Prof. Disch is an absolutely fantastic professor. She is the only professor I know of that can make a lecture period seem like a discussion section. She moves throughout the room while lecturing and makes the material interesting. There's no textbook, only a thick course pack. No exams, but the "microthemes" are a bit challenging.

Class was full of interesting discussion. Professor Disch really seems like she's having fun teaching the material, and that stimulated class and made it fairly enjoyable. In a world of frankly, pretty weird professors, Professor Disch was normal, outgoing and intelligent. I'd recommend her to anyone.

The professor is great, but the GSI's this year were brutal. There are no tests, but the microthemes are graded very tough. If you don't know anything about polisci and want to check it out - take another polisci like 111 or something - not a political theory class that is unorganized like this one.

Very interesting and passionate about the material. However, the grading system is awful. There are no tests, but your grade is practically based on 3 essays that are graded VERY brutally. DON'T TAKE AS YOUR FIRST POLISCI CLASS. It is more of a discussion than a lecture. she walks around and calls on people - the actual discussions are pointless

This was an extremely easy class, and the topics presented (American Political Theory) were interesting. The microthemes are easy as long as you take notes in lecture and go to office hours. I would recommend this class to anyone, regardless of their major. Prof Disch gives interesting lectures, she's funny and has spunk. Take this class!

Professor Disch is amazing. She breaks down her readings with amazing clarity and treats lecture like a in-depth discussion. She takes boring political theory and make you want to learn about it! However, the GSI's have no clue what they're doing. Don't let this ruin the class for you though. Go to her office hours! She is SO helpful!

Lisa was absolutely incredible. I had never studied political theory but she made it so no prior knowledge was required. There is quite a bit of reading but if you attend class, pay attention, and interact the class is an easy A. Plus she learned everyone's names in our 80 person class within a week. She's a boss.

Really helpful at office hours. Go to lecture she really explains everything, and she presents the material in a very interesting way. A lot of your grade in the class depends on participation so it's really generous. Only thing that sucks can be the GSIs if you get a bad one but that's a risk at Michigan in general.

I do not understand how people can say anything negative about Lisa. She is awesome! Took 406 with her, had no prior knowledge and really no interest in the class but it ended up being one of my most enjoyable classes. Great lecturer who explains everything extremely well. And she is really nice and enthusiastic.Def take one class before you leave!

Lisa Disch was a great professor. She went at a great pace and she made things very clear and concise. If you did not understand something she always offered. There is a lot of readings, but that was the only difficult thing about the class.

Lisa really loves what she does and it shows. She refers back to the material constantly, so make sure you keep up with the reading. If you take good notes and attend class, you'll learn everything you need to know to succeed in her class. Her GSIs are good too (try to get Keith Veal if you can)

First of all, to the person who said Lisa isn't intelligent, you are clearly not intelligent enough to understand what she says. the women is brilliant and very knowledgeable about her field. great professor and one of the few in the department who actually cares about teaching!

I LOVE LISA. she has so much personality as well as so much knowledge about her lecture material. she's also pretty funny. i didnt pay attention literally AT ALL the whole year, and got a 97% on the one exam. you dont need to do the readings as long as u take lec notes and study for the exam. there are 3 500-word papers. really reasonable workload

AMAZING LADY. TAKE THIS CLASS FOR YOUR INTRO POLISCI REQ. Lisa is a beautiful person, with so much passion, a great sense of humor, and a very strong desire to make her students succeed. and VERY CLEAR. I recommend her highly to ANY type of learner, she will accommodate. GSI's are also amazing for this class. I'm a junior & she is still my fav prof

Absolutely fantastic - some of the material is a bit hard/dense to get through, but she explains everything clearly and lecture was never boring. If you don't like lectures that are more discussion based, you probably won't like the style of lecture, but then again it's not for everyone. She's a great person and really nice in general.

Lisa is an amazing professor who actually cares about lecturing to you - you can tell that she's passionate about the material, and it really makes a difference. Awesome professor, really knows what she's talking about. Wish more professors would make the effort and have enthusiasm like she does.

LISA DISCH IS A QUEEN. I loved her class. She's so hilarious, and the content was interesting. Her lectures are passionate and enthusiastic. She is a complete boss. Take this class for sure.

Wow. Lisa was awesome. She came to lecture with passion and enthusiasm. And she had a great sense of humor. Some of the assignments were pretty cool too. Take this class. Lisa is the man :)

I LOVED THIS CLASS. Lisa was so amazing, I was not interested in Polisci before I took this class and now I'm a Polisci major. Lisa really holds your attention for an entire lecture, she's funny, and you can tell she cares about her students (she tries to learn as many names as possible, and got pretty far in a 200 person class). TAKE THIS CLASS

Lisa was a GREAT professor. Her lectures were really engaged and interesting. She even learns the names of people in lecture. The difficulty of the essays probably depends on your GSI. The midterm exam was not too bad as long as you kept up with readings and studied.

Lisa is hands down the most amazing professor I've had at Michigan. She helped us understand the material and gave us clear guidelines to getting an A in the class. She's funny, so the class was never dull, and genuinely cared about her students. She's one I hope I can take another class with, for sure. If you're in doubt, don't be. Take her class!

Readings are short and you only half to pass 12 out of the 24 reading quizzes, which are basic reading comprehension questions. No exams, 3 short papers. Attendance is mandatory for lecture and discussion. Fairly easy and fair grading, also Professor Disch is very intelligent and makes the lecture interesting

She is really funny and nice. She is really clear during lecture and in her assignments. In order to get an A you have to go to lecture for the attendance points and read the material to answer short question throughout the semester.

Best professor I've had in my four semesters so far. She's not only very intelligent, but she knows how to teach material so well. She's incredibly enthusiastic and has the best dad humor in the world. The class itself was graded on three short papers, a project and then attendance and participation (aka iClicker in lecture). Awesome class.

My favorite professor by far. I have never ever been able to sit through an entire lecture without feeling tempted to look at my phone or laptop, until I took this class. I didn't have to distract myself because I enjoyed the way she taught it kept me very engaged.

Good teacher but her lectures can get dry and repetitive. Your grade relies on only a few papers so you have to go to office hours and do well on each to get a good grade. GSIs can be tough graders too.

I really enjoyed taking this class! Overall, Dr Disch is very funny and her lectures are very clear. The class is doable and the readings aren't that bad. However, your grade heavily depends on your GSI and mine was pretty tough. No final, two essays and a final commentary. If you are on top of things, it is totally doable!

Really great professor, POLSCI 101 has no exams but the grading criteria was still very clear. Professor was informative and enthusiastic about the material, making the whole learning process much easier.

Lisa is a great professor with clear, engaging lectures!! I have yet to find another professor with as much enthusiasm. The only downside to this course is that the grading scale is ultimately determined by your GSI.

her lectures are thought provoking and extremely interesting but they become drier as the course progresses. She really loves what she's doing and is such a kind hearted woman and she tries her best to leave what she believes out of her lectures which I appreciate. However, your grade is determined by 3 essays- and the GSI's are pretty tough

Lisa is incredible. You can tell that she really cares about all of her students. Who else takes the time to try and learn the names of 200+ students? The actual content is dry, but she makes it engaging. The class is based mostly on writing assignments that are graded pretty harshly.

Dr. Disch is extremely intelligent and quick-witted, making her lectures quite engaging and interesting. There were no exams, only 3 major papers, participation, weekly Canvas reading quizzes & re-caps which you have plenty of time to complete. Only downside is that the grades are ultimately determined by your GSI, luckily mine was very reasonable.

Professor Disch has been one of my favorite teachers at the university. Her lectures made political theory interesting and fun. Attendance is mandatory (clickers) but most people are on their laptops. Two mini writings a week, open everything quiz on Fridays, and three papers culminate into a pretty simple class. Highly recommend!

Two 500-word essays, a commentary project, and simple reading checks. No tests! She's passionate about her topic and genuinely enjoys teaching. Subject matter is really interesting if you're into political philosophy.

Professor Disch is very into this course! She really enjoys in-lecture participation. I only went to office hours once, but she still learned my name just by participating! The material can be a bit boring. Run your essays/commentary ideas past your GSI to make sure you do well. Overall, not my favorite material, but Professor Disch is great!

Professor Disch is by far one of the best professors I've had at Michigan. I wish she taught more classes because she's pretty great. She doesn't have any tests - but for the essays go to her office hours - she's very nice and wants to help you. If you put in the time to do the readings, you'll do very well.

Professor Disch is an AMAZING professor. She has entertaining lectures, which you receive points for attending, and is really accessible outside of class. I highly recommend going to her office hours as she is really helpful if you don't understand something, but also fun to talk to. She's a great person and is really worth getting to know.

Professor Disch makes a lecture feel like an intimate seminar! She's entertaining, helpful, and really knows her stuff. Attendance is required, but you look forward to class--she's that good. There are some tough assignments (essays, mostly) but her grading methods are very reasonable. Put in the effort, you can be successful and learn so much.

Overall a funny and engaging lecturer, even if the lecture material is somewhat one-dimensional. No tests/exams, but that means the bulk of your grade is from three small papers, which are graded by your GSI. Overall workload is very small if you're good at quickly finding small details in lengthy readings... otherwise, get ready to read a lot.

Highly recommend. Very intelligent and funny person. Lectures were really interesting too, and the reading is frequent but manageable. She's very passionate about her work and it shows. Participation is encouraged, and dissent is welcomed. I came into this class purely on accident, and it ended up being my favorite of the semester.

Shes a real gem at the university, I cant imagine this class being taught by anyone else. Professor Disch really goes out of her way to know her students in a massive lecture hall in a way that many professors cant pull off in small classrooms. Pleasantly surprised

Professor Disch is super enthusiastic in class. She is driven and very motivated. Her lectures are very interesting and informative but her classes are slightly little work-heavier for an introduction (polisci 101) class.

Professor Disch is by far one of the best professors I've ever had. Get to know her and she will write you an incredible recommendation as well. Just be a good student, show up to class, and you will learn a lot.

She's so passionate in class and really challenges you to open up your mind and think about politics and social structures in a way you might never have before. She's also super sweet if you talk to her after class, and while you have to attend class to get iClicker points, her lectures are always interesting. If you don't go, you miss out.

Mrs Disch is my favorite professor so far in UM. Her teaching style is unique and I can guarantee you you will never get bored during a class. She learns her students' names in a class of hundreds. The material was so different from an intro to polsci class. It was curated to understand the political talks today. I learned so much. She's the best.

I took Intro to PolSci over zoom with Lisa. She is a very smart, very passionate prof. Super understanding of students needs and loves to make our lives easier (cancelling class during COVID move-out week). Majority of grade is made up by three papers but she basically tells you how to write them to get a good grade. Would have loved to be in perso

College has sucked during COVID, but this class with Prof. Disch has been an absolute pleasure to take. She has been extremely caring, understandable, encouraging, and tried to make the best of this semester virtually. She made students in this class actually feel excited and engaged with the material. 10/10 would recommend taking a class with her.

Really great professor overall. Lots of readings, but her lectures are great and reading quizzes are pretty easy. Prof Disch and GSIs are very accessible and I'd highly recommend going to them for feedback/questions on papers prior to the due date.

Professor Disch is amazing! Her lectures are clear, specific, and easy to understand. The assignments and their criteria are super clear as well, making it easy to determine your own grade. A great professor, interesting and relevant subject matter, and not too bad of a workload-- all around great!

Love her. She's hilarious and really smart. She made zoom really fun. You really need a good GSI for this class though...

Prof. Disch is a passionate professor. She gives good examples and makes concepts relatable. The grading criteria is pretty clear, but it was not clear how the participation quizzes, some of which were subjective, would factor into our grades. Also, sometimes what she told us was the criteria for essays slightly contrasted with what my GSI said.

No midterms or finals only 3 essays

i loveeeeeed disch. she is so freaking cool. i loved the way she taught, the way she gave critiques on writing, like just all-around such a wonderful teacher and an even better human.

Great professor, makes the material super interesting. She is super caring and respectful or all students. As long as you get a good GSI you should do fine in the class. Material is pretty easy.

Although I ended up with a great grade in this class, the reading quizzes and papers were tough. Most of the time when I was doing a reading quiz, I felt extremely lost. The reading quizzes were hard because 1. language was difficult to understand 2. rubrics were not given out 3. word count. Professor Disch is funny though.

Professor Disch is great for what would typically be a boring class. Although many of the readings are from 18th and 19th century political theorists, she does a great job relating it to current day politics and philosophy. Her lectures are interactive and she has so much personality. Take her class if you have even the smallest interest in theory.

Prof. Disch was passionate about her curriculum and knowledgeable about the subject. Pre-recorded mini-lectures were more helpful to me than in-person lectures, as the in-person lectures don't always connect to the required reading quizzes. If you get a good GSI, you will get a lot out of this class.

I never went to lecture because it was the same 10 students raising their hands and sucking up to Lisa, and unfortunately Lisa let these students drag on. Lectures were a drag so I recommend not going to them. Just do the readings, watch Professor Disch's videos on Canvas, and go to discussion and you'll do well. Also the topics were interesting.

Professor Disch is boring unless you're passionate about theory. This is the sort of class you multitask in during lectures and honestly, I didn't even take notes. If you have done the readings and annotated those and watched the mini-lectures you don't need to take notes. She is a nice person even though she always lets the same 4 people talk.

The content was pretty boring, but it was a really easy class overall. You could get through it with a good grade by doing the minimum.

High energy. Answer questions in lecture until she knows your name (sooner than you'll expect) and you'll have a great participation grade. Do the readings and watch the mini-lectures and you'll be fine. SO MUCH READING, and a lot's difficult. Take this class if you are interested in theory, if you aren't then it'll be tough and boring.

Disch uses iclicker so you have to come to lectures, but I have never seen her lecture without a ton of energy and spirit. The course is interesting but it has a ton of readings and reading quizzes, but the grading is fair. If you are looking to take an introductory polsci course, this is the one to take with Disch.

Lisa was a fun lecturer. She seemed passionate about every thinker which was very refreshing. While lots of reading was involved, this class was easy and highly recommended for anyone interested in politics or getting a social science credit out of the way

Prof. Disch is an enthusiastic passionate lecturer despite how incredibly boring the class content is. Although it isn't interesting, the class is very easy. Grading is fair and the assignments aren't hard at all. No exams or big papers. There's a lot of reading, but it doesn't need to be closely examined to get by. Disch is a very fair professor.

Lisa Disch is an amazing professor. This sem she utilized partial online lectures, so she would let us leave after about 50 mins of in-person lecture. Reading quizzes are relatively easy, and paper grading is fair. The content can be quite a drag since you're stuck in the 1800s for most of the class, but she makes up for it with her enthusiasm.

Professor Disch is a good lecturer given how dull some of the course content can be. The class is structured very well. Partial online lectures were helpful, the quizzes were relatively easy and the three micro themes had clear grading criteria. This class can be an easy A if you want it to be.

Overall, Disch was a great professor. While I never really had the chance to form a connection personally, as it was a large lecture, she was one of my better instructors. In-person lectures are mostly discussion-based and provide additional insight into the readings (there is A LOT of reading). The GSIs grade your work, so you need a good one.

Lectures were easy to follow and notes were helpful on papers. Discussion section attendance is mandatory, but it's worth going to. Overall easy class where I learned a ton.

Funniest professor I have ever taken a class with, no one else was laughing at her jokes (at least not out loud) but I was literally dying I could not hold in my laughter! Her lectures are literally TedTalk quality, they are super entertaining and informative. Grading varies by GSI, my GSI's grading was super annoying so fought for an A.

Professor Disch tried to make her lectures funny and engaging, and you can tell she cared a lot about her students. There were only a few things we were graded on, and they were mostly papers, so it depended on your GSI's grading for that. There were also reading quizzes, but you only had to take 12 and you could choose when to take them.

Professor Disch is one of my favorite professors! I highly recommend her class. She is funny, wholesome, and tries to get to know every student by name. I felt very welcomed in her class. She did not assign too much work, you need to do a reading before every class, but it isn't hard to catch on. No tests, 3 essays. Lets class out early.

Fun and engaging lectures. No tests/quizzes. Highly recommend!!

Although there's a lot of reading, it's manageable and you can choose which quizzes you take. Lectures are required but she makes them entertaining and clearly cares about her students. There are no exams and the grade is based on 3 papers, 12 quizzes, and participation. For the quizzes, the lowest grade you will can get is a 17/20.

Some cool things I would have wanted to know: class gets out 50 minutes early each day, Dr. Disch is hilarious, and she makes an effort to learn everyone's name despite being a 200+ lecture. I would take this class with her again if I needed to.

Disch was great, the content however was painfully boring. (coming from a polsci major). She is really funny, but the lectures are mostly her calling on the same 15 people which I didn't love. Your grade is completely dependent on your GSI. She is super nice tho and lets class out 30 min early every day.

The mini lectures make up majority of course content. Professor Disch is very kind and tires to make an engaging lecture. The GSIs are really what affect each students experience in this course.

Most of the learning took place in online mini-lectures, with the in-class ones being primarily supplemental. She made an effort to remember names, and frequently engaged the class in participation, but the lectures could get boring. A lot of reading but you DON'T have to do it all, I didn't and got an A+. Has a very fair grading scheme.

I've never met a professor who can teach a political science class with barely any bias during her lectures. Arguably one of the best in the entire department!

Prof. Disch was amazing. This class is reading heavy, and it is easier if you have a genuine interest in political science. However, my GSI made this class difficult, he often didn't show up for discussion and offered little to no instruction or help on assignments and then punished nearly everyone in his section with a low participation grade.

Disch was a very good and interesting lecturer. The class was best when she connected ideas to modern events and ideas. Really not much classwork at all. However, the grading in this class made very close to zero sense. I felt like my GSI was just throwing darts at a dartboard. I guess I cannot really complain since I got an A in the class.

Dr. Disch is one of the funniest professors I have ever had. The lectures are very engaging and she is a very talented public speaker. The course contains a very manageable amount of work and an A is easily attainable.

Disch was genuinely a very enthusiastic and passionate lecturer for such a boring class topic. You could easily get an A in this class and never go to lecture, the discussions supplement you with everything you actually need to know. There are no tests, just 12 reading responses and 3 essays graded by a GSI, and the grading is pretty fair.

Whatever the class is, if Lisa is teaching it, I'll take it. By far the best professor in the entire university, she is clear, organized, respectful, and fun. Workload was light, no exams, and she is very willing to work with her students. I've never had a professor with such a loving soul, she always goes above and beyond to brighten our days.

Disch is kind and tries to get to know all of her students. Lecture is just a big discussion about the reading you're supposed to do before class. Sometimes the readings can be long. There are no exams, just 2 short papers and a section-wide project. Because it is just based on the readings, I didn't learn a lot, but the class was super easy.

Prof Disch is very nice and engaging, and makes it a point to know all her students names which is impressive in a 250 person class. Her lectures were just based on discussing the readings where she pulled quotes from. Grading on the reading quizzes was tough. Honestly didn't learn too much from her style of lecture but easy A.

Professor Disch is so kind and the lectures are so engaging. My only complaint is about the GSIs and their impossible grading standards. Our GSI had to do a whole lecture on why he does NOT grade harshly and why he never gave anyone a perfect score. It was so bad that Professor Disch curved the class by 5%!

I really enjoyed POLSCI 101 with Professor Disch! There are no exams, which makes the class low-stress, and lectures are engaging and enjoyable. Attendance is mandatory, but she makes it worth coming—plus you can watch one 20-minute lecture video outside of class and make a comment for credit. She's also lets students leave 30 minutes early.

Disch has great, engaging lectures and makes boring topics fun and current. Usually let us out early from lecture. No exams, just 2 papers and lots of group work in discussion. Fairly easy course, definitely not just for PoliSci majors.

Super engaging and energetic. You don't really need to pay attention in lecture or to the readings, but she loves when you participate during the lecture.

Prof. Disch was a fantastic professor. She has super engaging lectures, and you can tell she knows what she is talking about. Grading is dependent on your GSI, but its honestly pretty hard to do badly in the class as long as you stay on top of your work. No exams just one group paper and one individual short one. Highly recommend.

Lisa is actually the best. She's so nice, really funny, and a great teacher. It takes a while to get to the political theory part of the class, but the combination of the prerecorded mini lecture and shorter lecture time is actually refreshing.

She is so fun and it's such an easy class like actually

Professor Disch is AMAZING. The class itself is very easy. She doesn't believe in exams so there are none. There's just one group paper and an individual final project. Class gets let out 30 minutes early because part of homework is watching lecture videos that are usually just 20 minutes long. Definitely recommend this class for anyone!

Very engaging lectures, great sense of humor. Political theory isn't exactly the most fun topic, but she still makes it exciting by incorporating our opinions and writing into the lectures. Easy to get an A, a lot of your grade is automatically 100% for participation/submitting assignments, only two assignments that really get graded on a rubric.