Fantastic professor. Super friendly, willing to give extra help outside class, and clear expectations. Gives thoughtful comments on papers, which I really appreciated. I enjoyed her class and look forward to my next term with her!

A professor very committed in having the student learn. Part lecture. Part discussion. An excellent course to take for any individual. If you are willing to engage in the course, it will be one of the better one's taken at Portland State. Do not miss any classes though.

She is a great teacher, who is both very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. Very helpful outside class.

There is a lot of reading you have to do prior to each lecture in order to be part of the group discussions. She is very nice d quite helpful. There were a couple essays and two exams (one midterm and a final). She isn't a tough grader and definitely fair.

Really enjoyed this course, the readings are heavy, but for the most part very interesting. You can get away with skipping some of the readings, but you won't be able to participate in the group discussions. Show up and pay attention, & you'll do well. She is very clear in her expectations, very helpful, & in my opinion is too easy of a grader.

Professor McNeur is far and above the best professor I've had. She really cares about history and conveys it in a way that makes it relevant to her students. She gives excellent feedback on your essays and is always available if you're having difficulty with a concept. I can't recommend her courses enough, particularly the heritage trees course.

Professor McNeur was very thorough in her lecture and readings supplemented well. Expect to actually read or you may have a hard time on the exams if you don't end up with a group that can catch you up adequately. She also cares about her students individually and was welcoming in her office hours. Overall, I enjoyed her class.

Good teacher. You will have to do a lot of reading for this class but most of them are pretty interesting.

A very well organized teacher with excellent reading materials, very refreshing. She's very helpful with helping your research essay. Knowledgeable in her field and doesn't leave you depressed about the future so much. Take notes on the lectures as they may be essential to your final. Her readings are usually online with two chapters from one book.

All you have to do is study from her study guide, & you are going to get an A. Her study guides are basically the exam. She is a vey generous grader with the exams and give a lot of partial points, which was really nice. She is a little tougher on the essay she assigns, but other than that, it is great. She makes the class really fun & enjoyable.

I was never interested in history until I took this course. She really cares about what she teaches which makes it a lot more enjoyable. The study guides make it very easy to study. Go to class, take notes, complete the weekly reading as well as online discussions and you'll do great. Plus, all of the assigned reading is free and online.

ALL THE READINGS ARE FREE ONLINE!! This is honestly the biggest blessing in the world. Unfortunately she really just reads off her presentation for the first hour of class. Take good notes though - midterm and final are both lecture-centric. There is a v good study guide provided and if you use it you'll be fine.

An amazing professor! Her lectures are key to passing this course. The lectures are really engaging and the content is really interesting. She make the subject really relatable to modern times by showing trends. It was really interesting, beyond my expectations. Professor also really cares about her students and their success. She is passionate.

Professor McNeur has been by far my favorite professor here at PSU. If you look into her career you can find she won many awards for her book "Taming Manhattan",and has an hour long interview on C SPAN I would recommend watching. The class is graded on weekly discussion posts, attendance, and two Exams that she gives study guides for. No Textbook!

Professor McNeur is truly a great teacher. There is a lot of work involved, but she makes sure class is fun. She is always available and quick to respond to emails. One of the best at PSU.

I've heard a lot of people complain about McNeur's speed of lecturing - I think this feedback is due to the level of history students taking it. If you know how to get an A and take those kinds of notes she is as easy to follow as anyone. Fantastic professor, definitely take her diverse US history class 201!

Her own research and published work interesting and relevant though not the empasis of the course.

She was an awesome professor! She cares a lot about her students & always ready to help! Lectures are interesting & you can tell she cares about what she is teaching. Really enjoyed this class.

Professor McNeurs teaching style and passion for history inspired me to minor in History at PSU after taking her HST201 course. She is brilliant, passionate, and well respected. She's definitely my favorite professor at PSU. Her classes don't have a really heavy workload, she encourages creativity, and no text books.

Prof McNeur is an amazing gem of a professor. This was the first history course I've taken at PSU and it was thoroughly enjoyable, and the teacher gave many opportunities to succeed. Technically a hybrid class making use of graded online discussions, but it was straightforward. Fast pace lectures but a great speaker, with extra credit available.

All around a great professor. Keep up on the reading and attend class to pass.

Catherine McNeur is a professor I would recommend to anyone who wants to take HST399U. You are graded on attendance, online discussions, a midterm, essay, and a final. If you attend the lectures and read the articles posted online, you should have an easy time in the class. Great teacher and wants students to succeed. Knows a lot about the material

Discussion once a week, one 4 page paper due, one midterm, and take home final essay. Super easy as long as you attend lectures. Take detailed notes for lecture

Very fast paced but also provided great substance. Extra credit opportunities and good testing format

Amazing class, amazing teacher! Each lecture addresses very interesting topics, and Professor McNeur is very respectful and responsive to students' questions. This class assigns online weekly discussions for readings and lectures, which helps students to review the materials in a timely manner. The professor gives a study guide for midterm.

Prof McNeur was very sweet and knowledgeable in her field! She has even written a book and a few papers that have been published that I know of! she teaches interesting material and requires you to post about it in the discussions each week! Kind of a lot of reading but not boring. She also allows lots of opportunities for extra credit!

This class was a different and interesting perspective on history. There is a fair amount of reading to do for homework, and it is important to attend lecture. However if you are a history buff this should not be a problem as both the readings and lectures were very intriguing!

I took one of Prof. McNeur's online classes. She really lays everything out for you--schedule, what she expects from you, assignments, etc. A lot of reading and a lot of writing. Finding the time to read all the assignments was one of the most challenging parts of the course.

This was a very interesting class and Catherine McNeur was a kind and organized professor. She cares about her students and provides some of the best feedback on papers and tests. Show up to class, post on the discussion board once per week, and take good notes. This is an easy A, look no further. Plus no textbook required!

Professor McNeur is clearly very knowledgeable in her field. She gives great feedback on exams and her lectures are always intriguing. I recommend trying to take the best notes that you can because they're helpful for papers. However, if you can't write quickly pay attention to her instead of trying to figure out what she said last.

Professor McNeur is easily one of the most solid professors I've had. Every class was a whole lecture, and they're pretty fast-paced. There are visuals, but they're there for visual aid so you best pay attention. She gives personalized feedback on papers, and goes the extra mile to answer questions outside of class.

great teacher. does a great job to explain historical terms.

DIscussions are due every Thursday. Some of the readings are pretty lengthy. No textbook is required but a book report is required and students are given options on books to pick from. Fast grading. The professor is clearly passionate about her field of study.

Professor McNeur is awesome. She's one of the best instructors I've had at PSU so far. She is engaged, helpful, quick to respond, and super enthusiastic about the topic. Yes, there's a lot of reading involved, but come on, it's an upper-division history class! Besides, it's a fascinating topic if you're interested in history. Highly recommended!!

This was a fantastic class. Professor McNeur gave you both the history of the important events and people from the era, but also the people you never hear about too. Great presentations (that she posts to D2L), reasonable paper and exams. Attendance is mandatory.

Awesome teacher. the course is planned out well so that every time in history is reached

This class was extremely enjoyable. I learned a lot about the issues that our natural world faces on a deeper level than your standard intro level environmental class. Professor McNeur was extremely helpful and engaging with a remote class due to covid restrictions. Reading is heavy, but it is all very interesting and beneficial! 10/10 professor

Professor McNeur kept me engaged and interested throughout the entire course. I liked how the course was organized thematically, and she picked great readings for each week's topic. This is an upper division history class, so expect a fair amount of reading and writing, but as long as you do the assignments & participate in discussions you'll pass.

Prof Mcneur is easily my favorite teacher at PSU. This is an upper division class and there is a lot of reading (60-90 pages/week of high level academic papers) but honestly so worth it. No textbook, she (thoughtfully) picks the readings herself, and each week has a theme. Genuinely an amazing teacher, I would take if you're interested in history

Professor McNeur created the best remote course I've taken. That also includes all the other online classes I've taken at PSU. The discussions were also great! If you're thinking about taking one of her courses, do!

I really enjoyed this course! Even remote. Professor McNeur is a wonderful teacher. There's a decent amount of reading every week but all of the texts and discussions are super interesting. Expectations are clear. I would say she is a reasonable/easy grader. Loved this class, definitely take it!

Professor McNeur was honestly amazing. She had very clear expectations and was up for questions. She fostered a warm learning environment which can be difficult online. Each week had 4-6 discussion questions but they were easy and helped build community. She also did weekly feedback videos/encouragement. 10/10 would take again but I graduate soon.

Professor Catherine is a great professor. This is the second time, I have taken a class with her . For HST 440, you should expect more reading to do, for my class we read 2 books and more for our final paper. Professor Catherine is a easy grader and gives good feedback that can help you more to improve in your next paper.

Prof. McNeur is enthusiastic about the subject and well organized. As to be expected of a history class, there is a lot of reading. There are required weekly readings and discussions, which I enjoyed. Icarus's Thursday night discussions were a nice real-time discussion. The course was insightful, engaging, and fun.

I'm not a history major but this course made interested in history. McNeur handpicked all the readings for the week and many were really incredible articles that I ended up sharing with friends and family outside of class. There was a lot of reading each week but it was all worth it. I'm even thinking about reading her book.

This class exposed me to new concepts, ideas and approaches to researching history. The professors knowledge of this course information gave me access to new historians and journals.

Prof. McNeur is one of the kindest and most hands-on professors I've had. She really wants her students to succeed and it shows. The class was comprised of essays and readings, not textbooks, and she provided the bulk of these via PDF. A decent amount of reading, but it's usually engaging and goes by quickly. Would love to take another class w/her.

Prof. McNeur is by far the best professor I've ever had at Portland State. I'm a senior and have had her twice now, and in both classes she was so awesome and caring!! I really appreciate her, and have learned so much history as well as writing/academia tips that will help me for years to come. I cannot stress enough that you must take her class!

Professor McNeur is kind and caring. The thought and effort she puts into the course and sourcing reading material is evident. This class was engaging and eye-opening. Lots of reading in this course, but it's very interesting so it was at no point a drag. She is a fair grader and you can tell she actually values your thoughts and opinions.

She actively communicates with her students and regularly reminds them about assignments and readings. This helped me a lot. Also, she gives us good reading, which broadens my reading horizons. She is a very kind and good professor!!!

I loved this class! the readings and sources throughout the course were interesting, informative and made me want to learn more about a lot of the topics we discussed. i think because the class doesn't have a ton of assignments crammed into the term, it makes it easier to digest what you are reading actually think about it and learn from it.

This course was insightful, manageable, and FUN! There is a consistent schedule of readings and discussions each week, that delve into a specific theme or topic. Professor McNeur was extremely organized and present throughout the entire course and all expectations were clear, she's a timely grader and provides great feedback. Take this course!!

I have taken so many history classes and this class was the best and unexpectedly easy. The class is straightforward forward and participation is key! If you just keep up with the readings and talk every oncle in awhile, you are pretty solid in this class. I really enjoy this professor and I can not wait to take more from them!

Easily one of my favorite professors and courses of my undergraduate degree. I highly recommend Prof McNeur! She is a delightful human being with passion and enthusiasm for history. She understands how to engage students and keep us interested because she chooses a diverse mix of reading from different time periods.

Prof is clearly passionate about the subject. She is enthusiastic and seems like a wonderful professor overall. Fully online, so no direct interaction unless thru office hours. Readings are interesting, online discussions engaging. It is well set up to ensure participation - I've not seen done as well in other online classes. Would def take again!

my only complaint is that I didn't receive much feedback on my writing. Great course, you get what you put in.

She is a great professor and this is my second time taking her class. The reading materials in class are of high quality and bring many discoveries and surprises. You get extra credit for attending TA Zoom meetings.

Phenomenal. This class was interesting, amount of work was reasonable. Professor is eager to help students succeed and is extremely knowledgeable. Grading is not focused on details such as formatting or length - Show that you read and thought about the material and you will be good to go. It is a privilege to learn from and work with her!

Found her course to be very interesting. Her lectures are really good, she tends to pick a couple of concepts and nails them really well. There is a fair bit of reading but nothing too outrageous. She is a fair grader and is easy to communicate with via email/comments. Definitely a professor whose courses I'd be interested to take again.

Professor McNeur is great! I would definitley take her classes again. She has clear guidelines for every week, ussually with one reading and 2-3 20-40 minute lecture videos with responses to each on canvas. There is also a midterm book review and a final with short and long answer responses. Wonderful with feedback!

This was an online course, but she made it very clear what we had to be working on, and what was laid out for the week. For the full week, we had two lecture videos to watch, and two reading/discussion assignments. All was supposed to be done by Wednesday, 11:59pm.

HST492/592: The main project was a long research paper, so if you've never done one before, take this class and Prof. McNeur will teach you how. She breaks the process down into manageable (graded) chunks so you can't leave it all until the last minute even if you usually procrastinate. And she will go out of her way to help you if you need it.

She really knows her stuff! Great lectures, truly caring, and extremely personable. The best of the best at Portland State and if you have the chance to take one of her classes you should!

Professor McNeur is a compassionate, intelligent and inspiring teacher. Even through our online class I felt engaged and entertained by the reading materials and research projects. Everything is very clearly laid out, so no surprises! Keep on top of the weekly work, participate, and come with curiosity! There will be a lot of reading.

BEST history professor. It is a history course so you will read a lot but she assigns reasonable work. Just a book report and take-home test so pretty straightforward. She is honestly really caring, a fast grader, and offers great feedback. I was never bored.

Highly recommend, both professor and the class. Fascinating topics, fun assignments perusing historical media, not TOO much reading (1-2 easy-to-digest papers per week) Grading is clear, easy to get an A if you do the weekly tasks which are not difficult.

Catherine provided some of the most well done and easy to understand lectures I've seen, as well as made them feel immersive and filled with rich detail on what was being discussed. The assignments were also well done and felt diverse in their content and accessibility!

She rules! Provides great online lectures and some very interesting articles for the discussion posts. Also is usually quick to respond to emails if you have any questions.

Professor McNeur has been a great teacher. She is very courteous and professional, knows the subject she is teaching well. Always cheerful she is one of those professors that I wish I could take in person classes with and I would take any of her classes and highly recommend you students do the same.

I had a great experience taking this class from Catherine McNeur. She had all of the material for classes pre-recorded, and the entire class was very well organized. It seemed like we knew where we were going and had a clear path of what was expected of us in terms of assignments and things needing to be understood each week.

Stay on top of weekly readings and lectures and the class is a breeze. No textbooks, one cheap book and a review of it and one final. The course is easily accessible and directs you to success

Great professor and easy A!

Dr McNeur is great at encouraging productivity in and out of the classroom. Discussions amongst students are great, and the work itself (~50 pages of weekly readings, a few review assignments, final paper) isn't daunting at all. She clearly cares about her students and knows a lot about her field. She's super intelligent, caring, and inspiring!

Professor is amazing!! Work was easy, and manageable.

This class was wonderful and the pressor proved lots of material for you to be able to understand everything. My favorite part was doing a book review and getting to attend a book talk for extra credit.

BEST PROF EVAAA. I am being totally unbiased btw I have never spoken a word to her this class is fully online no zoom meetings. however she has her class extremely well organized and clear on instructions. You can tell she genuinely loves her job. 100% recommend her in any course.

The most organized online class I've taken. There were weekly readings, lectures, and discussions, all very reasonable, with clear instructions and easy grading. The professor's comments and lectures made it clear she was passionate about the subject and students. Definitely recommend as an easy, fun, interesting history class and professor.

There are weekly readings, discussion post and annotating readings. All of them were easy reads as long as you watch the video lectures where she goes over the topic of the week where you can refer to for reading discussion post (not required). Final is an essay will be about the lectures, readings or any material, just pay attention and read a bit

Very engaging course; the topics selected provided a variety of perspectives on US history

I mean, great enough that I actually went on ratemyprofessor, so yeah.

The professor was engaging and clear, with a genuine passion for teaching. She was understanding and flexible when I needed extensions, recognizing students' lives outside of school. This is my second class with her, and the chance to review books with their authors was a unique and valuable experience.

She is appreciative of the effort you put into her class. She's also engaging and clearly passionate about the subject. I do wish her class was available in person, however.

Stay on top of readings for reading reflection projects=makes your final project easier to work on.

Professor McNeur is Par Excellence. You'll likely reflect on what you learn in her class for the rest of your life.

Catherine is a great teacher and it was a great class. You will be doing a lot of reading and annotations as well as discussions. You will also do a book review on two readings (you pick one). The final exam is a hefty one with essay answers but if you have read all the materials and paid attention, you will do fine.

I took this course entirely online and I wished I hadn't since Catherine is such a lovely person. The course material is engaging and covers a large range of topics. My favorite part was the discussion posts, which felt like going on virtual field trips through the archives.

Professor McNeur is a great teacher. The class involved a lot of reading, but everything felt connected and meaningful. I loved how we explored themes like justice, survival, and resistance. The materials were powerful, and the weekly discussions made me feel like my voice mattered. I'd definitely recommend this class.

Good professor. Accessible lectures and readings.

She has a very light, bright, friendly attitude. She was my professor for an online course, the class was easy to navigate and her instructions and assignments were clear and easy to follow. She seemed to be a very prompt grader and quick to respond to any communication.

She had a very light, bright, friendly attitude. She was my professor for an online course; the class was well-organized and easy to navigate, and her instructions and assignments were clear. She seemed to be a prompt grader and quick to respond to any communication.

The professor was overall extremely nice as well. Friendly, helpful, caring, and gives good feedback as well. Loved having her!

I really enjoyed this class and Professor McNeur. She is really caring and gives excellent feedback. There is a good amount of reading each week for assignments, but it's all fascinating and keeps you wanting to read. She grades fairly and gives you detailed instructions to help you succeed in the course if you follow them.

10 out of 10 recommended

This class has interesting readings throughout the term, and I really enjoy reading them. The professor gave good feedback!!!

A fun class! A lot of readings but easily manageable. There are may topics and culture groups that were taught and reached and for that sole reason, my perspective over food and power continues to be supported. Overall a very enriching class regarding history.

Professor McNeur was wonderful! I took the HST333U course and learned so much! I was worried about the amount of readings, but she does this wonderful thing where you can stop and make annotations as the grade for that reading, and it really gives you the chance to voice your own questions and observations and share them with your classmates. 10/10

She was a great teacher! I was a fully online student, but was able to go to a book review where I got to meet her. She was very kind and understanding when it came to grading and issues with technology. Homework: Read 2 articles online with classmates and a discussion post. Sometimes doing essays-- like ~4 total probably in whole term.

Profesor McNeur is very kind and understanding. She helped me when I needed it, and was lenient about homework as long as I communicated. Her videos are cute and interesting.

Nothing much to say here, very accomplished and knowledgeable professor, who provided clear and intuitive instructions for all readings, discussions, and major assignments. Gave great feedback, even participated in class and reading discussions! Fair grading, and readings were not overly gigantic.

Catherine has been a super nice and understanding professor. She was available to answer any questions and work around issues as needed, and is clearly passionate about what she does. This course was reading heavy in the first half but as long as you just do the work she isn't a tough grader.