She is an awesome professor and makes class a blast!

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One of the BEST professors at WestConn!!!

Excellent professor! Keeps the class motivated, focused and easy to follow. . .she's one of those rare professors that pushes the mark and forces students to think on their own!

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A Pshyco who provides endless hours of fun!!!

Great teacher and person but way too overworked

Dr. May is really funny and strange. She makes history interesting, I liked her class. She didn't give many assignments, but they were fairly hard. Her quizzes are easy if you read the book and take good notes.

Ahh, finally a teacher with some personality

Dr. May has a great personality, however she is often hard to reach and is a little unreliable at times. Great for laid back people....a little nerve wrecking for uptight people!

She is a **** liberal, conservatives in class beware. She loves to argue politics, and your grade will not suffer for being conservative and argumentive. Some times though one gets tired of arguing.

helps you when needed

Prof. May made class interesting, which is very difficult after working a full day. She also made the work relevant so I could use it with my students in my highschool history class. She is the best professor I ever had!

Dr.May is a great teacher! A slackers delight! You do some work, but not too much. Great if you take more than 15 credits.

She's an awesome lady- just do your work! She knows her stuff and made me enjoy American History for once

she's mad cool... I liked her a lot and she made things very interesting

i enjoyed her class very much, she is cool, fun, and really enjoyable. i highly recommend taking Dr. May. Just don't expect any papers back.

She really cares about her students -- knows her history and wants you to care about what's going on in the world.

She's the bomb

she is really easy and nice..all we did was discuss current events-at the time the election-if you liked george bush you would not have liked the class but i didnt so it was great. only had one paper and a final and didnt read anything in the book-would recommend her-shes pretty funny

Amen to every positive comment about this teacher. One comes away from her class knowing SO much more than at the start! Her class is so interesting because there are class discussions, presentations [show&tell], videos. One never gets bored. Take her class! Most important - she welcomes EVERYONE'S opinion.

There are never any real tests and there is no need to do the readings or take notes. The Mid-Term and Final are your views on the to#ic. As long as you talk and back u# your ideas you will get an A.

she was a funny lady good class to take away pressure..she got her point and ur out

She has always been my favorite teacher at WCSU.She encourages you to challenge her. That is a great way to learn.

cool teacher but she is too liberal. i wish there was a moderator in the class. thus far i've learned nothing.

easy teacher. taught the material she was supposed to, but would also talk about practically any current event. very understanding too.

more of a debate class than anything else. its not hard at all as long as you pay attention in class and stay with the class discussions. she doesn't mind late papers or if you're late for class. extremely liberal. extremely awesome.

As an adult student, I can say that Dr. May is one of the best teachers I encountered at WCSU. She IS liberal and will tell you so, but she also loves it when you can disagree with her and back up what you say. Warning: Don't try to BS her--she can spot that stuff in her sleep. If you do the work and THINK, you will learn an enormous amount.

Shes funny, the class is interesting and she is extremely awesome

she really cares about the students and wants the class to think.

love her. pressure free class. incredibly nice and understanding. not alot of work, very fair grader. fun classes, by far my fav professor at wetsconn. i will take her any chance i can get.

After spending some time observing her in class and speaking with her after class, I have gained a great deal of respect for her dedication and skill as a teacher. She is liberal in her outlook, but she is open for debate and welcomes it. Just know your facts and stick to your beliefs and she will respect you all the more.

Very smart and interesting; provokes thinking and talking. Obviously cares a lot about students and what they think. Good class.

It's an ok class. No tests or exams so far, just pick 1 question and write an essay for midterm. Got a B and didnt put much effort. Dont bother buying the book. Just don't challenge her becauses shes always right, unless you got sh*t to back yourself up, she will make you look stupid. By the way, she hates Bush! Always cancels class!!

Great lady, lectures a little, gets you involved a little, funny, low stress, she's very helpful when time to do your papers, more a big point (the point) then date/year history facts, will definately take her class again

A great class and a wonderful teacher. She really understands the material and can teach it well. Class is not only about the old stuff but also how it relates with the world today. Probably the best teacher at WCSU.

Great professor. Very nice, and helpful. Class is incredibly easy, and interesting even if your not into history that much.

great teacher. extremely intelligent and always raises new things to think about. made me aware of how history connects to world today.

Probably one of the best professors I've ever had. She actually wants students to interact with her and be interested in her class. She doesn't just stick to typical, boring history topics. She cares about her students and tries to encompass choices in her assignments for all different kinds of learners (for essays and things like that). FANTASTIC

Very good teacher, understands we all have personal lives and kept the work load to mainly reading.Some were offended by her intense teaching style but as she explained it was only to get our minds working and to interact with our own opinions.It's easy to do well but also hard because there is a lot of assignments to boost your grade.

She is the Best history professor at the school... amazing class and i have 2 more in this summer with her!!!!

Prof May is hands down the best professor in the distory dept. She is very liberal but as long as you don't have a big problem with that she will become your favorite professor. She is not tough but you can't be an idiot, just do the little bit of reading and a couple short papers and you will be fine. Take Take Take

This professor is really nice, and she is lenient on handing work in, she is easy just read and participate in class, no tests just two essays, choose one question to answer for both essays, interesting class, she really knows her history,she'll disagree with you but not in a derogative or mean way, very approachable and ready to help

Agree with the previous post. You will learn a lot in this class. She is so interesting and stimulated such great discussion that the 2 hours flew by. Definitely take one of her classes, just to see how it's supposed to be done.

Incredible professor. Take her class if you need history, her personality alone will keep you engaged. You will have to write a couple papers but they don't feel like make-work.

Dr. May is very opinionated but she makes class fun and interesting. Read the textbook...just one chapter per night and you'll ace the few quizzes. extra credit is always available. there are only 2 tests. a midterm and a final. very few papers.

She is such a great professor. She really knows what she is talking about. There were a few essays, but they were very essay. No quizzes or tests at all. It is a fun class, and is so worth taking. You can miss a few classes and you will be fine, but don't make a habit out of it.

It was great taking 490 with Dr. May. She was great at offering suggestions and providing encouragement. She also set deadlines that were easily attainable, and before you knew it, your senior thesis was done.

I absolutely hate history and writing and I am telling you, take this class if you need credit. Prof May was ridiculously nice and understanding and there are no such thing as deadlines/due dates. As long as you do the work by the end of class, A. Decent amount of reading, not too much writing. Easiest history credit out there though for sure.

Absolutely the best teacher I have ever had. I've always hated history and school but just dealt with it. But I'm actually excited to go to this class. She makes everything interesting and I'm getting A's and B's easily. Just do some reading and listen in class and it's great.

BEST TEACHER AT WESTERN SHE IS HILARIOUS SHE GIVES DAYS OFF WHEN EVER SOME ONLINE CLASSES SHE MAKES IT INTERESTING WHILE GIVING INFORMATION I HAVE AN A BEST CLASS I HAVE TAKE IT ERRRBODY!

One of the best teachers I have ever had! I had no interest in history till her class. She's funny and keeps you interested. She wants everyone to pass so is willing to help with extra help and credit. So nice and is very clear. Just take notes and pay attention and you will pass.

She makes the class fun but can go off topic alot.Fun class though

Had her for my American History, she is an awesome history teacher, she made history interesting and getting an entire lecture room involved. She does go off topic sometimes, especially debating politics or current events which can take up an entire class. Be quick with your note taking, she talks fast and flips through powerpoints quickly

I had her for Americas war in Vietnam online, excellent class! Just do the discussions monday-thursday (1 per day) and you will do very well. There are also 2 papers which are very interesting to do. She was always good with her email response time and seemed very nice. I suggest this class to anyone!

Great teacher. Personally, I don't like history, but she made it very simpke to learn. She talks fast during lectures and there is a lot of reading to do. Other than that, she is very funny and simple. She made history enjoyable. She helps prepare for tests and gives plenty of extra credit opportunities.

Dr. May is one of the best professor at Wesconn. She's real, professional, and knowledgeable. Her class was fun and interesting, it made me appreciate history. I highly recommend everyone to take her class.

May is one of the best professors I've ever had. She is SOO funny and makes class much less boring. Tests are hard if you dont study. Gives tons of extra credit and is always trying to give A's to every student. Definitely recommend!

May is a great teacher, she makes class a good time and is hilarious. I would recommend taking this class for anyone, dont buy the book right away.

Hilarious, and made the class interesting. She's a character, take this class!

Great professor! She keeps the class incredibly interesting and fun. She jokes around all of the time. She explains everything thoroughly and seems genuinely interested in her students opinions. If I could, I would take all of her history courses.

great professor, i love her. only problem is that her tests are IMPOSSIBLE. gives you a list of 100 ID's and tells you that only 5 will be used on the test...which are 25% of your grade, each. way too hard for a 100 level class.

May is the best I have taken two of her history classes, she is a blast and very knowledgeable and clear!

Very nice teacher. She's very approachable and accommodating if you have a question. Don't be shy to ask her anything!

Great prof! Good course, too. May is funny and always clear.

Really excellent online course on the Vietnam War. Clearly organized, fascinating discussion. Enjoyed it!

Dr. May is an awesome history professor. She does an amazing job of tying past history to current events, to keep students engaged and thinking. She did a great job of keeping everybody involved - asking questions where it seemed some students might not get key points, and offering additional resources for those looking to dig deeper.

I had her online for american history. lots of reading very easy make sure you do the essays.

I have heard a lot of great things about Dr. May. I'm not as impressed as everyone else seems to be, but I can't give her a bad rating either.

Good online course with lots of additional material if you want to check it out. Discussions and two essays.

The class was difficult, but a 400 level class should be. Dr. May is extremely knowledgeable and fair. I was personally overwhelmed with the reading, but this is normal for history majors.

She is GREAT. She's extremely liberal (& proud)! She loves a good political debate. Highly recommend her classes. Her assignments are simple and she is easily accessible outside of class. She is always willing to help you out with your assignments. She's understanding that students do have lives. You WILL NOT regret taking any of her classes.

Prof. May did a good job during the pandemic crisis and made everything easier to do with a flexible schedule.

Professor May was a great professor, super easy elective history class. Assignments took 30 minutes max (that's with reading the text) and are graded relatively lightly. She gives a whole week for each assignment which is plenty of time since they are so easy. I did not NEED the textbook but it still helped answer some of the HW questions.

Professor May is really cool, this class was perfect to take as an elective while you're taking other difficult classes in your major. No tests, just a weekly discussion post that if you read most of the chapter that she assigns (from a free online book) and write a lengthy response, you'll get an easy A every time.