Shurla Thibou is a highly knowledgable professor. She definitely knows what she's talking about and what she expects on exams and assignments. She's thorough with her class lectures, and well prepared. I thought it was also very encouraging to have guys taking the class. I'd be interested in taking a Men's Studies class-it'd bridge the gender gap.

Professor Thibou is an intelligent and very organized instructor. She is also very helpful and motivates her students to do their best. Her class can be vary easy if you are willing to put in the work, but if you are a procrastinator, then it can be slightly difficult. Her lectures are exciting and interesting. Take her class!

Professor Thibou's teaching style is very effective and she encourages strong discussions. The texts are very insightful; especially those on Women in Prison. I would highly recommend this professor. Very intelligent and prompt in response.

Shurla Thibou dresses cute; is always on time; has the class read fascinating articles and books. She ties in her readings with her awesome lectures. She is a fair grader and she has her students do exciting and fun projects; for example producing a documentary. I would highly recommend taking this class with her;you will learn a lot and have fun!!

Great Prof., interesting, intelligent, informative, cute. A bit demanding but in a beneficial way.

Strong Instructor. Very helpful, a little impatient but understanding. Great texts and films. Informative and intelligent

I dont know what everone is whining about how she's not so great. I loved having this class with her especially as a freshman new to school. She even let me borrow the text book for the quarter because I couldnt get it. Great Teacher, very helpful, and very understanding...

I highly recommend taking this course. Shurla is a very clear and passionate teacher. I really enjoyed this course and felt that her lectures were interesting and that her grading was fair.

Very intelligent. Great smile.

I love Shurla! She was a wonderful professor especially as an incoming freshman. She was clear and extremely helpful. Her lectures and videos were interesting and relevant. I would definitely recommend her for a professor!

Very nice teacher. Actually means it when she says "I don't care what your views are as long as you back them up;" will not grade you down for disagreeing with her. Keep up with the readings and be ready to write a lot: you'll do just fine.

Shurla is great, I loved this class. There's several quizzes (1 paragraph answer to a question) 3 exams (writing responses to 6 questions based on reading) and a project (paper&presentation). Very easy grader IMO, quizzes&exams are open-book &notes. just be sure to READ what's assigned and you'll be better prepared for the exams&quizzes.

Defend your opinion, support it with evidence and read the material! It's all interesting topic material and Shurla makes class discussions fun and keeps a civil conversation among students - even when the subject matter is controversial. This class opened my eyes and made the class look at many things through a new lens. Love both class and prof!

No homework, four quizzes and two exams. For the exams, she let us take them home to do them. They're all prompts that you have to respond to but if you've done all the reading, you'll have no problem. She's an INCREDIBLY easy grader and super friendly. She is very open to others opinions and ideas.

LOVE HER CLASS. so much fun and she is so funny her assignments were difficult but do-able.

Shurla is the BEST, my absolute favorite teacher at Western. She's so sassy and funny but really easy to talk to if you need to. She makes it a goal to remember your name and make sure you'll doing well. You need to do the readings if you want to succeed but they're not hard and they're always discussed in length in class. LOVE HER.

Shurla is the best professor ever. She makes women's studies seem more interesting that it already is. You need to do the readings to succeed. She's extremely easy to talk to, almost like a friend once you get to know her. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend taking any of her classes because she is such a great professor.

Loved this class! Sometimes Shurla seemed to confuse herself and end up running the conversation around in circles. Otherwise it was a great class with awesome discussion and amazing texts! Definitely take this class!

Shurla is the best professor I had a WWU. She is honestly such a sweetheart but also hilarious and sassy. More than that, her class material is very interesting, she leads great discussions, if you do the work you will do well, and she is just fun to be around.

Shurla is a fantastic instructor and she is hilarious.

SHE IS THE BEST. Took both her classes and even after I wasn't her student anymore, I could go to her for anything and she did everything she could to help me. I couldn't recommend her enough. She is why I stayed at Western.

Shurla is a wonderful teacher, but this class is useless. The seminar is meant to tie the FIG together, but you learn nothing and your grade mostly depends on attendance and a group project. I'm looking forward to taking a Women's Studies course with Shurla though!

Shurla is an amazing teacher. Her classes are long but fun and interactive. I left class everyday feeling like I actually learned something that was worth sharing with my friends and family. She made my first woman's studies class so great that I would happily take another. Go to class everyday or you'll get docked points and struggles on the final

Shurla is one of the best teachers I have taken. She is super helpful when you go to her office hours. She makes lectures interesting because it's really about the students and what we think and she's funny. Assignments aren't too bad, but you do need to do the readings in order to complete them. I would take her again if I could.

I personally really like Shurla. She's a good professor, who cares about subject and students. Learned a lot from this class. (I took Global Women) She's a little un-organized in lectures, but that's the only thing I didn't like, and it didn't bother me that much. Would recommend. Only a lot of work when its the end of the class.

Shurla was a hoot! She's as whole lot of fun, and you feel very connected to her if you bother to show up to lectures. She cares about your life and truly wants you to understand the material. You'll befriend your classmates. However, classes have little structure and she likes to hear herself talk. You may have to fight to speak.

Absolutely amazing and I learned so much!!

- Good at leading discussions and fostering participation - Understands that students have different things going on (i.e. depression, illness) and is willing to help get you back on track - Overall funny and cool to talk to

Shurla's very nice and funny. Tries to be as clear and available as possible, but the clarity turns into complexity & assignment details can be hard to track. Class is looong and mostly discussion. Skipped lots of reading and still did well. She's kind of tough at the end of the quarter (maybe that's just externally). Oh, & 12-15 page paper sucked.

Shurla is the most compassionate professor I've ever had. I'd highly recommend taking the time to visit her in her office hours. She's very empathetic and understanding. She is my favorite professor I've ever had! I took two of her courses, Intro to Women's Studies (211) and Global Women (314). I learned a lot, class discussions were really good.

Great teacher

The class itself was very easy, I hardly ever read the textbook. Professor Thibou doesn't required participation, but often times you will find yourself participating because you want to. She draws you into the conversation very well. Her take on everything is very inspiring, and she is absolutely hilarious. I would take this class every quarter.

Shurla is the funniest professor. She's a little scattered and the class, a lot of the time, is not beneficial for learning anything. However, if you skip more than 3 times, you most likely won't get anything above a B. Very minimal work load, but for two credits, you shouldn't expect a lot anyways. I loved this class though!

Always answers questions thoroughly and tests are easy if you did the readings. No textbook required which is nice, she provides readings.

Shurla is an amazing professor who truly cares about her students. She gives assignments that relate well to what you are learning in class, and that make you think about the world around you. Make sure you go to class, she is not afraid to call you out if you are absent.

This was my second class with Shurla, and I just absolutely love her. She has such an amazing way of relating everything back to local and relatable concepts to help students understand. The research paper helped me learn so much and really grow as an individual. I took something from every reading and every video and every lecture. AMAZING!!!!

Last quarter I took her 211 course and I fell in love with Shurla. She is extremely imitating and has high expectations, however she is the most understanding prof I have had this far. It shows through her teaching that she's passionate and educated on the course material. There are a few quizzes but take them with classmates. You will love Shurla

Inspiring, relatable, and challenging class materials- they are chosen and put together well. She gives every student the opportunity to speak their mind in class; however, I do think she can make students feel embarrassed if they say something incorrectly, and it is difficult to connect a different understanding with hers. Overall I recommend her!

I loved this class and suggest that everyone should take it. Shurla is a great professor and very funny and easy to connect with.

This class was definitely the usual for a WGSS course. Shurla is incredibly knowledgeable so if you are a WGSS minor or interested in it make sure you take the class with her. Quizzes are a little difficult so be prepared to re-read and understand the material before taking them. Discussions are easy. DO NOT wait until the last minute for research!

Shurla is by far my favorite professor I have had. I think everyone at Western should take at least one class from her. She respects students that work hard, and if she sees you are putting forth effort she will grade accordingly. She is incredibly inspirational, smart, and is the primary reason why I became a WGSS minor. AMAZING PROFESSOR!

Shurla is the best. I'm a psych major and she's still my favorite professor at Western. She genuinely cares about her students and will help you with anything - course related or not. If she can tell you're trying in her class, she'll reward you for it. Highly recommend.

If you're taking a class with Shurla, my best advice is to build a relationship with her ASAP. The more she gets to know you, the more she genuinely wants to help you and see you succeed. This is my second class with her and while I didn't learn much, I had a really good time! ALWAYS ask her for feedback-- she'll be more than willing to help!

Shurla is the actual best. She is always open to talk about anything you need, academic or otherwise. A real sweetie. She is good at leading discussion heavy classes and looks for participation.

Shurla is probably the best professors I have had at Western. If you do have her class I seriously recommend building a relationship with her. One of the coolest people I have ever met and genuinely cares about her students (if she can see there is effort being put into the class). I have taken two classes with her so far and I wish she taught more

I loved all three of Shurla's classes, and found them to be really enjoyable. There is no text books for her classes, but there is alot of downloadable links, and articles that are assigned. It can be a bit reading intensive at times, I found all the reading to be relevant to the topic. I reccomend building a relationship with her as a professor .

Shurla is an amazing woman! I'm currently in her class and I love it, so far its been my favorite class at Western. Sometimes she can be unclear in directions (especially during discussions) and the whole class is 2 big online discussions, 3 online quizzes, and one final project/paper. Overall, its easy as long as you put in the effort & show her!

I've taken 2 of Shurla's class and I'm about to take my third next quarter! It's true that she can sometimes be a bit unorganized but she tries to use our time wisely. There's no exams, but a few easy reading quizzes (as long as you read) and a group project. She's the reason I'm in the WGSS minor! She's awesome!

Shurla provides the readings but they are super boring. There tends to be a lot to read each week but you only have 3 reading tests and 3 writing assignments. She's a really easy grader so the essays are pretty easy. There is a final group project that isn't that hard if you do the work. The class is boring but not that hard if you do the readings

Shurla was great and super accommodating. Got rid of half of our final cause we said we didnt want to do it and then we had an arts and crafts day. Very easy and enjoyed having her as a teacher

Shurla makes the class a fun discussion, and she grades very easy. While attendance is not mandatory, I think it would be hard to succeed in her class as there are discrepancies between the syllabus and what she says in person. She can be a bit confusing in expectations. I feel that I could have learned more in the class, but at least it was easy.

I really liked taking her class and I thought she taught in an engaging way. There were movie days and most class days were heavily discussion based. She gets a lot of hate about being a tough grader, but I honestly think its necessary for the deep topics we went over. People just had unrealistic expectations about the class.

Ignore the bad reviews! Shurla is wonderful. Provides insightful (free access) texts which are integrated into class discussions. She is engaging and class is discussion based. She is easy to talk to and will give detailed review of your work if you ask her for help. Grades easily if you show true effort. Intelligent and very educated.

Shes a really great professor but reading quizzes can be unclear and shes a pretty inflexible grader. Though attendance isnt mandatory, she gives perks for those that show up to class, and she notices when people dont show up.

The class final is an essay, which she helps you write throughout the quarter. If you wanna get better at essays this is a good class for that. The textbook and all readings were free, and she goes over everything in class to help with understanding. I had fun with the essay despite the stress of it. She's kinda hard to read, but she's still nice

easy to pass class. no book purchases, all free readings online. Syllabus criteria can look overwhelming but Shurla is pretty chill and willing to help. She likes you better if you show up and participate more. She gives detailed feedback and is overall very kind.

Lectures are really discussion based, which made them boring sometimes. There's not really a lot of assignment's, so it's important that you do well on the few assignments and the final project. She's pretty funny though and made herself really acessable.

Professor Shurla was funny, the in-class discussions were very interesting, and she always made sure you were included if you wanted to be! We had some communication issues about the final which made finals very stressful + partner lowkey ditched me. i wish the class towards the end wrapped up a bit better but a nice course. show up

great class! all we did for the most part was group discussions about interesting topics and a book report that i was very motivated to do! Professor Shurla would bring snacks, engage in a really unique discussion, and made the class fun. We even went bowling which I had a blast doing! Show up for sure, because she will remember if you don't/don't.

I loved this professor & class, everything was so clear in the syllabus but it did require organization on your part- checking canvas before classes and making sure you have time to do readings. Involved so much class participation and discussion. She gives extra credit options I would recommend doing open forums.

Shurla was a kind and caring professor who really let her humanity show! Her WGSS 211 class consisted of 4 reading quizzes and 1 final project (research paper and presentation on a topic of your choosing). Her lectures were incredibly constructive and thorough, the readings are not hard at all and generally just really cool. Loved this class.