Terrible class, doesn't explain well. Changes due dates of papers at last minute!!

Worst professor ever, the guy gives a paper assignment with no directions and then weeks later moves the due date up by 2 weeks. He's very unclear in class when explaining things and is very unhelpful when you have questions, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU PLAN ON PASSING.

the worst and most unfair professor i have ever had in three years of college, do not take this class.

AWFUL! He is disrespetful to students & he expects you to know everything already. He can't spell either. Unfair & you have no ideea how he grades. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!

OMG he is so bad! You lecture EVERY min that you are in there I know that that is what you are suppose to do when you go to college but he is horrible at it. He is the meanest proff I have ever had! BAD!!!!!

This guy is such a jerk! He is not helpful AT ALL and his lectures are SOOOO boring! He is very rude when you ask for help. The best thing you can do is sit back and try not to be noticed. He is also very unclear on due dates and expects you to have assignments done months in advanced. STAY AWAY!

IF you get suckered into this class dont buy ANY of the books!

HE IS A HORRIBLE PROFESSOR! HE IS NOT ORGANIZED, TAKES FOREVER TO RESPOND TO E-MAILS, AND IS UNCLEAR REGARDING DUE DATES AND GUIDELINES FOR ASSIGNMENTS. HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT HIS SUBJECT, BUT SHOWS A COMPLETE LACK OF RESPECT FOR HIS STUDENTS BY NOT GIVING DUE DATES AND GUIDELINES. OH YEAH, DON'T BUY THE RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR THIS CLASS!

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This guy sucks, he is not helpful and structures his class in an incredibly nonsensical manner. He is just generally bad, hard to understand, and confusing. If you value your GPA DO NOT take this class.

Tests are difficult. Not helpful whatsoever. Can be very rude.

Completely useless teacher, you cant understand a thing he is saying in class because of his accent & his lack of organization. You have journals and book reports, all of which he grades extremely hard 4's out of 10's. His study guides don't help much.He is also extremely rude and unhelpful. Overall horrible class horrible teacher.

This teacher can barely speak English, everything important that he says out loud he mumbles. His power points are VERY long. He has the hardest exams you can think of, and his study guides, if he gives them, are general ideas nothing helpful. He doesn't give you any info on how to do a presentation so you are clueless what to do. DO NOT TAKE.

Professor Getahun made this class nearly impossible to pass unless you dedicated every second of your time to studying for his tests. He was very rude to students and always seemed unpreparedunorganized; he was also an extremely harsh grader on every testexam. This is the only class I have ever had to drop and I regret taking it with him.

He says his lectures correlate with the textbook but he goes from his own memory about what he wants to talk about. Im an A student and received a B- in the class and attended every class. He is not helpful and his quizzes do not reflect material learned in lectures and even reading the book will only minimally help.

For the love of God do NOT take this class with Solomon. Talks down to students often and then gets upset with lack of class participation. Lecture material is rarely on the actual exam. Isn't personable whatsoever and tells you to google study guide questions if they're not covered in the book or lecture. 10/10 would not recommend.

Do not take this professor. I went to his office hours and asked him to explain why I got an answer wrong on the exam and he told me no. Ive emailed him over 10 times with no response. He doesn't care about you as a student. I told him I'm on the verge of failing his class and he literally responded with "I dont care." AVOID at all costs.

Test are impossible, Even if going to class everyday and paying attention the test make no sense. Gives very broad study guide but expects you to know every little detail of Africa. Had to retake this class and still didn't do well in it. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS

Worst professor I've ever had. He will promise opprotunity for extra credit, but will not follow through with it. There are only 5 grades in the entire class, so you have to work extremely hard. There was only 1 paper despite it being a WI, but exams are hell on earth. Very unclear about what you should know and rips apart midterms and the final.

This class seems great in the beginning. Run away. The material is fairly easy. Yet, he only gives a final, midterm, two quizzes, and two book reports and they are graded harshly. I am an all A student. I have a D in here. He is not understanding and can be quite rude as well.

Solomon was by far the worst professor i've ever had. Doesn't care about your grade, very rude when you're looking for help, and the content on the exam doesn't match the material learned in class or in the book. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I am a 4.0 student and I'm getting a C. Save your GPA and avoid this man at all costs

By far the worst professor. He DOES NOT care. Also doesn't give clear instructions on papers. Very strict grading. It's a WRITING intensive class but it's mainly test. Never answered my emails when I had to miss class for having the flu. Told me he wouldn't accept a paper I wrote because it was written, even if I typed it, even though it was done.

DO NOT take this professor. He does not care about his students. When you ask for help he replies with broad explanations that do not help. The exams are not based on the lecture at all, you're better off just reading the book. Oh and there are ZERO opportunities to turn in work late. He has no concern for his student's academic successes.

Absolute WORST professor I've had at CMU. Notes are repetitive and often contained misspelled words. Lectures are long, boring, and an environment where you don't feel comfortable asking questions for risk of being ridiculed. Exams are extremely difficult and are nothing like study guides. Extremely tough grader! Very hard to please. DON'T TAKE.

This was absolutely one of the hardest classes i have ever taken at CMU, don't forget that this was a level 100 class and he made it out to be a 400 level. Exams resemble nothing on the study, you'd be better off looking everything up online than follow his notes. STAY AWAY at all costs!

STAY AWAY FROM SOLOMON!!! he gives terrible feedback on assignments and if you ask for help prepare for the rudest encounter of your life. He gives study guides the day before test and quizzes and those are like necessities to pass to his test. Buttt to even do good on his study you either got to read the book on your own or google search it.

I'm a senior business student here at CMU. This was the worst professor I have had yet. His grading is unpredictable. His lectures are extremely dry, long, and fairly low quality. I wouldn't recommend this professor to anyone; I would even go to say avoid at all costs. Comments floated around the classroom such as "how does this man have a job".

Awful. awful. awful. Lectures are SOOO boring. The notes do not line up with study guides which makes it impossible to study for exams and quizzes. I do not recommend this professor at all. Super hard to pass.

Okay people, don't take this class. This professor does not care about his students, he flat out says he does not accept emails and his is unwilling to help when questions are asked. We had an open book quiz but he didn't tell anyone is was open book so majority of students didn't have it with them. Hardest 100 level class I have ever taken. RUN!

I took this class in my final semester. I had 130 credits with different professors and Solomon was without a doubt the worst professor I have ever had. He is condescending, unclear, and goes off on completely useless tangents. I have aced 500 level biology courses with less effort than it took for me to receive an A- in this class. DO NOT TAKE!

Worst professor I have ever had. If there is any other possible professor you can have, pick them. Solomon was rude and never explained any of his assignments. If you asked for help, he wouldnt offer any advice or additional instruction. Essays were graded extremely hard especially for never being explained. Quizzes were 100 questions with 2 essay

He is by far the WORST prof I have ever taken. He has no respect for his students. He shows zero empathy and will shout your grade out to the class. Exams are vague at best.

The WORST professor I have encountered at CMU. Taking this class was a grave mistake. He is rude and will refuse to answer questions. He failed my whole class on a ROUGH DRAFT essay and wouldn't tell us why and was rude when we asked about it, I dropped the class the very next day. Save yourself the stress and stay away from this man.

Solomon was hands-down one of the worst profs i've had at CMU. He does not know how to teach and did not make me want to come to class. The only reason why I didn't have to go to class is because someone in my class was willing to send the notes on our class GroupMe (which I would recommend creating). I feel like I learned nothing in his class.

Prof. Getahun is hard to understand! When he would ask questions to our class, nobody would understand him. So we would sit in silence forever because... WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE SAID. Also, not a lot of assignments so when I got just a couple of points off my assignments I was screwed for the semester... I will avoid him forever now

Solomon is a good person and has brief spurts of energy. Unfortunately this isn't the case 99% of the time. Lectures lack energy and are boring/slow/long. PowerPoints packed w wordy and tedious paragraphs w 400+ word slides. Not many points available and grades inconsistently and hard, even rough drafts! He's survivable though just stay strong

Rude/arrogant/condescending. Offers extra credit, but never put it in my final grade? Also, his exams lack intellect, and contain weird wording and grammar/spelling errors. One question on the exam I got wrong and the answer was in my notes. After explaining this, he said I should have read the book. But how are the notes giving the wrong answer???

I would never take a class with Getahun again. I've never dealt with a professor who is so blatantly disrespectful and unfair. Guidelines for grading are unclear and his communication is severely lacking. He admitted to never reading my paper, which he gave me a 3/10 on (this was a rough draft that nearly every student in my class failed, as well).

I love this man. He's a great person, he's very nice, and he's funny. That being said, he cannot teach to save his life. Every single class, he puts a slide up on the board (that's paragraphs long) and then goes silent and waits for everyone to copy it down. Solomon is extremely knowledgeable but has clearly had no education on how to teach others.

He might be the worst professor in the entire University. Professor Getahun does not answer his emails, refuses answer questions after class, and does not put any effort into his classes. It is very clear that he has achieved tenure and is just coasting through the rest of his career. I do not recommend this course.

The professor's grading system felt inconsistent and challenging to follow. Often, the assignment criteria were unclear, making it difficult to understand what was expected to achieve a high grade. The lectures tended to be hard to follow.

5 assignments in the grade book. Had a paper, with a graded rough draft and final draft. Zero direction or rubric. group project without any directions. When asked he said “it's in the syllabus”. The syllabus says do group project about the paper. No time, no format, or rubric. Presentation 9/10 in the grade book no explanation or feedback.

Really nice guy so I feel bad but he is a very bad professor. He has slides that he goes through in class but doesn't talk about them much and just has you write them down. He has not mentioned the text book and even assigned another book that he only mentioned on the first day of class and hasn't spoken about since.