatable sense of humour to boot. Waterloo is lucky to have someone amazing as him on their roster.

So hot! Makes coming to class much more enjoyable, he is extremely witty, and makes the topics more interesting. My favourite Prof.

What an amazing professor. Hilarious and always has little anecdotes just to add to the material. He is engaged with the class and never hesitates to insert a joke or two to make it more interesting. Very easy to do well in the class as long as you attend the lectures. I would love to take this class again!

Best prof I had!! His lectures are so much fun and his tests are easy (he makes you more than prepared as long as you attend the lectures and read his handouts) You don't even need to get a textbook for his class! He's also by far the best looking prof I had :)

Great prof! intelligent, clear, concise and understanding. Just attend his lectures and follow how he wants you to answer his questions. TA marked my paper and gave me 76%. I asked him to remark and he gave me 93%! amazing! you don't need to buy the book too! he's hot!

the best prof ever! very intelligent and extremely witty. makes class very interesting and enjoyable.

Such a good prof, makes you want to go to class, in fact if you go to class you will ace the midterm and final. Hes hilarious, and super hot too.

Amazing prof, I would want to be like this great person in the future.

One of the best professors! You will not be disappointed taking a clas with prof. Orend. He is extremely knowledable & an all-around nice prof.

Really funny guy and makes class really fun.

Very knowledgeable and interesting. You will actually want to attend his class.

Orend is an amazing professor. He definitely knows what he is talking about. His classes are entertaining and he tends to swear sometimes :P

His lectures are very interesting. He is intelligent, passionate, and helpful. He speaks to you as if you're a person. He is hilarious and frequently drops f-bombs. I'd suggest attending lectures. The textbook is useful for studying and was completely necessary for the take-home final, which is much harder than it sounds. Very interesting class.

Excellent prof, one of the only classes I have been awake in for any lecture. Midterm and final are fair. He keeps you interested.

Excellent professor! Extremely interested in the course! My favorite prof at waterloo! Recommend him to anyone! Wish I could've taken more classes with him! Don't even buy the textbook! Very easy course with him!

He is a good lecturer in the way that he makes what he teaches interesting and relevant, but may be hard to hear at the back because he does not use a microphone. Approachable and funny. Straight forward essay exams as long as you attend lectures. Would recommend!

The best professor in Waterloo that I've come across, I highly recommend his International Studies course -- it's top notch and he's in his element in that course. One day I was reading the Stanford Philosophical wiki and found Orend had written the article -- a wave of pride overwhelmed me. :P

Makes you look forward to every class! He keeps you interested and motivated to do your work, and learn beyond the classroom. Amazing professor!

He was the voice-over guy for the online lectures in this DE course. Overall, he does a decent job conveying the material and keeping you somewhat interested in it. I would say though that he has a tendency to say 'dude' a bit too often, but other than that, he's not terrible. Course requirements were simple as well with a few essays, no biggie.

BEST prof i've ever had, entertaining and very intelligent

Great professor, follow him wherever he goes!

An amazing professor! Attendance isn't mandatory, but you won't want to miss a class.

This course was very, very intersting, eye-opening, and useful! I took it online, but you can tell from the textbook and the way it was written (by him) that he's a great lecturer. I'd recommend this class to everyone! It is quite straightforward too!

Orend is a gifted lecturer. Going to class every week (business ethics) was intellectually stimulating. Tries to encourage audience participation/discussion. would highly recommend.

Most interesting class I have taken as a psych/philosophy undergraduate. I had no real interest in history before this class, but I was right in thinking this would be a good place to start. You'll agree with most of his opinions anyway, but he teaches everything in a way that you can form your own opinion and find yourself arguing with his book.

Awesome prof, really knows what he's talking about, class is very interesting. Uses textbook material a lot, since he wrote it, and tries to make the content appealing. He's really funny and engaging in class, and gives open book final exam.

Very good professor. You will have a fun time in class for sure.

Orend is an amazing prof. As long as you go to class, and listen to what he has to say, you will do fine on the midterm and take-home exam. You'll be surprised at how much you actually LEARN, which is cool. He's also hilarious, which helps. Don't hesitate to see him outside of class time, as he is also extremely friendly and helpful.

Great prof. Really chill. Has a great sense of humor. Really interested in what he's teaching and really knows what he's talking about. Genuinely vested in success of students. INTST isn't a bird course thought but he tries to make it as easy as he can. :)

It's Orend, enough said. Take the course. Best lecturer at Waterloo. Exams and papers are graded very fairly. YOU MUST ATTEND LECTURES.

An interesting bird course. Very gifted lecturer. The textbook is written by him, and the lectures are almost the same as the readings. Nevertheless, it is still worth attending class. Midterm and take home are straightforward.

One of the best professors I have had at UW. His course is really straightforward, and he is insightful and helpful to students. Prior to taking his course my GP was relively low in first year, ALL his classes helped boost my average. Would recommend this to all first years. Simplicity at best!

Brian Orend is a great professor. He really knows what he is talking about. He is very dedicated to the subject, and he wrote the textbook (which is interesting to read because he's so interesting). Great sense of humour, very good at getting message across. Marks final exam based on your midterm mark so be sure to do well on the midterm.

The only 3 hour lecture I can sit through because Brian was so enthusiastic with his international studies courses. It was also a nice average booster.

Textbook is not required if you go to all the lectures and take thorough notes. It is a take-home final so it's easy to do. Very easy class although you should not slack because many people scored lower on the midterm. VERY funny prof and genuinely a great person. Favourite prof of 1A.

GREAT prof. Easy course and perfect for my first year university. Only requires a couple of hours a week in reading and the material is actually interesting. Midterm and exam are fair and he marks generously. I've heard in class he is very good too.

Very interesting and funny teacher. Pretty cool person.

By far the most interesting class I have taken so far! He is a great lecturer with an awesome sense of humor. I would recommend this class to every student no matter what year or program, it is very interesting and eye-opening.

Brian is one of the best professors I've had at Waterloo so far. Enthusiastic, gifted lecturer, super intelligent (Bay St. law, Columbia ph.D !) and someone who really genuinely cares-- we are still keeping in touch, even though I took his class in the Fall semester. 11/10, I heartily recommend him and his classes.

He is amazing. Intelligent, funny, charismatic, intelligent, a very humble and approachable man. I only took one class with him and that was enough for me to know he is one of the best Profs at UW and my favourite Prof. Phil 327 is so interesting! Loved the class and thoroughly learned a lot.

Not mandatory to attend classes, but be prepared to read his textbook if you decide to not go to class. Going to classes was 10x more interesting for the same content even if it was 3 hours long. He gives breaks halfway between.

Just the greatest human being. Haven't had such an amazing learning experience in my life. In a school overrun with researchers uninterested in teaching, this man is so innately charismatic, hilarious, approachable, and intelligent, that it immediately makes you question the kind of education you've been paying for in all your other courses!

This is my 3rd time having brian -hes by far my favourite prof at UW! Gives the students great relevant info/stories from his professional experiences that fits into the course content. Midterm is long but completely fair (pick 2 of 4 essays), take home final same as midterm, and a 15 page paper. Keeps students engaged! Everyone attends class!

So grateful to have such a nice prof!!! Excellent lecture and no(little) homework. His class is absolutely easy to understand and he makes philosophy so much fun! Loooooove it!

Orend is great! I've had him twice so far and in fact picked the PHIL315 night class over the other prof just so I can be in his class again! He really knows his stuff and gives clear and informative lectures, he is also very fast at responding to questions so if you have any just shoot him an email. An amazing lecturer and prof, really funny too!

First things first, if I see him on Tinder, I would swipe right ;) AHEM back to the real thing, lectures are AMAZING, you miss out if you skip. Super friendly and accessible outside of class! Really challenges you in terms of making connections between theories and real world situations. Very knowledgeable. And did I mention that he's cute?

Well, there's a ton of writing (as I sit here simultaneously writing out 4 essays between 2 of his take home finals), but that's a small price to pay for having the privilege of being in his classes. One of the most gifted lecturers @ UW & probably has the talent to make engineering ethics interesting for an arts student. Plus no textbook! :)

This guy is awesome. Enough said.

Incredibly engaging, interesting lectures. Even with less interesting material, he makes you want to show up to class.

Brian Orend is AMAZING! Lectures were really interesting, he encouraged questions from students. Most fair tests I've experienced - if you showed up for class and could give an opinion, you could do very well. I will definitely take more classes with him.

Lectures were long, but he made them interesting. Being thorough and detailed is important for the exams, but he gives clear structure and expectations for the exam questions. Final is take-home, and there's a free 5% in the form of a course reflection. Overall great prof, but could be better at providing sample case studies and feedback.

He's one of the greatest philosophy professors I've had! Extremely passionate and knowledgable in his field. Very insightful and open-minded. The course itself is very useful in the real-world as well, it's one of those courses that will actually stay in your head, unlike those courses where you write the final and forget the entire course after.

Taught biomedical ethics- my fav class for 1A.

Fantastic prof, really engaging and knows what hes talking about. Really interactive during lectures; always an opportunity to engage in discussion. Great visual aids, and Im sure you could skip lecture and do well, but his lectures are such a treat so go!

Dr. Orend is the best professor I have had while at Waterloo! His lectures are clear and easy to follow, his testing and grading is fair, and he shows genuine interest in his students. I wish I could have taken more classes with Dr. Orend!

Great prof, interesting lectures. Really engages the class for all the topics he covers. Felt like a real PHIL 101 course.

Dr. Orend is easily the best professor I have had while at Waterloo. His lectures are engaging and he often ties content to real-world examples (through documentaries). He has a genuine interest in his students and will call everyone by their name in class. If you have the opportunity to take a class with him, make sure you do!

Not sure why the latest reviews are demeaning towards him. Had him again and his quality of lecturing is still unmatched - and I am in my last semester of undergrad. Definitely a gifted, charismatic and open-minded professor; definitely my favourite professor in the entirety of my undergrad

Professor Orend is incredibly knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about his students success. To anyone majoring in Legal studies, I would definitely recommend talking to him about his work/experiences in the field. He took the time to give me great advice about law school/masters programs, and was always available to answer questions.

Really clear criteria for assessments and about his expectations at the beginning of the course. Pits students against each other which I like less, but very honest, easy to contact outside of class, and helpful when you come to him with questions.

Professor Orend is absolutely amazing. I've had the pleasure of taking three courses with him & they've all been amazing. He has an uncanny ability to take complex ideas and make them simple and understandable. He is a generous marker. He provides a lot of support throughout the term and will do anything to ensure students take a lot from his class

I really respect Dr. Orend immensely. I have taken 2 courses with him now and it only gets better! The content is extremely interesting and the week-to-week layout is amazing. Very organized. In PHIL 226 we were given weekly lectures divided up into sections (nice for organization and taking breaks). Course took about 4 hours a week. Loved it.

The only bad thing about taking an online course with Dr. Orend is that all other courses seem subpar. Dr. Orend is the author of the courses he teaches -> he is passionate about the material. He provides weekly video lectures going over the notes. No textbook. He also frequently incorporates relevant documentaries within a topic. Amazing.

My first class with him- and it was an online course. The lectures were prerecorded and there was no outside textbook reading, mostly recommended documentaries. He seemed very intelligent and passionate about the topics (moral issues) especially about war and peace which he specializes in. I am hoping to take an in-person course with him!

The course and prof were great! He was always available to help when needed and gives really good feedback on assignments. Also not an overly tough grader, his instructions are clear so follow them and you'll be fine. The course itself is heavy with the amount and subject of the material but he made it more enjoyable and made lectures engaging.