AMAZING! Absolutely love her! She's so engaging and enthusiastic about what she's teaching. She genuinely enjoys getting to know her students and wants everyone to have fun while learning in her class. She mixes funny videos and stories into her lectures to make them more interesting and relatable. You have to take this class!! She's the best!

Basically if you get the opportunity to take Nalkur do it. She is more passionate about her subject matter than any teacher I've ever had before. Homework is basically reading, which some can be interesting. Tests are writing heavy but not tricky. Papers are graded easier than expected. Only down side is she moves fast, so pay close attention.

Good amount of readings, but it's not overwhelming and most of them are usually interesting. Extremely helpful in office hours and genuinely cares about you as a person. 2 midterms, 2 papers, one final. Papers graded by the TAs and graded pretty easily. You HAVE to know the readings for tests and lecture outlines are very helpful. AMAZING professor

Dr. Nalkur is an amazing professor. Class was very clear-cut, 2 papers (1 5 page, 1 7 page), 1 midterm (10 short answer questions) and 1 final (7 short answer, 1 essay). TA's graded everything very easy. For the papers, follow the rubric and guidelines exactly and you'll get an A or A-. For the exams, know the readings and definitions of concepts.

Dr. Nalkur is an inspirational professor who inevitably makes you apply what you learn in the classroom to the outside world. You will get an A only if you go to lecture and take notes. You can get through the course by memorizing her notes (which is a lot), but paying attention in class will make this much easier.

Dr. Nalkur was an amazing professor who truly was knowledgable in everything that came up in class. She had meaningful readings that related to her lectures. All of the assignments were straightforward (2 papers, 1 midterm and the final). If you do the readings and understand the concepts you will do well in the class!

Really engaging and enthusiastic, Dr. Nalkur is really engaging, grades fairly, and makes a big class feel small. She'll prepare you for the tests and papers completely if you show up and pay attention.

Great professor. You can tell she loves the material and she really wants you to be interested too. Wouldn't consider her an Easy A, you do have to study a little and you need to write a couple papers. But if you put in the work then you can definitely manage an A. Take her if the opportunity presents itself.

I had Dr. Nalkur for Soc1101 at Georgia Tech, and she was amazing. She's passionate and knowledgeable about her subject matter, and that shines through in lectures. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but test questions came straight from lecture and examples given in class. There are only a few assignments, so there is little room for error.

Definitely a wonderful class. Sometimes you'll shake your head in class and wonder, "Why do sociologists have to have a word for that? Why do they use the word 'social context' for 'environment'?" In the beginning, you've hammer the vocabulary in to be able to really succeed during the rest of the semester. Papers aren't graded quickly though...

Dr. Nalkur was a really knowledgable, helpful, and understanding professor. If you didn't get an A in her class and become more interested in sociology, you weren't trying.

Loved this class! GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS!! even if you're passing with flying colors, go to her office hours. She gave me extra credit on my tests since I went. Lectures are very interesting. Also, do participate in class, she notices and will help you when you're struggling.

Professor Nalkur is one of the best teachers. Clear and concise with interesting lectures that have relevant references to popular videos, articles, and music. Notes are posted online to refer back to and readings are interesting but not absolutely mandatory. However, tests are fair and knowledge of basics of article are a necessity.

Easily one of my favorite professors and favorite classes at Emory. Dr. Nalkur is approachable and relatable, and her lectures apply to things that college students are interested in learning. Her exams require studying (but are very fair), and the final paper in her class is actually one that is fun to complete and a good learning experience!

One of the finest professors I've ever met during my time in Emory. If u have a chance to take any of her classes besides Sociology 101, you must take her class. Her lecture style is a pure awesomeness. 2 papers and 2 exams are almost all for ur grades, but if u do ur reading it wouldn't be that much of a challenge.

Easy class. Show up, pay attention, follow her guidelines for the papers and it's hard not to get an A.

Nalkur is an amazing professor, and her class is one of the best at Emory. Gives great feedback and enthusiastic about her studies.

Nalkur is nice approachable and knowledgeable. There are a lot of readings and few assignments for this intro class. 3 or 4 announced quizzes 1 midterm 2 papers and a final. She grades kind of hard but visit her office hours! She'll give you tips so you'll do much much better next time. I learned a lot so take her if you're interested in sociology

Very easy class, you don't have to show up. Her lectures are really interesting though and she's incredibly personable and wants all her students to do well. Come assignments though, they take a very very long time to grade and they are graded extremely harshly, taking off many points for even the littlest things. She's very approachable though

Nalkur is an excellent professor, very much valued. Every lecture feels like a TED talk, and she is truly interesting. She genuinely cares about her students and their ease in absorbing the knowledge. Out of 150+ students, she knew my name, and office hours with her were great. Tests are easy is you study, and do-able if you don't. Take this prof.

So involved in the class with great and engaging lectures. Has thought provoking comments and insightful ideas that she has the students engage in and share their opinions on during class.

Ridiculously difficult. TA's are extremely picky and take tons of points off papers/tests. No idea how others are passing w/ flying colors, but doing the readings and coming to class won't guarantee you a good grade. However, Nalkur's an amazing professor and her lectures/class notes are top notch. Very fun class. Highly recommend if you like soc.

Dr. Nalkur is a very engaging lecturer and a very educated person in general. Her class allows you take a closer look at things you may take for granted in society. The workload tends to be heavy sometimes with readings and written assignments, but as long as you follow the guidelines, ADD DETAILS, and listen in class, you should be fine!

Dr. Nalkur is an amazing woman. I learned so much in her class and loved every second of it. The films we watched and readings we had were really interesting and were always very relevant and relatable. She also really cares about her students and is happy to discuss and alter grades. There are few, easy assignments and she tells you quiz questions

Loved this class and her. She made change my major to sociology.

Dr. Nalkur is the best teacher I've ever had. The readings she assigns are interesting and her lectures are really engaging. She is very kind with grading, let students rewrite their midterms, and tells us exam and text questions beforehand. And she's super sweet. Can't say enough good things about her!

Prof. Nalkur is an inspirational professor. She is truly passionate about what she teaches and gives amazing lectures. SOC 101 helped pique my interest in the field of sociology (and other social sciences).

If you have the chance to take a class with her, DO IT! The best teacher ever.

Dr. Nalkur is a really good professor, attendance is optional and she puts up the notes for her class after every class, she also goes over all the readings in class so a lot of people don't do them. Some of her test questions come straight from the study guide. A good teacher over all.

She is an awesome professor. Lectures are fun and informative. She socially appealing to any student.

She is an awesome professor. Lectures are fun and informative.

Nalkur is one of the best teachers in the soc department. She will always do her best to help her students understand the material and get a good grade. The class is graded by 2 exams and 2 papers. If you meet with her prior to submitting the papers, she will guide you to getting an A. You will need to memorize a lot for the exams though.

Dr. Nalkur is an amazing professor. She is a very fair grader and wants all of her students to succeed. She is very clear on what she wants in terms of papers and exams so nothing is ever ambiguous or too difficult in her classes. Lectures are good, but make sure to meet with her outside of class! She genuinely cares about her students!!

Could not recommend more! Not only is her class easy to do well in, but it's also really interesting.

Professor Nalkur is a pretty good lecturer but the content does get repetitive. The class gets more interesting halfway through but the lectures can get long-winded if the topic of the day isn't especially interesting. The papers are graded by the TAs (mine graded very generously) and the tests aren't too tough, so overall a solid gen-ed choice.

Dr. Nalkur is overall a good professor. She can be condescending at times but lectures are clear and we often got out a little early. She also cancelled class a lot. There are two papers & two tests (neither cumulative) and they are easy to do well on. Nothing is ambiguous, expectations are clearly lined out in rubrics. Make sure you read for tests

Prof. Nalkur is an amazing professor, who gives awesome lectures and really cares about her students. She will help you understand what the field of sociology truly is and how interesting it can be. The assignments are not that difficult, yet they take a long time. This is overall a great course with a great teacher.

Good professor. Graded by literally only 4 items. Papers were a lot of work but exams were alright.

will grade you more favorably if you go to class. however, my friends took this class a few semesters earlier and she seems to have made the class harder? for ex. more evidence required for essays, more multiple choice for exams, doesn't give out extra credit anymore... not sure why this is the case, but just a heads up. also TA was not that good

Nalkur is a good teacher but a hard grader. If you miss a lecture, you miss all the material. Her tests (mostly difficult multiple choice) and papers are harshly graded. She is forgiving if you participate in class and go to office hours, but overall there are better SOC101 teachers from what I've heard. She's a great mentor, but just an ok prof.

Go to every lecture because she doesn't post everything on Canvas. Grade is based on 2 papers, a midterm, and a final so make sure you are well prepared.

I absolutely LOVED Dr. Nalkur. She's such an inspirational lecturer, and she made the class really interesting. The class is graded by two essays and two tests, but if you show up to class, she'll round your grade up. There are assigned readings every lecture, but she often ends class early and sometimes even cancels class.

Professor Nalkur is just a wonderful human being. I took her as a freshman, and walked out of the first lecture feeling like that was what I had come to college for. You can tell she's extremely smart, and her lectures are fascinating. Two exams and two papers, but the rubrics are clear and she basically tells you what's on the exams in class.

The class is almost all reading and there were only 4 grades for the entire semester. This was challenging because it is hard to know where you stand in the class and how much you have learned. This also puts A LOT of pressure on the 4 graded assignments/assessments. However, Dr. Nalkur is very passionate about SOC, making her lectures interesting.

Dr. Nalkur is an amazing professor. She handled the transition to online teaching well and it is evident that she cares about the well being of her students. The course content is interesting and she incorporates pop culture well.

Dr. Nalkur is one of my favorite professors at Emory! Her Culture and Society class is so interesting and shes a very intelligent and engaging lecturer. I highly recommend this class to everyone

Prof Nalkur is extremely passionate, intelligent, and engaging. But don't take this course if you're looking for an easy A. Her assignments require a ton of effort and time. Other SOC 101 teachers are easier; Nalkur made the course harder to prevent cheating. For an introductory level course, the curriculum is very rigorous.

Dr. Nalkur is a passionate and intelligent woman who I was very grateful to have met my first semester. Her lectures were so interesting and insightful that I decided to minor in Sociology which I had not planned to do so before. While I loved the class overall, you will have to put in the work to get a good grade. It's worth it though.

I absolutely adore Dr. Nalkur. She cares a lot about the success of her students, and her lectures are interesting and engaging. Though we were expected to do 1-3 readings per class (posted on Canvas), I found these readings fascinating and looked forward to doing them. This class has made me consider doing a sociology major; 10/10 recommend!

Graded by only 2 papers, 2 exams. Both papers have a rewrite, grades pretty light as long as u follow the rubric. Often releases exam questions ahead of time. Lectures are pretty fun honestly and readings are genuinely interesting

Professor Nalkur is an incredibly interesting and a caring professor. Only graded on 2 papers and 2 exams. Great class if the rest of your schedule is heavy/time consuming. Would recommend to take soc 101 (especially with Prof. Nalkur) even if not pursuing the field.

Prof. Nalkur is very caring. She cares about her student and wants everyone to learn most comfortably. 2 papers and 2 exams grade the class. You should be fine if you do the readings and review the lecture notes. Get prepared for her inspiring and unforgettable lectures. You will learn a lot, not only in sociology but also in other general topics.

Dr. Nalkur is amazing! Readings are assigned before each lecture which help supplement the lecture material, and the lectures were very engaging, and I felt like I learned a lot from the interesting readings and lectures. There are a couple papers and tests that make up the grade. She is a very caring and understanding professor as well!

This woman is absolutely amazing. I felt like I was in a TED Talk. I am not a SOC major and she changed my life. She is compassionate and truly wants her students to learn. I did not like the TA in our class - she graded too harshly for an intro class. I would definitely recommend office hours with Nalkur rather than just meeting with the TA.

Professor Nalkur is amazing. The first day of class I was intimidated, but if you stay in the class you won't regret it. She made an intro level SOC class so interesting. Her grading criteria is super clear and if you adhere to all of it you will get an A.

I LOVE Dr. Nalkur, please take her class if you have the chance!

Attendance isn't mandatory which is great; just do the readings and you'll be fine. She is a super easy grader, and if you meet with her before you hand in an assignment, you are very likely to get an A.

For SOC101 she is an amazing professor. There are 4 major assignments: 2 papers (one is 5 pages and one is 9), midterm (given essay questions before and only given two questions of test, final (short answer questions). Attendance is not mandtory as she posts all of her lectures on canavs.

Dr. Nalkur's SOC101 is meant to fascinate you and succeeds. Very engaging, clear expertise, and thoughtful examples. There were four things that matter, two assignments that looked tuff but then turned out to not be so bad, and then two tests where you have the 8 potential questions given ahead of time, but only two appear on the exam. I recommend!

She is extremely caring and kind. The lectures are amazing. The amount of work in this class is average for a 3-credit 100 intro-level class. The feedbacks for essays are not helpful because she holds a low standard for grading and barely gives any criticism to essays. Given that this is a 101 class, this is acceptable though. Obviously, an easy A

A must-take before graduating. Nalkur is a phenomenal lecturer who teaches thought-provoking topics from social norms, black people in America, to elitism in schools and jobs, and so many more interesting and important topics that challenge our worldview. Overall, she is a kind and caring person who connects with students on a genuine level.

Straightforward class with a very nice professor. Easy to talk to, cares for her students. Beware that she does not allow computers during lecture. Easy A if you go to class and take notes.

Dr. Nalkur is an excellent professor for SOC 101. Her lectures are interesting and the class is very minimal work. There are readings due before class that help you better understand the lectures. Grade is made up of two papers and two exams. Dr. Nalkur wants all of her students to do well and is very caring. I would highly recommend Dr. Nalkur!

Amazing professor, amazing lectures, very interesting readings. However, do not take this class if you are a pre-med student, unless you are taking it out of interest. She teaches very little on MCAT related content. It is mostly very eye opening passages I definitely recommend reading

She is passionate about what she is teaching and provides lots of interesting examples and details. The course is an easy A with very few assignments. The lectures are non-tech which makes them boring at times, but as a professor she is great.

Took her in the FA23 semester. She assigns a reading or two, expects you to read it, then lectures on the reading and similar topics in class. Three essay exams w prompts given ahead of time and a lengthy paper that required an interview of three friends/peers about their upbringing. She and the TAs grade easily, interactive lectures w/ videos.

A fantastic lecturer with really interesting insight into ideas that we haven't necessarily challenged before. Grading criteria is very clear and it is very easy to get an A, as long as you pay attention and show up to class.

Nalkur's FA23 class didn't accurately reflect the previous reviews. There was a miscommunication with the grading policy, resulting in a class-wide low grade, but nothing was done on their end. Class is not a free A anymore, TAs grade pretty tough sometimes, and were occasionally pretty unhelpful. Nalkur herself is very nice, engaging lecturer.

Lectures are very engaging. Exams are also very easy if you prepare, she gives out the questions beforehand for the 1st midterm and final exam. Readings are also interesting. Only complaint is that the first midterm was rescheduled after students already arrived to test.

Professor Nalkur's class material is engaging. She is an outstanding lecture. I enjoy her every lecture even if we are not allow to use electronics. Advice in office hour is very inspirational. But TA does not have clear grading criteria. They substract your points for no reason (others wrote longer than your essay, so they deserve more points???)

I had a fantastic experience with Dr. Nalkur. she is a super caring professor and lectures about super important topics which made them so interesting and engaging. I highly recommend her and would love to have her again

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Lectures are quality and she clearly knows what she's talking about, but no computers allowed in class. Readings can be 40 pages long of scientific material for no reason and this can be frustrating. However many of the readings are cool and the class is pretty interesting overall. Tests aren't too bad and some questions are often given in advance.

Dr Nalkur is a fantastic speaker and lecturer. She's engaging and passionate about sociology. No tech in class and id advise to participate in class. Tests are based all on long homework readings and grading is by TAs and not very harsh, but not clear guidelines. A decent amount of terms to remember. Overall challenging for a 101 but inspiring