She is a lot of work, but at the end of the term I learned a lot.

very passionate -- sometime to a fault. she, however, makes sure you know your stuff while still putting energy and passion into her teaching. take her!

Jane works REALLY hard. She is a fantastic prof. Take her classes. An Ivy League prof at our little state U. You'll never regard WMD and National Missile Defense the same again after her courses... Highly recommended.

I took WMD and terrorism from her but her passion for the subject would apply in any course. She will provide you with a very liberal view and is willing to teach the contentious issues. Those who don't take the time to learn her material call her a conpiracy theorist. Take her if you can.

interesting class, ok teacher

very very passionate, loadwork tho. she knows her stuff, and that is an important quality

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Cramer is very smart and very passionate about her work. The work is probably a little harder than most PS classes, but its worth it. You learn a lot. Great person to talk with in office hours.

the subject matter is great as well as the articles she chooses

The best poli sci teacher UO has. Very informed, really passionate. She has a very high bar for students, but is so clear and encouraging it is obtainable. Go to lecture and you will learn more than you ever have.

She is tough, but a genius. GO TO CLASS, because the lecture notes will help a lot. Most passionate political science teacher I've ever had. I highly recommend this class.

The class was very difficult, but she is incredibly passionate, clear, inspiring, and she basically knows everything. One of the hardest classes I've taken, but SO worth it!

Prof is on it

Cramer is an amazing professor..i have had her for 2 classes, and although she is on the crazy side, its a good type of crazy, she goes and goes and goes taking huge breaths every 5 mins and then keeps going... although i was scared by her (a little) she is very passionate about what she does and extremely helpful

She is extremely passionate and very intelligent. Yes a little on the crazy side but this class was amazing!! I learned more in this class than any other at the UO!

Cramer knows her stuff, but like many profs in the world, she is a prof because she suffers from acute social retardation. Sitting in her office talking to her makes for a highly awkward and uncomfortable experience.

Knows her stuff, will pass on questions to the GTF though. Only complain is she teaches mostly from the left side, but as time went on, I saw that she brought other arguments in too.

This teacher is legit. hella smart and informed. alot of reading but it is worth it if your into politics

this class is INTENSE. it's a lot of work, but you learn so much. if you put in work you're pretty much guaranteed at least a B. i got an A- and i had no idea what was going on the first few weeks. take classes with her, she's an awesome professor!

One of my favorite society of college scholars classes taught by her. Do the readings/work, you'll be fine. She is a passionate and well educated teacher from MIT. If you want a great teacher, and are willing to put up with the workload, don't hesitate!

As previously stated, this class is intense. She expects grad level work out of you BUT it is the best class I have ever taken and her preparation has helped me immensely in planning for grad school. She has many resources and if you ask her for help, she will do whatever she can. Her classes are demanding but you didn't expect a free degree?

Very informative and smart teacher. Learned a lot. Kinda hard though

Cramer is very intelligent, but she dumbs down her lectures. As a result lecture was boring, and in retrospect, they were completely unnecessary.

Also took 205 with her. Cramer has her quirks but she's also knowledgeable and available for help. Do the readings and cite them often for the midterms. Her intro classes are designed to weed out freshmen who aren't serious about PS. She also has a policy against giving higher than 95, so expect to put in effort for an A. Rewarding class.

Brilliant professor that covers (what I think at least) incredibly interesting topics. Tests are hard, and this is not a case of lecture just reviewing the readings. You need to look at them and understand the key points to know what's going on Put in the work, and you might learn more from Cramer than any other Polisci Prof at the UO.

She's an understanding professor. If your having issues outside of school she'll work with you; if you missed an assignment. She is a busy person, so if you visit her office hours do your best not to make her feel like your wasting her time with you.

Cramer is very intelligent, inspirational, and animated. I enjoyed her lectures and teaching style. She started of each class with a current event and tied it to the material. 205 overall is VERY broad, hard to follow. Try to pay attention. You can do well if you try. There's a ton of readings, but I pulled an A without ever opening the textbook.

Took this class my senior year cuz I thought it would be easy, it was until the final. She gave us flash cards to study and practice quizzes and I knew everything she gave us well. I get to the final and the questions are so different and worded differently than any quiz and there were questions on things I had never seen. My graded dropped 7%

She's very knowledgeable which makes class very interesting. She is very demanding but it makes excelling her classes more worth it. You will learn so much from Cramer.

This class was the most difficult of any class I have taken. Cramer assigns a LOT of very DENSE readings, and you won't pass the tests if you do not read them! That being said, you get a lot out of it if you try! Cramer's a very knowledgeable and respected Professor in her field and she's passionate about her work, which comes out in her lectures.

The class is challenging because it's a lot of dense information to be a substantial intro course, but I don't think that's her fault. I took it in four weeks online and pulled an A-. She made it clear what would be on the final, so take good notes and study well.

Love her! I wanna take another class from her soon! she is so passionate about her field and brings that into the classroom. She keeps your attention and is crazy funny and so smart!

Dr. Cramer gave really insightful lectures, and even though she went on tangents sometimes, she would never test on stuff she didn't talk about in class. Her classes were writing heavy, but it was nice to go into a final only worth 20% because of all the essays. There were no close-book quizzes , and she's one of my favorite professors in PS.

This professor has student success as first priority. In the midst of this pandemic, class was delivered in-person, and available via Zoom. This made a WORLD of positive difference for my success. Her knowledgeability and passion made class so engaging. The content of the course is SO valuable and I want everyone I know to hear what she has to say.

Prof Cramer is very knowledgeable and passionate about what she teaches. Her lectures are very fun but not mandatory. The reading in this class is heavy. The weekly readings are more important than the textbook, which is important. Grades are led by the midterm and final, essay q's based heavily on the readings. Fun content, not an "easy" class

She is a good intro professor for me and my friends. We loved taking the class. I understand why she has bad reviews but if you are a poli sci major that doesn't mind a quirky teaching style it is good. You have to be interested in what she teaches to get the enjoyment of going to class. She is friendly and funny and I loved taking the class.

Jane's lectures were one of the most interesting things I had heard. She focuses on real-world events and makes sure to repeat the information so that you can understand and learn it. The midterm and final are set up to be hard but do the paper and work with your GEs and you'll be set

PS205 was admittedly a very difficult class, but Cramer herself was a super engaging professor. I took the class as a gen ed, and with doing most of the weekly readings, paying attention in class and studying for tests, the class was easily passable. Cramer's passionate about the subject and it shows. Make friends to work/study with!

i have taken 440 and 284 with Cramer and can confidently say she is my favorite professor I've ever had. She is incredibly knowledgeable and engaging and has provoking classes. Grading is tough buy you will learn A LOT if you want to. Don't expect an easy A in any of her classes: take her classes if you are actually interested in the subject

I have had Jane for 2 classes now, and plan on taking more next term. Her quizzes and final are tough, but she is accessible after class or during office hours. She is incredibly passionate about what she does! Her lectures are always interesting and she is funny. Don't take her class if you want to skirt by with an easy A.

Does not round grades (.1%) but excellent lecturer and the workload was fairly straight forward. Go to review sections/office hours!

This has been the best Political Science class Ive taken at the UO. Extremely informative and interesting. Hasn't been a boring class yet and uses real world examples. Professor Cramer is funny and knowledgeable about subject she teaches. There's lots of readings but she doesn't grade you hard. She cares that your trying and interested in the topic

Dr. Cramer is a LEGEND! She knows so much abt what she teaches, and clearly cares about the subject and her students so much. The only ppl who dont like her class are ppl who just want an easy A and dont care to work at all. I looked forward to her class every day, and i learned so much from her and the amazing readings she assigned.

Immensely knowledgeable about the subjects she teaches. Her class was super interesting and informative. Not an easy class whatsoever, definitely need to put in a lot of effort to get a desirable result.

Professor Cramer is excellent. She is so knowledgeable and will talk to you about nuclear proliferation for hours if you'd like. Her classes are infamously hard, so if that isn't your speed I'd take different classes. However, I learned at a rapid pace and with high retention due to how the class was structured. Go to office hours!

Jane Cramer is absurdly knowledgeable about nuclear proliferation and will talk to you for hours about if you want. That being said, her class is incredibly difficult with daily quizzes and lots of reading. You get out exactly what you put in, so work hard and it will be a great class.

PS440 PS384 PS479 This is my favorite professor at the University of Oregon. She is unbelievably knowledgeable about foreign policy and her passion comes through in every single lecture. Her exams are tough and her classes are a lot of work towards the end of the term, but she is very open and excited to help during office hours or after class.

A lot of reading, but the subject topic was incredibly interesting to me and Professor Cramer made it very engaging. Difficult to get an A but relatively easy to get in the B range as long as you keep up with the reading. She's very good at conveying the gravity of the subject matter and I would certainly take another of her classes.

There was genuinely 6 hours of reading every week but I feel much more knowledgable about nuclear politics. She is very funny and lectures are mostly engaging, but you will have no idea what is going on if you don't read. For the tests she gives 20 possible questions you could have then only asks 6, but I highly encourage you to take this course.

I am in love with Jane Cramer. She is the coolest person ever and I want to be her friend so I can learn her whole life story. This was my favorite class I have ever taken. She is so passionate about nuclear politics and I loved having her yell at me every day about bombs. This class was pretty hard, daily pop quizzes.

I took International Relations (PS 205) from her in Fall 2023. While there is an immense amount of reading, she summarizes what you need to know from the readings in the lectures, so you don't actually have to read if you attend lecture consistently. I would also highly recommend my GE - Robin Bracket. Long, essay-style midterm and final.

Truly one of, if not the best, political science professors I've had the pleasure of taking a class with, Jane is an extremely passionate lecturer who loves her students and the material she teaches. Quite literally, she is one of the smartest people I've ever met, and her lectures reflect this.

Jane is great. Sure she goes on tangents about nukes and stuff, but she cares a lot about what she does. She is super passionate and I would be more than glad to take her class again. There is just a good amount of reading to do.

Professor Cramer was an amazing educator who cares deeply about International Relations and understands the field deeply. The readings are interesting and relevant. Professor Cramer's lectures often went off on insightful tangents regarding her expertise in nuclear weapons. Overall a rewarding class if you are engaged and do the readings.

Lovely professor! Cramer was my first political science professor, and her quality has set a high bar for my future instructors. While I don't have a great frame of reference, from my experience and what I've gathered this is a very challenging class. Straightforward. Do the readings. Really get to know them. Hard class to get an A in, but you can!

Professor Cramer is my favorite instructor I have ever had. She is so knowledgable on every subject she teaches. I took her fall term of this year and had to take her again, and I will be taking any other courses she teaches in the future. Put in the work and you will succeed, I have learned for much from her.

The first class I took w/ Cramer I thought she was cold and intimidating but the more I've seen from her, she is an amazing teacher with insane amounts of knowledge. Her classes will push you and you can't BS them but you'll learn a lot if you immerse yourself. She isn't a hard greater imo and she wants you to succeed just a really stressful class.

Cramer has made me a better student, not only have I loved every class I've taken with her, but they have completely influenced my perspective on the world. The classes can be tough, but the development and career readiness I have gained have been worth it. Cramer is a remarkable woman, and I'll always remember her.

Took a bunch of IR classes with her and did honors thesis with her. Very thorough lectures and materials. Emphasizes seriousness of each subject. As long as you learn and understand the concepts, you will ace the exams.