this guy rules, he's really funny and witty but the subject matter is brutally abstract.

great teacher but should remember his students names

He was very helpful when I took this course. He is very upfront and gives answers to tests with questions before the actual day. I recommend him to anyone who wants to take a laid back gov course.

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He was a great prof, he was extremely easy going. And I enjoyed going to class, because he made it seem a bit more fun.

Western Civ. is one of those stupid class where you have to learn so much (world history in one semester?? right!) that you don't learn anything at all. Miller secretly knows this, that's why he is awesome.

nice guy! makes the class easy!

The class was way too large, but he was a great professor. If it was in a smaller class, it would have been better.

He def. knows his stuff. But he is so disorganized. Once we had a midterm and he was 20 mins late and he didn't even have enough exams. So we all had to share and pass around dif. pages of the exam. everyone was cheating. Overall i think hes intelligent and teaches really well.

Younger end, tall, more cute than hot, knows his stuff, disrorganized (but it's endearing when he's all frazzled), makes time for students, easy grade, SO NICE.

Great professor. Knows his material and makes class enjoyable.

He was really good. He went off subject more than he taught but once you hear one of he letures you good for the entire class. Interesting stories and loves to talk about movies!

my favorite class this semester. he's very nice and funny and makes the class really interesting. it's the only one i never wanted to skip. take him!

HE IS A NICE TEACHER BUT HE DOES NOT STAY ON TOPIC WITH THE SUBJECTS AT HAND. HE IS FUNNY BUT VERY UNORGANIZED. THE TWO EXAMS HE GIVES, YOU ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW CASE BY CASE MATERIAL WITHOUT A REALLY GOOD REVIEW OR NOTES. BUT TURNING IN BRIEFS HE IS VERY LENIENT

Bring a couple of extra pens: you'll need them for all the doodling you'll do. He's a great guy but don't buy the books unless you feel you really need to.

Yes he goes off topic, and yes at times you want to kill him. But really the man is pretty smart, and he's fair if you go along with him. Not hard, just go to class, take notes and be a student. You'll be fine

Dr. Miller's okay but he's definitely really disorganized. Seems like an all-around nice guy. This class was more philosophically based than related to law. Vague on assignments but gives you the exam questions the week before the test. I'd take him again.

The class is fairly disorganized, but before a paper, test or midterm happens, Dr. Miller goes over ALL the information he wants to know. You learn a lot of random stuff, but overall, he tells you what he wants to see, and I can't complain with the easy A I got for barely showing up to class just because I paid attention durin the review.

Very intellegent, very knowledgeable teacher. But it's really hard to tell where ramblings end and lectures begin. But he's really helpful if you ask for clarification. Lots of reading and lots of writing, but most of it is on rather interesting material. Good teacher, but he'll make you work for an A.

He's a good guy. Not so much a government class as it is a philosophy class. Get an idea and go with it. You can never be wrong.

I really enjoyed Char's class. He has mega personality and he's really smart. If you just sit back and enjoy the show it's a great class. He's a generous grader. He's a cutie too!

Char is a great teacher. Sure he's unconventional and he goes off and rambles in lectures but his lectures are interesting. He's one of Mason's few govt teachers that actually makes you think. I highly recommend him.

He's the coolest teacher you'll ever get. As for the teaching, he's a bit disorganized, great lecturer, fair grader, and too lenient on his students. I'd recommend him because I enjoyed attending his classes, and you will get something out of them.

This professor is great! He gets flustered while talking, which is adorable. He is a fun lecturer- great at explaining topics. The work load is easy- a few briefs due at each class. There are a few quizzes... but the mid term and final has the EXACT SAME QUESTIONS! (just study the quizes and the final review..) Easy A!

BEST PROF i have ever had, I had him for gov 490 and gov 323! wonderful very funny, very easy grader, i even signed up for his study abroad! can be goofy at times but really intelligent knows his stuff, easy work load and very understanding, really easy about deadlines, most unique prof 1st time i've used utube in a class!! creative!

Makes class fun

Great professor. His classes were always entertaining. The book was ok. It cut out a LOT of the caselaw and only left you with part of the opinion. Great discussion though and a very interesting professor.

he is just too cute, it's hard to stand.

Char is one of the two professors I will miss more than anything at Mason. His lectures are very entertaining, and he can break down complex political theory into a manageable way. I wish I could take more classes with him.

Char is just awesome. His personality is the best part of class, but he is still a great prof. Makes hard readings easy to understand. Class was more about religion than I like, but was still interesting. Didn't read and got an A. Take him!!!

I knew nothing about political theory but still managed to walk away with an A. Two reasonable papers, two essay tests that he essentially gives you the answers to...not bad. And he has a sense of humor that makes going to class tolerable, even though it's unnecessary to show up in the first place. Easy class - take if you need upper lvl credits

Great professor and a fascinating class. Professor Miller changed my life and helped me see the world in a completely new way. I highly recommend anything he teaches. I would DEFINITLEY recommend coming to every class and really paying attention so you can get the most out of it. I really think you'll enjoy the lectures. They blew my mind.

Prof Miller is pretty good for Govt 490 their is no better option,I took his class over the summer no long 20 page paper Not the most simple or elegant class but it sure was interesting and Unique. Also Took a study abroad trip with him its a nice option as well

(Cute!) No mandatory attendance, gives explicit exam reviews, very willing to pre-review essays, etc. Miller's only drawback is that he has a long turnaround time for returning graded work or responding to emails. Overall, if you take occasional notes and attend the reviews, an EXTREMELY easy A.

Most of what's already been said about Prof. Miller is true. He wants us to utilize Twitter as an effective tool for respectful out-of-class discussions, which I found fascinating. Though he would expect your participation in class, he will be doing most of talking and presenting interesting thoughts and comments for class to ponder and interject.

One of the best professor take him if you can he is very friendly, nice, and easy professor. He really cares about his students and willing to help them to get a good grade. Take him.

Miller's class is one of the more interesting ones. He's a philosophy type of guy- so if you don't like philosophy, you'll probably have a hard time paying attention to the lectures. I didn't read any of the books or plays and still did really well. He changed the syllabus around A LOT, so go to class.

Dr. Miller is an AMAZING person. He is extremely understanding and genuine. The class required a huge amount of reading, so if youre not willing to read all the material, you will have a hard time keeping up. His lectures tend to turn into philosophical discussions, hence the need to read the material in order to participate. If you can take him!

Hard asking for help over email. Class discussions were interesting and philosophical in nature. Not too much politics.

Professor Miller was my honors thesis advisor a lifetime ago (2003). I have since graduated from law school and have been a practicing attorney for 8+ years. He is still one of my all time favorite professors. Incredibly smart and engaging and one of the reasons I still hope to return to teach myself one day.

Probably the coolest professor on campus. I never took a class on philosophy or Ancient Greece but I care about material I don't know. Finally I mastered multiple concepts of "The Republic," US Economy, Financial Crisis, existence of money, and how people rely on money for everyday life. Inspiring, would take a class with him in a heart beat!

Two fairly long papers,4 short quizzes, and a short answer/essay mid term and final. Papers are time consuming but he grades them very fairly. Mid term and final are long but not bad provided you take good notes in class and read the books. An A is definitely attainable.

His class is very fun, partially due to his own personality and ability to get sidetracked. He cam be hard to reach by email, but if you knock on his office door, he's more than willing to help. Read and have an opinion. Material is deeply philosophical, which can be interesting. Definitely a fun guy to have these philosophical discussions.

He's a great man, very funny and smart. Test are hard but if you read you may get an A. I barely read and i did okay in the class. He goes off topic a lot but a lot of what he says is in class discussions will pop up on tests and quizzes. He's chill I liked him, also very caring.

hes a good guy and is really personable but the content of the class doesn't resonate with the topic at hand making it almost unbearable to hear the rambling. If your considering taking his class go ahead just be aware of being confused 9/10 times.

For those who have complained about his class, its laughable. I graduated 17 years ago from Mason an Dr. Miller by far has had the most impact on me to this day. Ive learned to be a critical thinker and to participate in the world around me. Hes personable, but also makes you think for yourself and earn your grade. I still live Nietzsche.

Really awesome professor, and his sense of humor always made lectures really easy to get through. The midterm and final are easy to write as long as you participate in recitations, or just read the material. When we first went virtual, the professor took us on an assassins creed tour through the Acropolis which was super unique, and very fun!

Honestly this class was super easy he was a really nice grader and he was a really nice guy. My only issue with his class is there was so much homework.

Professor Miller is an entertaining and insightful professor. He focuses on having strong class discussions where students can give their insights on the assigned readings in a fun way. The tests are easy and the essay prompts are open enough for you to write however you want. Show up, listen and you'll easily pass this class with a smile.

I genuinely loved my time in Prof. Miller's class. His class dealt with a lot of abstract ideas and philosophy but he always made those concepts feel dynamic and fun to engage with. Prof. Miller is the type of professor who ends up making you excited to learn the content simply because he's the one teaching it to you. Genuinely a great person too.

Prof. Miller gives gov students what they desperately need: a sneaky introduction into the realm of the classics, philosophy (both ancient and modern), and art. Lots of reading. you WILL have to read summaries but read as much as you can, when you can; read 2-4 texts carefully. Listen to the themes he is looking at and look for them yourself.

This class was great. However, it is very heavy on philosophy and religion, which i did not expect. There is a lot of reading for this class, but there is no homework, and hardly any grades. He only graded two exams, two essays, and two quizes. sometimes he did go offtopic on rants. This is a great class to take if you like to read. Class was small

This class was very nice. There are hardly any grades and no homework. But there is a lot of reading. We read multiple books and lots of other articles and parts of books. If you go to lectures and pay attention in class, he will give you the answers to the questions on the exams. He does periodically go on rants and get offtopic but overall good.

i was interested to see all of the bad reviews, i really liked this class. it's true that he goes on tangents a LOT but if you participate in discussion it is very interesting and becomes a sort of discussion based class. lot of philosophy involved. extra credit offered. exams aren't hard, he gives the questions a week before and grades fairly.

The teacher himself is good! The readings he has you do are necessary, but helpful occasionally. His TAs lost a handful of students' papers from the beginning of the year and did not tell us until the last week. They told us to just resubmit it, but they never gave us the papers back. But the teacher is a nice dude and goes on tangents a lot.