This class is ridiculous soo much work, and she is very unclear. Never know what is due and when it is due so much to keep up with. You are pretty much on your own. Goodluck!!!

extremely biased. i had her for african american lit. and being a white person that is not ashamed of being white i was constantly in the doghouse in this class. any impartial opinions contradicting the views of the african authors were quickly dismissed by professor pollard on the basis that i didnt understand because i wasn't 'black'. skip it

yikes, did not like this class. Extremely boring, for example: she gave us a 30 page article on research papers. yawn. She ended up crying on the second day of class while discussing this article which made things really awkward from then on.

Always late for class. Assigns too much reading for nothing. Two papers that she grades harshly and that's your grade for the class. Her in class discussions are very boring. She may be a nice person, but a horrible professor. Avoid if you can.

Absolutely one of the worst professors I have ever experienced. She is extremely disorganized, states her opinion on everything, does not explain the paper assignments, expects students to do all these homework assignments on readings from the book--but yet we don't discuss it in class. She's usually late or absent. We're all super confused. Ugh.

Agreed with the person below. Hardly shows up to class. Assignments aren't clearly explained, and most of us have no idea what she expects of us. Papers need A LOT of sources, otherwise you fail, regardless of quality. Book is manditory for assignments. Waste of a class.

Dr. Pollard is ridiculous. She is no help to the students and will never respond to your emails! Her exams are very difficult and is a very tough grader. She is rarely prepared for class. Avoid at all costs.

Super easy class, super awful teacher. Doesn't communicate clearly at all & makes changes last minute. She cancelled class for a week after getting injured & on Wednesday night said that plans changed & we had class the next day. Constantly made changes to the terms of assignments & presentations. Never on time. You'll hate it, but you'll get an A.

I've never felt the need to review a teacher until now.. Avoid this professor. She is a nice woman, but there is simply 0 structure to this course. There also is no communication. And this makes the class more difficult, not easier. Schedule with caution.

By far the worst experience with a teacher, she is super un organized and gets off track a lot. she grades super hard for someone who doesn't even teach the class. take her if you want but just be aware.

Don't take her class shes the worst she is not organized her grading is not fair!!!!!!!!!!!

Dr. Pollard was by far the worst professor I have ever had in my entire life. She is so hard to contact out of class, her assignments and grading criteria are so vague. You never know what to expect from her when you turn something in. Could be a B or a 20%. If you want an easy writing class, stay away from her class.

The seven weeks we met in person she was a mess. She cancelled class then uncancelled it the day before. Half of our semester was online and she managed to show up at least 5 mins late to each class. She was a decent grader and seemed like a very nice person, just not a great professor. Also, scheduled zoom meetings during and after finals week.

I would avoid her at all costs. She's insanely disorganized and this will affect you if you "can't keep up" with her lack of organization. She assigns way too much work and readings... It's really bad and I'm appalled that she's a University Professor.

Very nice woman and funny in class but easily one of the worst prof's I have had. she just seems to not care about students. Also, NO grading scale. Didn't respond to half of my emails, even ones reaching out because she input my. grade wrong. I have never rated a professor before but am hoping someone reads this and avoids her classes.

Worst professor I've ever had. Does not explain how to do any assignments at all and never grades papers and homework. The class is just a big mess, and she usually goes over the classes end time. Very disorganized, please just don't take her.

SHE WAS SO BORING AND DIDN'T TEACH US ANYTHING, JUST EXPECTED US TO KNOW HOW TO WRITE PAPERS. NO FEEDBACK FROM HER. HER CLASS WAS THE WORST THING, ALL MY CLASSMATES WERE CONFUSED ABOUT DUE DATES AND DISLIKED HER.

WARNING DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR SHE WILL RUIN YOUR SEMESTER AND MAKE U WANT TO DROP OUT.

This professor was terrible at engaging the class, gave such little instruction for assignments, and didn't prioritize her students. She would leave class for personal phone calls and even cancel class when we had projects due. Her feedback was never helpful and she drones on for the whole class period.

This class was disappointing. Dr. Pollard doesn't respond to emails, changes due dates, and every page of instructions for the papers says different things making it unclear. She does not grade things quickly, so expect to wait til the end of the semester to know your grade. The course itself is easy, I would just recommend any other professor.

She reads straight off the book and it's always a class discussion. She's inconsiderate with the amount of workload she gives and expects you to assume what she wants from her assignments. DO NOT TAKE HER. She claims to have over twenty years of teaching but her experience doesn't guarantee herself to be a good teacher--she's not.

She sets no guidelines for the insane amount of work given. She is inconsiderate towards students and their lives. She is not accessible and all she does is lecture. Every other class is on Zoom or cancelled with extra hours of work. Her 'tests' are insane, taking up to 10 hours to complete. She is the worst professor I've had. You learn nothing

Does not grade assignments on time, has a lot of classes on Zoom at the last minute. Does not give clear instructions of assignments either. I do not recommend taking this professor.

I took Dr. Pollard in Fall 2024 as a Gen Ed and I had to drop the class because of how confusing and frustrating she was. All the directions for our assignments were unclear and she rarely responded to emails before the assignments were due. We had an online class and she spent the entire time creating our homework/lesson plan for the next class.

I never rate professors but genuinely she is the worst professor I've ever had. She's a very nice woman but she is insanely disorganized, changes the syllabus often, is unclear when giving assignments, and never answers emails. Every assignment she's given I've been confused about due dates and what I'm supposed to do. Don't take this class

She is the worst professor I have had so far. Dr. Pollard is not a bad person but is an awful professor. Her tendency to hand out projects without explaining them makes the class confusing. She does not explain what she wants and is a very tough grader which makes things difficult. Dr. Pollard's class is just her mumbling! Do not take her!!

This is by far the most frustrating professor and class I have ever had. She never grades on time, no direction on assignments, no enthusiasm, etc... She grades an assignment and gives you the opportunity to fix it for a better grade; but somehow, it's still going to be wrong. She never answers emails. This class was the biggest waste of my time.

Unnecessarily nitpicky grader for a gen-ed course, extremely unclear about any and all assignments and will likely be upset if you ask her about it.

She was always very disorganized, showed up late to class many times and often cancelled class to be on Zoom. Never answered emails. Lectures were boring and she says so much but so little at the same time. Little to no instruction on papers/projects, my classmates and I were often confused about due dates. Easy but slow grader. Frustrating class.

This class is by no means a hard course, but Dr. Pollard is one of the most disorganized professors I've ever had. She never clarifies what she wants for projects, due dates for assignments, and will cancel in-person class for a Zoom meeting at the very last minute. Lectures are also boring as all hell. Would very much avoid this class if possible.

Probably the worst professor I have ever had. Never ever take her if you can help it. Gave me low grades on assignments for small issues because she graded out of 2 points. I have never struggled so much in a 100 level class.

Had the class last semester. Not happy with this course. There are no clear grading outlines. Emails go unanswered. Rewriting the paper and handing in a paper after reworking it to the suggestions given gets nowhere. Class gets cancelled last second with busy work given. Expectations are not clear. Very frustrating.

Not recommended. No clarity. No consistancy. Professor highly unorganized, class called off last second, never responded to emails, grading never explained. She talked in circles. Worst class ever.

DO NOT ENROLL WITH THIS PROFESSOR. Her assignment instructions are extremely unclear, and she does not respond to emails when asked for clarification. She requires students to submit assignments through both Google Drive and D2L, which creates confusion about where to upload work. If I could give a zero-star rating, I would.