TERRIBLE

Boo this guy, he sucks!

This **** shouldnt even hold the title "Professor." He is the biggest piece of garbage I have ever had in college. His grading system is way out of line and treats his class like a graduate level critical thinking course. Honestly, **** this guy and his material. He should be banned from WSU . **** this dick, DO NOT take his class!

What a goon. Just show up to his class and listen to him rabmle on about what he thinks is the most important thing ever. And don't you dare have your own ideas. At any rate, grades really easy, just follow the criteria... I wrote crap in class, but met all the guildlines and did fine.

not very helpful at all...for prompts he would give for your paper, some would be confusing and you would come in to ask and he would just repeat the prompt over and over again...impossible to know what he is talking about for the paper requirements...class sucked

He is the biggest Jerk I have ever met! My friend had a parent die he docked him for everything he missed, which dropped him to a C in the class. Then he graded one of our papers based on requirements he didn't give anyone in the paper prompt. He really is a Jerk, also very arrogant. Overall this is an easy class.

HATED him with a passion. never take. class was mandatory and if it wasnt no one would go because he is so annoying to listen to, he loves talking about himself too too much... super unclear with paper prompts.. hate him. NEVER EVER TAKE

Does not stop talkin, go to visit him for help, plan for an hour. No tests, write papers and speeches in place of tests. He seriously makes stuff up that's not true. You have to read in place of lecture cuz he would rather talk. For papers, doesnt tell you what they should be like just that you didnt do it right, one of worst teachers I've ever had

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! Didn't learn anything, because he makes it sooooo hard! Papers are impossible, meetings are a joke, and class is not engaging AT ALL!!! Insults you by assuming you are ignorant, young, American college students. Definitely has favorites. DO NOT TAKE if you don't have to!!!

Would't recommend! very unclear about papers and then when he grades them he writes comments saying what it should of had, when in the beginning he didn't even say. grades on how much he likes you as a person and how often you come in to talk to him, not how well you write. when you go see him he talks for an hour. WORST CLASS IVE EVER TAKEN!!!!

Truth be told I don't like this professor. He may say one thing about a topic while 5 minutes later he says the complete opposite of what he said before. His paper topic are extremely broad and he also counters himself about how the paper should be written. I have the feeling many of my classmates would agree with me that he shouldn't teach. At all

He probably shouldn't be allowed to teach. My main problem with the class is that you are encouraged to develop your own opinion on the topics, yet you are penalized if your opinion does not conform to his. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he got fired to balance the school's budget. He is useless.

I was very interest in global studies prior to this class. However I couldnt care less now. He makes no sense and his opinions are all that matter in this class. He always speaks very very slowly and in circles. I would avoid him at all costs. The whole class consists of ambiguous papers that can only be three pages with six sources.Horrible class

This guy is a flaming idiot. The only opinion that matters is his. Complete waste of time!!!!

This guy is reckless. 1)He has an extremely creepy pic. on his facebook. 2)He is anti-american 3)Hes EXTREMELY unorganized 4)He is EXTREMELY unwilling to email you back, or meet wth you 5)He is NOT in his office when he says he has office hours. 6)It takes him about 10 years to get your grades back from papers, projects, ect. 7)Hes in <3 Bangladesh

Worst teacher of all time. I hate this man. Whoever said you have to be intelligent to do well in his class obviously didn't take him. I could have slept through the entire thing and still have gotten an A. It was the most painful class I've ever taken, and he's honestly one of the worst people I've ever met.

This man is one of the worst professors at WSU. All we did was watch movies in class. This class is a waste of money. He is an idiot and doesn't care about anyone else opinion but his own.

Worst teacher I have had here at WSU. Terribly opinionated and does not give good guidelines with papers. No tests, papers are your entire grade, and his prompts are way too vague. Also freaks out about attendance, i have missed two classes and had to go talk to him about being absent. Avoid if you can.

Teacher really sucks he's boring beyond belief and (unless you're actually interested in global studies)the discussions are impossibly boring to the point where I couldn't focus if I wanted to. Only a few papers and, if done right (definitely need to follow ALL of his guidelines) and it's an easy class.

Horrible professor. Preaches about accepting opinions and ideas of others throughout the world but in reality he only cares about his own opinion. Papers consist of somehow thoroughly breaking down around 5 separate topics in 3 double spaced pages and the best grade you'll get is a B unless you see him and have him write it for you. DON'T TAKE HIM!

He is incredibly full of himself and cares more about telling stories about his life than teaching the class. He took 5 weeks to grade 2-page papers in a class of 20 and assigned our final project (worth 30% of the grade) with a week left in the semester. I would not recommend Bowler to anyone.

He posts assignment super late, acts like it is the only class you are taking, doesn't teach you anything in class, just rambles on and on and on, criteria isn't clear, what the hell are we supposed to be studying? If your opinion doesn't match his, good luck.

His lectures relate to nothing you are supposed to be learning about, we wrote 3 papers and the assignment sheet was extremely vague. If you don't agree with his opinion you won't pass the class. We he grades your papers he completely rips your paper apart and basically tells you how you need to go back to high school

He is not helpful at all. My entire class talks about how horrible or a professor he is every day before class. He has made so many students cry. He will bash all of your work and make you feel like a complete failure no matter how good your work is. His lectures are pointless and completely off topic. DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM IF POSSIBLE.

Worst teacher I've had in college so far. When I get to class students talk about how dumb he is until he walks into class at least 5 minutes late everyday. Never mentions anything specific about papers then gives harsh grades and if your opinion doesn't agree word for word with his you're done for. Rambles to himself and shows youtube videos.

Doesn't give specific guidelines for papers. Just pretty much gives you 1 verbal sentence of expectation, then fails everyone, then lectures the class for having "terrible papers". Interrupts students when they try to speak and he disagrees with them. If he doesn't like you, everything you say is wrong. You won't learn anything if you take him.

he is not one of my favorite professors. he is always late to class. during class he gets off topic a lot. he submits the homework on d2l late. expect to do have to do the d2l homework every night before class. the rubric for paper is super vague, and he is a really hard grader. you need to agree with his opinion if you want to pass this class.

Professor Bowler taught a fairly easy class, no tests or any quizzes, only three major papers which was really nice. He gives you plenty of time on papers, but class isn't mandatory.

Professor Bowler is unprofessional and unclear. He does not feel the need to take students opinions and questions seriously. He is very vague on his expectations however, expects the outcome of your work to be incredibly specific. He is unapproachable and know going into the class your questions and comments are not welcomed.

This teacher can be best summarized by his vague prompts on papers. He then asks you to take this vague prompt and create an extremely specific solution using only the sources he vets as viable. This teacher loves the sound of his own voice, if you wish to make him happy never ask a question and write your papers re stating his opinions. DONT TAKE

I cannot believe that Dr. Bowler is a college professor. A diabetic cat would be more helpful. He is extremely unclear about what he wants students to do, and he does not follow the syllabus. He did not grade some of my assignments from the first week of class until December. He uses class time terribly, but fails you if you miss more than twice.

DO NOT take this class! You will be assigned 3 papers throughout the semester and coursework on D2L every night. Even though you have assignments every night you won't receive grades until the week of finals, if that. You are also not allowed to have an opinion whether papers or assignments and if you do not agree with him you are bound to fail.

Worst teacher I've ever had. He is a very tough grader and is very boring. I thought this class would be interesting but he completely ruined it for me. I would NOT recommend him at all.

Talks about pointless bs the whole hour. Don't learn anything. Bad grade on papers if he doesn't agree with you.

Dr. Bowler seemed like he would be an OK professor at first, however we soon learned that is not true. Expect to sit in class and listen to him talk about his opinions the whole time. Rambles for the entire class and doesn't help us learn anything. There are 3 papers due throughout the whole semester which is what your grade is based on.

AVOID PROF BOWLER AT ALL COSTS. I tend to think of myself as a good student. 3.8 college GPA. That being said take this rate for real. No set lecture. He just rambles on with no point. Extremely biased and will only accept his own thinking. Haven't actually learned anything. Major grade is form papers that must be done his way or trash it.

He is very specific on the answers he wants. He is very opinionated and very bias. His opinion is the only right opinion and he is very closed off against other's opinions. He is cocky and not caring towards his students however, this class is pretty easy. There's 3 paper which you write and no tests. Your grade is based off papers you write.

This class seemed like it would be interesting when registering for it. I honestly don't know why he is a professor, he's terrible. You never know what you are doing for the day because he talks about whatever he wants. He will give you a bad grade if you do not agree with his views. Very liberal. Talks about Bangladesh a lot. Do not take him.

Hands down the most boring class I've ever taken. He talks about random things for 50 minutes. You can hardly understand what he says half the time, and his stomach is always hanging out of his shirt. The papers he has you write are so hard to understand and he grades your opinion based on his opinion so if they don't match then good luck.

Bowler is truly the worst professor I have ever had. Your grade is based off of 3 papers, and even though that sounds easy, he is extremely unclear on what he wants. If you do not agree with him, you will not receive a good grade. Impossible to talk too, and is not understanding. He rambles on during class or shows you videos. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR!

Honestly one of the worst teachers I have ever had. Waste of time. Every class is him blabbing on and on about random subjects that magically pop into his brain. Asks a lot of questions and if you don't have the same opinion as he does he makes you feel like an idiot. Grades you 100% and then marks it down at end of semester. DO NOT TAKE!!!!!

Lectures were not about anything related to the class (barely at least). Then the paper topics were so vague and every time you ask for clarification it just gets more confusing. No one knows what he wants. He seems passionate about the subject and everything, he just shouldn't teach it.

Consistently belittles students, he cuts off and talks over students in class, very inconsistant with answering emails, and His prompts and grading criteria are vague at best. If you go into his office to get help with a paper you'll be lucky if he reads more than paragraph before giving you the same generic speach he gave you in class.

This professor is terrible. I have learned absolutely nothing from his class. Everyday he talked about complete different subject and would assign homework on a whole other topic. Lots of homework every other night. You have to go to outside global events and present it. Only good thing about the class is there are no test, only 3 papers.

Worst professor I have ever had!!!!! I had him two years ago and whenever I see him on campus i want to go up to him and tell him HE IS THE WORST. DO NOT TAKE CLASS. I would go to him class multiple times for each paper and go to the writing lab and I would still get a C. He would send us recordings of his voice talking about how awful we are.

His classes have absolutely no structure, he rambles on the entire time about nonsense. He makes 3 assignments due online on D2L 3 times a week before class, and attendance is graded. There are 3 papers due for the semester, and his guidelines are stupid and make no sense. Impossible to get an A. DON'T take him as a professor, it is not worth it.

Just So bad

So far we are gettings toward midterms, and I have yet to tell you one thing I have learned so far in this class. His questions are incomprehensible and your answers will not be correct if they don't aline with his opinion. He likes to flex that he's been too many other countries each class period, and just rambles on about anything other than GS.

I would not recommend Professor Bowler at all. His class is the most boring class I have taken so far. He likes to drag topics on, ask open-ended questions that only have one right answer (HIS opinion). If you do not agree with his views in D2L discussion posts, he will dock points. He docks points on EVERY assignment, will not give full credit.

I generally get along with my professors. I average As and Bs and consider myself a hard worker. That being said, I've taken three classes with Professor Bowler, and I can't implore you enough to not take a class with him. He never comes to class prepared, is almost always late, and demands professionalism when he doesn't follow such standards.

If you have the option to not take his class, DO NOT. I repeat, DO NOT take his class. I passed with a B+ but he was the worst professor I have ever had. A lot of his class was based around politics and his political views which I thought was very unprofessional. If he disagreed with your opinion, he gave you an F or very low score. 0/5 if I could.

Rarely shows up prepared for class. Seems to decide during class what videos he would like to teach about that day. His guide lines are very unclear, with vague paper prompts and improper grammar. Only wants to hear his opinion expressed in discussions and papers. If you are going to take this as a goal class don't waste your time or your GPA.

Only thing we talked about in class were his opinions. Only thing I learned is climate change is real and he has gone to Bangladesh. Terrible.

I would strongly not recommend this class to anyone. I took it as a goal class and it ended up being my least favorite class to go to. The lectures are mandatory and I honestly feel like it's mandatory because if attendance was optional that no one would go. The class is graded off the D2L discussion posts and 3 essays...

Unclear directions with assignments, contradicts his own directions a lot so you're not sure what he wants. Can be very rude. He will fail you if you miss more than 3 classes. His class is rather disjointed and it feels like sometimes he's not very prepared. I enjoyed the content of this class, but felt like I did most of the learning on my own.

Professor Bowler is an interesting dude. Not very nice, and is not flexible at all. There are only two papers you have to write, but there's a couple of presentations for the class as well. Spent all of the classes talking about himself and putting students down. Pretty easy to get a good grade, but he will be mean in the process of it.

Professor Bowler is not a good professor. I took his global studies class to reach 2 of my goals. Hes one of the most boring and monotone teachers ever. Hes a stickler about attendance and getting assignments done on time (his words). I regret taking the class and it was a waste of time. I didnt learn anything interesting.

Professor Bowler is one of the most condescending, negative, and ruthless people I have ever worked with. I would not recommend this class, and try to avoid him as a professor at all costs. He acts as though he cares about his student, but I am not convinced he does. Absolute worst.

I took global studies as a general class. He talks at us and very monotone. openly talks about his political values and the grades you down if you show different views than his. Avoid at all costs. Attendance is mandatory and counts towards your grade because if it was optional no one would show up. discussion posts with readings due every class

AWFUL professor, unprepared for class, extremely condescending, got frustrated with students when confused about the reading or assignments due to his unclear instructions. He would ask for students answers for a question but nothing seemed to be correct for him. Had a few Asian American students in my class but acted like he knew more than them.

If you can avoid Professor Bowler, please do by all means necessary. His lectures never make sense and neither do his assignments or paper prompts. He claims to be supportive of mental health as well as an "easy grader" but he is lying. The feedback on papers is never helpful. If you don't conform to his instructions good luck getting a good grade.

This is the most degrading and humiliating professor I have ever had. Talks down to all of his students and embarrasses them in front of the whole class. Entire class grade is based off of short discussion posts and three papers. Grades papers with absolutely no logical basis and gives feedback that is repetitive and makes very little sense.

He is a very nice man but he does not really care about individuals. He has discussions due after every class and he is very specific on his feedback which most of the time is not helpful. He has 3 papers due for the course and they are worth most of your grade and he is very little help and does not elaborate on what he wants. Confusing but nice.

Michael Bowler was the worst professor or teacher I've every had, and I'm not trying to be dramatic. The main reason was because he was very disrespectful to me and my classmates when we asked for help. He made me feel horrible about myself simply because I didn't understand what I was supposed to write about for the main papers.

talks a lot but doesnt say anything

He cares about the subject but isn't a good teacher. He is extremely unclear with grading expectations. This entire semester I didn't learn one thing. All he lectured about was COVID and the invasion of Ukraine...not one bit of curriculum was used. He calls people out for not wearing a mask or not being vaccinated. You can miss 3 classes.

No good feedback on papers. If you ask a question, he'll dance around it but never give a direct answer. His idea of a thesis statement was strict. I lost points on a day where we only watched a video!? Lectures are insanely boring. Will ask questions we'd have no idea what the answer is because we never discussed it. Do not recommend him!

I would strongly stay away from professor Bowler's classes. Global studies could have been an interesting topic of study but Bowler ruined it. He is very rude, inconsiderate and boring. I do not recommend- by far my worst teacher at Winona State.

Professor Bowler is extremely hard to understand and if you do not agree with his viewpoints then you will not pass the class. Even if you go to the writing center with papers, it still won't be up to his standards. The book he makes you get has extremely liberal point of views. He completely changed globalization into something of his own.

He's extremely rude, he recommends the writing center an then contradicts what they say. He has told one girl in my class that she "Writes like a high schooler" she's a freshman. She told another girl that "Because you're white you have more resources available to you and you should use that to your advantage". Very rude.

I would not recommend this professor, as others are saying he can be rude, and is very confusing. He just talks about random stuff that he expects you to understand, and then if you ask him a question he'll get mad, and tel you to pay attention in class. He once told someone in my class that it was not okay that she hasn't taken English 111.

Horrible professor. Very rude and has some events in replace of his classes that are mandatory but they won't be at the same time as his class and he will argue with you about why you cannot attend. Very very rude and disrespectful. Makes it an everyday point that he played hockey at Notre Dame. I strongly do not recommend his as a professor at all

Awful professor. Told us our papers were useless. But never explained why. Was never understanding about being sick.

Papers make no sense because he structures them centered around his own interests. Zero say in what you write and have to struggle through trying to write on a subject you don't care about. Very selfish and will always tell you your thesis is bad because he already knows what he wants it to be. So specific you can never get it right. BAD PROFESSOR

If you are interested in pursuing a GS major, try to avoid taking his classes - it will ruin the experience and learning. Try to take as many classes as you can with the other professors in the department instead, as they provide a much better experience and environment for learning. Don't take his advice on papers to other classes - you will fail

So many negative things to say about him. First, he's incredibly boring to listen to and every day of class is exactly the same. He's very unclear about his expectations for papers and grading expectations, he contradicts himself daily. If you don't come to his office hours, he will email your advisor instead of emailing you. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

He is honestly the worst professor that I have ever had. He talks so much yet you will leave feeling confused af. He doesn't give clear instructions about essays even when you go in for help. He is so bi-polar about what he wants you to do too. If you want to take an easy generals course DO NOT take his classes.

His lectures were very unengaging and boring. He talks a lot without saying anything of importance. His instructions were often unclear on daily discussions and on the paper prompts.

Terrible. If you are someone who gets A's regularly, get ready to become a C student. He refuses to give 90 or higher because 'It could always be better'. He gives very vague details for the discussion questions, and then shame you in the feedback if you don't do exactly what he is expecting you to do. If you can avoid it, don't take him.

Expects us to know more then we get taught

Don't take his class.

Michael Bowler is the rudest teacher I have ever had. He is unsympathetic and is manipulative with words and mannerisms. He pushed his own viewpoints and consistently talked over people, even if you knew what you were talking about. Somehow knows everything and expects you to know everything in history and politics. Papers are impossible.

He is by far the most anger inducing professor I have ever had. If you happen to have a different opinion then him, buckle up, because he will make sure you feel like you don't know anything, and don't think you'll get an A, he doesn't grade anything higher than a 90%. He really lowers your confidence in yourself. Just avoid him if you can.

Do not take his class if you can avoid it. He assigns 15 readings/videos and only allows two sentences to answer a three-part question. We're close to the end of the semester (two weeks left), and he hasn't graded much. What he's graded is never 100%. He rambles on about insanely liberal views for about 95% of the class then yaps over the end time.

I took Dr. Bowler my first semester of freshmen year, and it has been the worst experience I have had in college by far. He is manipulative and belittles you if you have a different opinion than him. I had him during the election, and he talked about politics in every class and bragged about his accomplishments every chance he got. Save yourself.

Be ready to learn nothing in his class other than his opinions. He does not care about what you have to say and refuses to give a's out for some reason. He thinks nothing is a-worthy. You will learn in his class, but it will just be about his political opinions. Do not take this class.

Dr. Bowler is one of the worst professors I've ever had the displeasure of having. He talks so much and says so little. His instructions for papers are very esoteric and hard to understand. His advice and instructions mean nothing because even if you follow them you'll only get a B+. I would recommend any other professor over Dr. Bowler.

I have never held such contempt for a professor as I do for Dr. Bowler. Every low rating you see of his is absolutely true, and you should take them deeply into consideration before taking his class. He is rude, condescending, extremely unclear, and unhelpful. He also is a very poor writer but grades so harshly. Take any other professor.

Essay prompts were poorly-worded, which made them unnecessarily difficult. I couldn't understand most of the essay prompt content and had to grasp at straws. He was then rude in comments about said misunderstood prompt papers. I didn't understand much of his feedback. However, he's well-traveled and gave many homework assignments for good points.

Michael is not very bright as a person. It shows in his lectures. He grades harshly for some reason. Attendance is mandatory, yet his lectures are pointless as they serve no purpose to further learning. The textbook he uses has typos and grammatical errors. The prompts for his papers are difficult to process since the sentences are usually run-ons.

The worst professor at winona state. His paper prompts made no sense and he graded everything so harsh with poorly worded feedback. Makes attendance mandatory but never gives any good information. Talks about himself. And whenever he talks its so long and so boring. Take any other class besides his.

If you ever expect to leave the classroom at the time ur class ends, if you can't handle constant "um", "uh", and if you ever want to have your emails responded to in a timely manner or EVER, just don't take his class. He acts like his class is the only class to exist, and attendance is mandatory. Got an A but at the expense of my mental being!!!!

I've had Dr. Bowler for 2 classes, and, its the same pattern. Do some reading and make small response, and then sit in class, learn nothing. Also Dr. Bowler isnt afraid to get poltical in the middle of class. His essays are hard to understand, get ready to be proven wrong. Would not take any of his classes again, if able avoide them.

3 essays, no exams. A LOT of reading before each class, and take notes on the reading because sometimes he grills students in class by calling them out by name to answer a question pertaining to the readings. If he suspects that students aren't actually reading the readings, he will threaten to give out a quiz on the topic. Talks about himself.

Is not very clear about what he wants from you. He constantly talks about himself. Is not super helpful when talking to him. I would not EVER take a class from him.