took more than one class with him, learned a lot, had fun

I've had him twice, and he is the best history teacher I have ever had!!!

he's the bomb diggity yo.

Good teacher makes history interesting

Creates an atmosphere in class that is casual and effective in opening dialoque and group discussion, with asense of humor and openess to joking while still maintaining a high level of intellectual stimulation and an enviroment conducive to learning.His dress attire should be ignored, long white socks with tennis shoes, collars turned inside out

frye is a great guy and one of the funnest profs in the world (roman history in spring '05 proved that) plus, NEVER REVIEWS THE QUIZES. YOU CAN PUT ANYTHING ON THEM AND IF YOU'RE TRICKY YOU WILL GET A 100+

Great prof., very smart, easy to get along with and very helpful. Totally reccomend his classes!

Lots of material to cover, done in the best possible way. Always willing to help if you ask for it! Friendly, easy going, very funny.

Hard class, but very interesting. Great if you want to actually learn how to use sources and judge their usefulness. Mainly a writing class, but very interactive during lecture.

Great class! Very funny, nice guy who know's his stuff.

Tough subject but a really nice professor with a good sense of humor

Dr. Frye is very knowledgeable, he knows Western Civilization like the back of his hand. Make sure you go to class, read all assigned work, and expect his exams to be trival type questions, if you show some sort of effect you will pass, maybe not with a A+, but you will pass. Over all he is an amazing man, with a wonderful senes of humor. Good Luck!

I think I love this guy. His classes definitely do not f around, and if you're not in it to learn something, don't take them. If you have class around noon with him you might get an invite to go to lunch at Cinco - if you're cool enough. He will give you a nickname, and probably not learn your real one, but that's ok, because he's as close to god as you'll find at Eastern, which isn't saying much, but whatever. I anxiously await the day he returns from sabbatical.

This guy can spout out an entire lecture without refering to notes, but makes it sound interesting. Has a tendency to describe events in astonishing (and sometimes gruesome) detail, so be aware if you're taking him around lunchtime. Make sure to study for the tests, which are cumulative, and not extremely easy even if you do. Great professor.

Frye may be a bit unorganized but he's so friendly and fun that you can't help but love coming to his class. His stories helped me understand western civ so much better. I enjoyed his class but I do agree it can be difficult to study for his tests(anything and everything could be on it) and random quizes (only a few questions from the readings)

Most fun I've ever had in a class. Treats students like real people.

Great teacher. I don't really like history but I had a blast in his class. Really knows what he is talking about, too.

THE greatest teacher I've ever had. By far the funniest, most creative, friendliest teacher on this whole campus. Definitly take his classes!

Prof is extremely funny and tells history as a story so its easy to follow. Pay attention in class when he lectures and when he gives a reading assignment read it and youll def get an A on the few quizzes. Tests are multiple choice and as long as you payed attention in class they aren't bad. Take him!

Funny. Awesome. May be my parents age but he still kicks back with us and makes us feel comfortable. He taught in a funny story telling sort of way. Watch out for his quizes though- he used ?s from some of the storyies you may deem mindless during class :)

Maybe the greatest teacher I've ever head. Really funny, really interesting, and really smart. I love history now and it may be b/c of Frye. Makes the class amazing. There are short quizzes after reading and 2 multiple choice midterms. The tests are very tedious so PAY ATTENTION TAKE NOTES ON EVERYTHING HE SAYS B/C IT WILL BE ON THE TEST.Great guy

Really really nice guy. But not that great of a teacher. He's very sporadic about which time periods he teaches so it's difficult to follow, but he still makes it interesting. Take notes on every single word he says and memorize them exactly. Tests ARE CUMULATIVE.

Frye was great in Western Civ His 231. However, he is a completely different beast in 300 level classes. Intense reading, papers that are worth most of the grade and graded critically, and an immense load of information that is impossible to organize. Nothing is basic history, its very hard, very specific. He expects hours of work a week, its tough

one thing you have to know before you go into this class is how to take notes off a verbal lecture. He has his three hour lecture memorized and talks through it. It is a tough class but he makes it very funny and enjoyable. Hes helpful if you come prepare with your question and not a sob story. If i read the book i would have got better than a C+

Very funny guy, but you need to know how to take good notes because his lectures are mostly verbal. Not very hard, but he doesn't do reviews for tests/finals, so its hard to know what hes looking for in testing. You definitely have to be interested in the subject to like this class.

Best History Prof. at Eastern. Won't spoon feed you the information but if you do the readings you will be fine. West Civ. exams are all multiple choice which are easy if you have kept up with the reading and paid attention in class. Upper level courses are all about doing the readings! Read and participate and you will be okay!

honestly one of the most blunt professors i have had. very funny but his exams are very rough.

Only allowed us to use primary sources: no outside knowledge either: we had to write our own encyclopedias: back to reading, writing and rhetoric. He taught how think, Not what to think.

Great guy, but can be easily distracted and go on tangents. We spent most of a 90 minute lecture debating whether a bear or a lion would win in a battle, relating to Roman history. He is an amazing teacher. He can lecture without notes in front of him. He does a jeopardy game at the end of the semester for extra credit; it's cut-throat. I recommend

I enjoyed this class because history and I do not get along. Frye is always engaged and comical with his lectures. Makes my Monday night class from 4-6:45pm MUCH easier and enjoyable. I am not a history major so when something out of my field of interestinterest in general is being made entertaining and educational, it all works out. :)

Frye is one of my favorite professors at the University. His classes definitely involve a lot of primary source reading at the upper levels, which is sort of to be expected since you know, HISTORY. If you can get him for your lower levels (Western Civ Before 1500) it was one of the easiest As I had ever gotten. He also tends to give extra credit.

Probably my favorite professor at the school. Starts off the semester giving all his students funny nicknames to remember them by. Gets to know all of his students and makes lectures both funny and interesting. However, the only grades are 2 papers and 3 tests. Tests are 100% multiple choice and questions can be confusing. Not the easiest tests.

Have to keep up from the start. Hard if you have other classes heavy in reading/work but if you can an extremely fun class.

I have now taken two classes with Frye. One of the funniest and level headed professor's in the game. His classes are simple: If you read, participate and take very good notes, he will know. One of the few professors that you can't BS around and get a good grade. I'm guessing some of these negative reviews are from kids who thought they could.

Super funny and informative lectures, honestly a delight to listen to. However, a lot of your grade is based on 3 tests and they're very challenging, with not a lot of preparation. Make sure to study and take good notes, plus do the assigned readings, otherwise you'll have a difficult time. History majors will excel here.

If you're one to skip class, don't take Frye. I loved him as a prof, although he graded by three tests, two chapter summaries, and a few quizzes he is a fantastic professor who really geos into detail in his lectures. If you show up to class and take GOOD notes you will be fine. Make sure to study well for each test!

As long as you show up and take good notes Frye is willing to work with you and is a really good professor. Everytime there is a reading assigned there is a quiz right after, but never any homework. Graded off of two tests, four quizzes, and two summaries. Gives extra credit too

I love Dr. Frye! His class is very lecture heavy but he is quite entertaining and makes it fun. He grades by a few reading quizzes, 2 midterms & chapter summaries, a final essay, and the final exam but he lets you redo everything but the exams if you don't do good the first time. Love him!

Dr Frye is one of the most entertaining and educational teachers I've ever had. History can be very dry at times, but through humor and raw knowledge Dr Frye is able to make all lessons entertaining.

Very funny guy who makes history fun to learn, but you need to be a very good note-taker and fast because there's a lot Dr. Frye covers during a class period. There are not many assignments and there is quite a bit of reading to do for the class. Be ready to summarize text and try to stay engaged during lecture.

Dr. Frye is amazing! He's very personable and amazing to have intellectual conversations with! His lectures are interesting but make sure you take good notes because you'll need them for the tests and for remembering upcoming assignments. He doesn't use blackboard but there are few papers anyhow.

Pros: Class was always fun. Take notes, pay attention, which he makes easy, and it's not hard. My quiz average was 105. He gets along really well with students. Cons: none.

Lecture keep your attention. Barely grades though and no study guide for exams.

Dr. Frye is the goat plain and simple, he is the ultimate life form on this planet and deserves way more respect and praise.

Dr. Frye is simply the best teacher. Phenomenal in every aspect. He only gives you the information he wants you to know for the class so you don't get a bunch of random info. If he asks you to read something actually read it because there will be a quiz on it next class. Would recommend.

This was a great class. Dr Frye would typically stand before the class and discuss history or tell a story, while writing important aspects on the board. Sometimes slides would be used when covering art, or architecture. There would be readings for HW that we would be quizzed on, in paper during class, and there's a hands on creative final project.

Frye is simply the greatest. There will never be another Frye. "NoW wHy ArE tHeM bOyS nEcKeD?!"

Absolute Legend.