He has a great attitude and environment friendly class, but when he grades material, he is terrible. He expects you to know exactly word by word definitions and concepts! He even said it took him like seven years to remember terms and concepts. Doesn't reason with students. His required homework and exams are different from the textbook material.

Do not take this class if you are aiming for a high grade, he expects way too much out of his students. Homework is not hard if you read. Test questions are confusing. Short answer questions are vague. Expects you to be a master on the subject. Attending every class and doing all the readings, didn't help me on the difficult tests or short answers.

Essentially an adult child, in the worst way. Spends whole class preaching, information is useless. Consistently sends emails complaining about absences and poor grammar in assignments. Acts as if he knows all. Little in gradebook. Insists his class is more important than anything else you have going on. Incredibly self-righteous and hypocritical.

Professor Williams used a textbook that contradicted his lectures and refused to give points back when faced with these contradictions. "Choose the best answer" became a 50/50 chance of either choose the book answer or his answer. His tests have both grammatical errors as well as vague wording. His oral lectures also contained contradictions.

His expectations are so unnecessary that our academic advisors suggest to avoid taking his class. If your major is Anthro, do whatever you can to get another professor. He's really nice and has experienced a lot but he's not the prof to take. Half the class drops so it's not just the students' lack of dedication, but the way he teaches his class.

I recommend you do yourself a favor and not take this class with this professor, he is very harsh on grading and his tests and quizzes contradict each other because the textbook will say one thing and hell say another, his lectures do not help at all and are useless, half my class dropped so if u want to fail a class then be my guest and take him

This class aint it, this bootleg Khalid lookin guy doesnt help at all with ur grade and it goes to show bc literally more than half the class dropped and even he realized he couldnt teach us well bc he would offer extra credit which everyone did but it was useless bc he grades horrible and of u take this class good luck bc youll need it

Would never take that class with him again. Good guy, poor professor.

This man is a horrible professor. just rants about his opinions the whole time. He teaches based off his own perception and discredits religion. He thinks science is the answer to all life's mysteries nd bases all of his homework in a way to where you have to agree. This class is HORRIBLE. never taken the time out my day to write a review until now

Literally all the comments are true, avoid taking this class. Lots of information learned from the class, but its pointless when grading is harsh. You cant miss class no matter the circumstance or else he will drop you.

just dont do it. I never missed a day of class, did every single assignment given, tried my best, and I still failed.

His quizzes & exams have NOTHING to do with what he talks about in lectures. If I wanted to have to teach myself with the book, I wouldve taken an online class. I really hope he reads all of these reviews & self-reflects. Were not failing because were lazy, WERE FAILING BECAUSE HES NOT GOOD AT HIS JOB

Great person, not very at teaching. He expects you to already know the material. He makes himself available to help you during office hours, ill give him that. But Thats what class is for. We spend more time talking about his opinions than actual class topic. Honestly, take another professor unless you are very serious about learning anthropology.

I was doing great in his class before the pandemic. He kept on being strict with the deadlines and grading despite the situation and thats okay.. whatever. But he also changed the assignments to make them harder despite knowing that some students are going through tough situations and despite the fact that hes teaching us less. Avoid this class.

His lectures are unclear, disorganized, and he goes off on so many unrelated tangents. It's funny how he's so strict about writing, but literally everything he hands out has at least 10 typos so you have to decipher what he's asking for. He just assumes that everyone knows the material and doesn't take the time to actually teach. Avoid him!

I don't think 350 characters is enough for me to sum up how awful this guy is. I've received almost all A's during my last two years of college and never once received a ZERO on any writing assignment. Zero's go to student's who don't have anything to turn in. I dropped the class with an EW so I can retake it with a reasonable teacher in summer.

This professor is the worst I have ever had. He does not care about his student, all matters for him is that you come in class, if you do not come in class twice he will drop you without trying to understand what is going on in your life. If I knew I would never take him!!!

Had this prof the spring the pandemic hit. He was not understanding whatsoever about individual circumstance & does not clearly communicate his expectations or grading standards. He gave me 0's on assignments I put effort into without regard for the lack of explanation/course material on his behalf. Overall I do not recommend this professor!!!!!

Professor Williams is more of a comedian than a professor. During this pandemic, he would send out video lectures that were not helpful in the slightest bit. I had high expectations for this class but I now learned at the end of this class he fails his students mentally and academically.

Some people are good at a subject but just can't teach. He writes difficult quizzes with lots of spelling mistakes, and confusing questions, and has very high expectations (intro class did not feel like an intro class). history has always been my forte but this class was detrimental to my mental health. Please don't take this class.

Unclear lectures, lengthy unclear choice of words for lectures, insufficient time& ridiculous timeframes for some quizzes/assignments, does not work with you when reaching out for help (he refers back to "modules/assignments")

He's literally so hard on grading but no one else taught the class so I had to take him. Take literally anyone else- you've been warned.

Here's the thing with prof Williams: He's hilarious. You can tell he loves anthro and his love for it is infectious. The class was very interesting and I enjoyed his lectures. But when it came to tests and HW, it was so difficult. I have a 3.8 GPA and this was the hardest class I took and I dropped it. Find another professor, he's not worth it

He's funny and passionate about the subject. Unfortunately, he has a massive superiority complex, and has the most disorganized canvas set up I have ever seen from a professor. He also makes a ton of grammatical errors, and isn't specific enough in assignment instructions for you to complete it properly. Don't take this class.

Very tough on grading. Quizzes and tests are up to comprehension of how you read the text at times, so even if you read the text you can fail. There's one essay type assignment, but grades it as if it were an English Major final that can actual lower bring a grade letter down. Superior complex, emphasizes his own geekness. Would never take again.

This class left a bad taste in my mouth. Wish Id found rate my professor sooner. unorganized. If you have a life or a part time/full time job while full time student, dont bother with his class. Swears to have an English degree because he tears my work apart and goes on about MLA while my literature teacher praised me for my quality of work.

He is clearly passionate about anthropology, but he seriously needs to get a reality check. This is anthro 1, it should be taught as an introductory class but he teaches it like its an advanced class. Only take this class if your major is anthro. If your looking for credits, find ANYTHING ELSE

He is a very tough grader. He cares more about writing skills than the actual comprehension. This is intro to anthropology but he teaches it like he expects you to know everything.

This class is confusing. So many different lectures, YouTube videos and chapters and the quizzes are so difficult for no reason. Just do not take this class. If he is the only professor, wait till the following semester.

Can confirm that the majority of the low ratings are accurate. He is very nice in person but is entirely different when it comes to grading and email communication. Is EXTREMELY critical and will pass out 0s for completed work. His instructions are unclear and full of typos. Not fair for him to expect perfection when he cant give it himself.

Please save yourself the time and don't take his class. He's nice in person but he does not know how to properly guide you to succeed his course. My best advice that I can give you is to take this course with another professor.

Professor Williams is great guy. He is very nice in person but he isn't a good professor. This is supposed to be an INTRO to anthropology class yet he teaches it like an advanced class. He is extremely critical with grading and will give 0's even for completed work. Quizzes and tests have nothing to do with his lectures. Take another professor.

don't take this class. he is a nice guy but isn't a good professor at all. he doesn't reply to students and if he does he takes forever. he isn't willing to work things out with students even if you are absent etc. the content in the quizzes and tests doesn't relate to any of his lectures which is a waste of time. just take another professor.

williams is a really good teacher when it comes to lecture however when it comes to grading he is so strict that even getting a D is impossible. I did multiple of his assignments that were assigned and i thought i did good i even went to WRC and they tutor said it was good. he gave me all f's on all my work and said it needed more. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Everybody is right; he's pretty cool but the class was super hard. You're really teaching yourself and some of the homework and essays just didn't make sense. I really wish I went on here before taking his class and now I got a F on my transcript. Yeah, I don't recommend taking his class AT ALL. Find someone else.

Super high energy, but teaches nothing important. Grades essays are as harsh as an English teacher, and expect to write about 800 words every other week. Even when you think you are on his good side, he screws you over. Got an 89.6 and he refused to round it up. If he's reading this, face the music. Your class is a GE, stop teaching so strictly.

When it came to the first writing assignment I had emailed him a couple times just to let him know I was having trouble accessing the textbook and assignment.He emailed me very rudely and abruptly saying he knows what type of student I am lectured me on self sabotage? After that I checked his reviews and was not surprised.

I wouldn't recommend Professor Kewku at all!!!!!!! For one he jokes too much during his lectures, and he grades harshly!!!!!!

Lectures made no sense!!! He is a nice guy don't get me wrong but I wouldn't recommend his class. He would tell us topics to study that would be on the quizzes and when it came time for the quizzes it had nothing that he would say would be on it. He also says his homework serves to balance out if you do poorly on quizzes which was a lie.

I took this professor for this semester and was probably one of the most strict teachers I had. He would assign papers that wouldn't make sense on the things that he wanted and would fail you. He is a very harsh grader and be ready to talk about some very intense topics that may not be that suitable for some people. Dont take him!

Do not be fooled! Although he is very compelling while lecturing he is the most critical and dense person you'll ever have to deal with. He was very rude and will rarely work with you to better your grade. Save yourself now and just chose another instructor. On a side note, he needs to stop leaving 5 star reviews for himself on here.

He is aware of the low grades students receive in this class, yet dismisses it saying it can be made up through homework and other quizzes, which is almost impossible. His quizzes do not correspond with what he recommends on studying in preparation, nor what he covers in class. Really passionate with his lectures though.

He bases his quizes and exams mostly on the textbook when he mentioned one time that he would give you key notes to help memorize for the exam.

very difficult

Please. I beg anyone who reads this do not take this man, I like the guy but if you value your mental health or grade you should RUN, I got stuck with him because the professor I was supposed to take the class with dropped the section, worst day of my life.

If you end up taking him for Anthro 1. I'm sorry 2. If you want to pass or do well, the lectures are just not helpful, nothing he talks about is ever on quizzes, despite the fact that we had to take a bunch of notes, you would be better off reading the textbook and taking notes off of that start the paper early and don't waste time on the lectures

Fun lecturer but they're honestly pretty useless in terms of your actual grade, my advice would be to go to his office hours often, read the book, and pray for good luck

This was by far the worst professor I have ever had. You can do all the right things and still do bad. I dropped out of his class as a result of his impossible class. He makes you and the class close your eyes and he asks if anyone is religious or not; which I thought was weird because I've never had a professor do that before at any grade level.

Respectfully, this professor doesn't have an inch of leniency. In comparison to other courses, I truly don't understand his need to have zero mercy for any late work, which then hinders you from passing. No extra credit to makeup! Unless you have a "medical, judicial, or military" reason to turn in an assignment late, youre screwed

Save urself the headache and crying yourself to sleep and dont take this class or drop it while you can. Unless ur obsessed with anthropology and enjoy suffering thats up to u. No study guides, not helpful at all. unless ur obsessed with anthropology or love suffering DO NOT TAKE with him find another professor you will struggle.

Don't take this professor. Extremely stressful class, extremely difficult tests and quizzes, and there is a very small margin for error. While his lectures were interesting almost none of that information was on any of the quizzes. If you care about your mental health do not take this class.

A lot of lectures & textbook reading, but most of it felt unnecessary. EVERYTHING is just multiple-choice canvas quizzes & a few ungraded discussion boards. It's not the worst class to take for credit. I took it because I hate life sciences and wanted something to get the requirement over with, and it was fine for that.

No joke, I wish I would have looked here before taking this class. I have done the reading, watched the lectures, downloaded the lecture screens- somehow I still am not passing. The downloaded lectures do not even follow along with what he is lecturing on. I am at a complete loss of words. PICK ANOTHER PROFESSOR!

PLEASE, only take his class online, do not do it in person. His lectures are genuinely pointless. You'll be fine if you're tech savvy, iykyk. He writes all the test/quiz questions himself, doesn't even proofread them, and they are pretty much unrelated to the lecture & textbook content. I only got an A out of pure luck & some deep thinking lmao

Bad academically, extremely pretentious, and expects far too much for a gen-ed with zero leniency. Grading is harsh and inflexible.

all the reviews of this guy are being way to light, DONT TAKE THIS CLASS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, Kweku is the least understanding, and most pretentious professor i've ever seen. None of the lectures matter(yet attendance is mandatory), and everything you need to learn has to come on your own. If this is the only teacher you can take, WAIT!