2.9
Quality4.3
Difficulty38%
Would Retake88
Reviews38%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“She has little respect”
HON498 - 1.0 rating“Deluse teaches her HE class in a manner that has students desperately speaking over each other in order to receive the participation grades (both she and the TA's make an indistinguishable mark in their roster overtime you talk)”
HON171 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
97%
Textbook Required
13%
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HON274
4.5
(4)HON171272
4.0
(6)HON272
3.3
(22)HON171
2.7
(48)HON172
1.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
HON498
5.0
HON172
4.5
HON484
4.5
HON171
4.4
HON171272
4.3
Reviews (88)
The class is interesting and you will learn. She is a tough teacher but you will gain so much out of it by taking it with her. She's also always willing to help and is very fair.
Great Human Event prof- clear on expectations, helpful, and incredibly sweet. Definitely not easy to get an A in, but you will learn a lot!
Great professor. Always nice, helpful, and clearly informed about the assigned readings' contexts. Very strict in grading, but certainly fair. What you put in the class is certainly what you receive as a grade.
Dr. deLuse is an easy going teacher for the most part, but you must put in real effort if you want to do well. She is really helpful if you go to office hours, and truly cares about the well-being of her students. Do the readings and its not that hard.
This professor wants the best for her students. I found her to be fair in her grading, reasonable about expectations, and fun during class. I would definitely recommend her for HON 171. The best thing about her class is that she is not too forceful and does not "push" her ideas.
The class is discussion based, therefore, if you are not the best public speaker, you might have a difficult time. Show up, speak a lot, and do good on the essays and you will be fine.
Dr. D. is great but a difficult grader. There is a lot of reading and a lot of speaking. If you are a slacker OR do not like speaking you're out of luck cause HON is for dedicated people who love sharing their opinions. I got an A- and just barely. WORK HARD!
I love Dr. D. She is the smartest woman that I know, and she always has something insightful to say after or during every discussion. I leave class every day knowing that I learned something important. The essays are greaded tough at first, but improvement is key. I learned so much from her, I am currently in her HON 274 course. Amazing professor.
I was not too pleased with the way she spoke to me one-on-one. She is disrespectful at times, and normally condescending. She is a tough grader, but that is not what bothered me. The readings, however, were great.
Dr. D is an absolutely brilliant professor, but she requires that you show some level of commitment to the class if you want to enjoy it. TAKE THIS PROFESSOR if you really care about learning something. She allows for the most free thinking and discussion out of any professor I've had yet. She may be difficult but it is absolutely worth it
Most work i have ever put in for a B. She starts off saying only 2-3 people in the class will actually get an A. Hard grader. Must do the readings. However, if you love the idea of human event and you would like to spend 2-3 hours reading and taking notes before class, you will learn a lot from this professor.
I was really scared going into human event but Dr. D's class really wasn't that bad. There is a lot to read, yes, but her readings are much more abridged than most professors I've heard about. She's pretty nice and insightful, but a tough grader. She comes off as mean in her essay feedback. I found the discussions and readings very interesting.
Constantly interrupts class discussions. Condescending in emails & in person. Lots of Bible readings. No As; B top grade. Required journalessay work per reading. My whole class is leaving next semester. I highly recommend taking McAdams (movie days) or Foye (science ethics); DeLuse is too harsh for teaching a required freshman course
Probably one of the toughest human event teachers. However I was very satisfied with my grade. There are few assignments-only three big papers, plus a few minor ones that don't take any time, throughout the semester. She doesn't give any grades until the final grade on the report card. You must participate repeatedly each class.
Dr. d is a quality Human Event teacher. The in-class discussions are fairly engaging and very much student led. She seems far less eclectic than other HE professors, and keeps her opinions to herself so she can effectively teach the material. You'll have to work hard in any HE class-read, write, study-but I like Dr. d enough to take her for 272.
Dr. D, in comparison to my last semester HE teacher, is a pretty tough grader but is great at letting you know how to improve. Getting A requires A LOT of participation in the discussions; you cannot just skate by with talking once a day. Her course is not impossible, but you will work your butt off for your grade.
I took Dr. d for both semesters of HE. She is very similar in both, although I think her 171 reading selections are more engageable. She does grade fairly tough, and it is hard to get used to her "I don't give points" system, but if you show up, participate, spend time on the work, and make sure to meet her criteria, its not hard to pass.
All human event classes can be tough. I did not like this professor. She gave very little feedback. When you ask for help she will just tell you to go to the TAs. She is a very tough grader when it comes to papers. Be prepared to have your papers ripped apart. She assigns a lot of readings plus a journal. Don't take her class
This class was much easier than my last HE. The readings aren't long and there are no readings when papers are due. But, there was never any clear criteria and I constantly struggled to understand what was expected. Also, I didn't feel that I engaged in class as much as I did last semester. The class wasn't crazy difficult, but I wanted more!
Deluse teaches her HE class in a manner that has students desperately speaking over each other in order to receive the participation grades (both she and the TA's make an indistinguishable mark in their roster overtime you talk). She does not update you on grades along the way or assign points per assignment, she just hands you a grade at the end
I enjoy the way Dr. D grades. She doesn't believe in letter grades and will only give you feedback on papers. As long as you are always actively participating and showing that you are taking her feedback and are improving on your papers then you should be fine. I think she covers the most interesting material out of all Human Event professors!
This was the most painful course I have ever taken at ASU. In-class participation is required, but DeLuse made speaking miserable by criticizing any analysis that didn't align with her own opinion. This issue also affected the grades received on essays. This was especially frustrated because I have always received As in previous writing courses.
The thing that killed me the most about this class was the participation. She expects you to talk AT LEAST 3 times during class whereas any other human event professor wants you talk maybe once a class. On papers, if you disagree with something she believes in, she will tear you apart. The readings were still interesting to read.
My advice: spare yourself. Don't take this professor. I've gotten an A in every class at ASU except for this one. Why? She explicitly stated that she never gives As. You can expect a B at best. If she doesn't like you, you won't even be able to get that. Very closed-minded and opinionated professor.
Do not take this teacher for any class you may have, given the choice. Her expectations are absolutely insane and she is never clear. She will accuse you, even if she's in the wrong, and will go so far as berate you as a student. She has little respect. I felt miserable as her assistant. Please don't make the same mistake.
I took Dr. D both in HON 171 and HON 272, and I hated her class in the first semester but ended up loving it. She is very clear in what she wants which can make it easy to do well in her class. Points are 50% participation and 50% essays. She doesn't give grades throughout the semester but rather you get one grade at the end. Loved the readings!
Do not take this professor. She will criticize and demean almost everything you say during the semester. When she grades papers be prepared to be ripped apart for any opinion that doesn't match hers. This class isn't about analyzing, discussions, or writing skills it's about agreeing with her, it's impossible to get an A if you don't.
One of the rudest professors I've ever had. She will openly mock you in front of the class and smile while doing it, later acting as if she never did anything wrong. This happened to multiple people throughout the course of my class. Grading criteria unclear. If you are not ridiculously outspoken you will not pass. Spare yourself.
The professor is incredibly vague in what she looks for. I spent days on one of her essays and took it to the writing center plus three of her teachers assistants, all telling me that it was good. She gave me a C, because she didn't agree with my topic. If you get this teacher, find what she likes, and regurgitate the info.
Best teacher you'll ever take.
Other Barrett professors I have had understood that some students are shy and don't like to talk much in class. In that regard, they were lenient and allowed you to earn point for showing up and paying attention. Dr. DeLuse will only give you a passing grade if you speak 3 times per class. Not a good teacher for introverted students.
I showed up to every single class, turned in every assignment (fully completed and on time), and she gave me a C+ "out of the goodness of her heart." She didn't give midterm grades so I had no idea where I stood in the class until it was too late.
Dr. D doesn't give you a grade until the end of the semester, only feedback throughout. For me, her feedback didn't feel constructive, but destructive. She often told me what I was doing wrong without giving me advice to improve it. Even when she did, it was vague and unclear. She rarely guided the class, so it was hard to know what she expected.
I definitely do not recommend Dr. D. for HE. I think she might even be the worst and toughest prof for this course. You have to speak (& by speak I mean say something intriguing & unique) 3 times a class to even get a passing grade in participation. The whole class is led by student discussion-she doesn't do a thing except openly judge what you say
She always gave me conflicting feedback. I would try to apply everything she asked for, but she would accuse me of never listening to her. I asked for feedback on a thesis, and she told me mine was bad, gave me a new one, which I used word for word, and when she graded my essay, she said my thesis was too obvious. I never knew what she wanted.
This was by far the hardest part of my freshman year, but honestly, it ended up becoming my favorite class. I took her course both semesters of human event and found her readings were very abridged. No busy work, and super detailed feedback with her "voicemails". As long as you're willing to do the work and apply yourself you'll do well.
At the beginning of the semester, I was nervous to take Dr. DeLusé's class after reading many of her negative reviews on here. Now, I feel as though many of her reviews are over-exaggerated. She is not as tough as people would have you believe. She keeps discussions flowing by chiming in every now and then, and she gives you great feedback.
If you are willing to work hard you will succeed! I've grown more from Dr. D's class than any others because of the way it is structured. Challenging but rewarding if you put work in.
The only thing that saved me was her "contract for a B" policy. As long as you participate in class (a lot, with valuable insight) and do well in the reading journal, you should be fine even if your essays fall a little short (like mine). She definitely has strict expectations for her essays, and there isn't room for debate or "interpretation".
Wonderful. Intimidating at first, but really teaches you how to dig in and absorb and synthesize different ideas and cultures and texts. She also makes a ton of effort to relate to you personally. Her teaching style is structured around constant feedback with the primary purpose of helping you to grow as a human being. She will push you.
Honestly, I like her a lot more since HON171. She has high expectations, yes, but she's willing to work with you if you're struggling with essays and are lots of TA's to help you out. The readings are way easier to comprehend in 272 (more modern), so as long as you discuss well, you're golden.
Dr. deLusé is definitely the most scholarly professor I've had so far. She is very knowledgeable and she will help you grow a lot. You really have to work for an A, so if you're looking for something easier, she may not be your best choice. Still, I think she's worth the challenge. You'll learn a lot from her, regardless of what grade you get.
Dr. D does not give you a grade until the very end of the semester, which I found quite unhelpful. She says she isn't looking for an exact number of times to speak in class and that it's more quality vs quantity; however, if you talk four times in class she considers that good enough. Is quite a difficult grader and would personally not recommend.
When you take deLuse, you may be tempted to think she's just being hard on you. But she actually believes in her students and their ability to improve. In fact, she believes in our ability to improve so much that it is expected. And I would rather have a professor who pushes me to do better than an easy class.
Do the bare minimum and youll get the same grade as if you work as hard as possible. Advice for future students. Also you dont find out your grade until finals week so you never know how you are doing.
I took both of the classes and they were extremely challenging but this class is one of the hardest classes at Barrett and she will really push you to learn. I would recommend her although she is a really tough grader, it will really help you to develop. Do not take if you only want a good grade and dont care about what you learn
I would say if you are looking to get a B, take this course. Almost everyone receives a B other than the 1% that apparently gets an A. I think it is a cool class and has interesting readings. I just do not appreciate that you're pretty much guaranteed a B in the class.
She was tough, but because of her, I feel I am a better writer. I definitely skipped out of reading some of the texts because of my course load but I wish I had read them as they are all actually really good. Reading journals before class and 3 papers in the semester, but she gives good feedback and there are so many TAs to help you be successful.
Dr. deLusé is the best professor I have ever had the honor of taking. She is brilliant and commands respect in the classroom not through any sort of overt display of superiority, but rather through her genuine and thoughtful care for her students. The material that you will encounter in this class will make you a better human without a doubt.
Human Event is designed to make you grow as a thinker. I think she does the best job of making you do that. Its hard to find an "easy" human event professor, so to get the most out of this class, take this one.
The course was difficult but was a great learning experience. I would recommend taking Dr. D if you want to learn a lot.
Dr. d teaches a difficult class but expects you to improve. She believes every one of her students has the ability to improve in the class which may be terrifying but also is encouraging. Go to office hours boys, it helps a lot.
She is a brilliant teacher and very understanding. I am happy to have taken this class. There is a lot of work in this class but if you are diligent with your time then you will be fine.
If you want an easy A and need structure and clarity- do not take her. She can be discouraging at times, but is trying to make you grow as a student. Doesn't give grade until end of semester which is stressful. However, she is easily accessible and will put time aside to help you. You have to discuss more in this class than most.
Dr. D is an intelligent and caring professor that pushes her class forward in pursuing knowledge about moral, social, historical, and overall human questions. She has selected some of the best books I have ever read that were required by a course and keeps discussions in class on task and focused. Take Dr. D if you can!
As others have said, you will not know your grade until the end, so be ready to hear "you might make a B or better". I would highly recommend you stick with your original 171 professors and not transfer into her class. You MUST participate and align your views with hers. Be prepared to be overloaded + confused with the instructions she gives.
During this class, the professor seemed to only allow discussion of materials that would be directly related to the texts. She would shoot down any ideas that did not match her interpretation of the material. She would not put in any effort to help struggling students. Overall an F tier professor.
Save yourself the trouble and DO NOT take class with Dr. D. She is was not a very good professor at all. Confusing/unclear directions. Hours of readings. Shoots down any opinions that don't align with hers. She doesn't grade anything during the semester and hands out random letter grades at the end without any justification. Very frustrating prof.
This course was Ok. The reading are a lot on somedays and the first essay is rough, but you end up growing in your writing and in discussions. I recommend meeting with her during office hours and building a relationship. If you want an easy A don't take this professor, but if you want to be challenged this course may be good for you.
You'll be told you are "reading the texts WRONG" & "grades don't matter", so no grades given until after the semester ends. TA's share she's made them cry. It doesn't matter how hard you work, she grades on content (read: if you agree with her you're golden). She's unnecessarily wordy, confusing, saccharine and condescending. Horrible experience.
Dr. d has high expectations because she truly wants her students to improve as writers, thinkers, and people. The readings for class are impactful and will stick with you long after you leave. While this class is challenging, there are many TA's available to help. Her grading method allows you to focus on growing over the course of the semester.
She made me cry almost every class to the point of where I am considering dropping the class. If something I say doesn't align with what she agrees with, she will judge me in front of everyone. She even singled me out accusing me of not reading when the girl next to me was asleep. I definitely do not recommend taking HE with Dr. D.
Dr. D is horribly condescending to her students. No matter what circumstances you may be going through, she will make sure to let you know that you are being an extreme inconvenience to her and is painfully passive-aggressive. She treats her students like children who don't know anything about what they are talking about and it's very frustrating.
Dr. D's choice of texts were good, but she made class discussions unnecessarily stressful and took all the fun out of the readings. There's no clear grading criteria, she just throws any grade she wants at you at the end of the semester. She's very harsh with her feedback and will not allow room for disagreement. I'd say choose a different prof.
If you want to grow as a person take Dr. D. Her class is extremely diffcicult to adjust to, and time consuming. If you are willing to put in the effort and utilize the TA's it will be worth your time. Speaking in class is nerve wracking, I shake in class everytime I speak, but this is the most meaningful class I have taken at ASU.
If you try in this class you will get a good grade. This means putting in effort to reading and writing if you don't know how to read or write.
Dr. D was my thesis director. I would never have done this experience given any other choice. It was a nightmare. The volume of work required for the course forces you to abandon all else in life. Multiple papers due twice a week in the first portion, with a thesis that required even more work. I will say she was understanding w/ deadlines and nice
Dr DeLuse is easily one of the most power-hungry inconsiderate people I have ever met in my life. She quickly picks favorites and treats students unfairly based off of that. She judges everything off of criteria she refuses to reveal to anybody. She picks on certain students in outrageous ways, insults their intelligence. She is an awful person.
Dr. D made this class absolutely unbearable. She singles students out in class, picks favorites and often gives unclear feedback. I would definitely recommend looking for a different professor and saving yourself the trouble.
Dr. d can definitely be intimidating and seem like she is mean at first. However, once you get used to her and how she structures her class, you start to like her and the class a lot more. I have grown a lot as a learner because of her teaching. I would say if you want to push yourself intellectually, take her class!
Dr. D publicly critiques her students so beware of that. The grading criteria is quite long and hard to navigate, and she grades very opinionatedly. Overall, the course isn't too hard, but I would recommend a more caring instructor.
Dr. D is the best professor I have ever had. Her class changed the way I write and, more importantly than that, the way I think. If you want to get something genuine out of the Barrett experience, you should take Dr. D's Human Event class. You won't regret it.
deLuse is a really tough professor, but her class is supper rewarding. she grades off improvement so there are no real grades and you don't know what you have until the grade is posted. she always has a lot of TAs who are knowledgeable and ready to help. You will definitely struggle, but the grind is so worth it.
Incredibly unpleasant and does not care about life circumstances. She has shamed a student that needed to miss class to obtain medical care. She shames students in front of the class and smiles while doing it. Grading criteria is incredibly vague. Leaves her TAs to do all the grading so the grade she gives does not actually reflect performance.
Part 2: She did not give out grades until the last assignment, with every grade being subjective and subject to a rubric only she knew. The best class of the semester was when the TA's taught and she was absent. It was the only class where everyone laughed, because when she is there, it is quite literally a vacuum of happiness. Avoid at all costs.
This professor gives grades at the end of the school year based on her feelings towards you as a person and not a students. She will publicly insult other students papers and told a peer of mine to drop out of Barrett when they were ill at the hospital for a couple days.
Dr. d is a very intelligent instructor, however, she severely lacks joy, clarity and empathy as a teacher. Her grading policy is subjective and completely withheld from students until the final grades are released. This choice is poorly justified and executed, creating a very stressful environment for all students. Probably best to avoid!
This class was very miserable and I am glad that I will not be taking her next semester for HON272 nor do I think anybody else (except for like three people or something) is taking her next semester. I think the rest of the ratings speak for themselves on the how the course goes; they are not exaggerating; I wish they were.
ACTUAL HELL! She ignored when I was sick and had doctor's note and said that's still unexcused absence. She gives U sm HW but doesn't give a rubric bc that's her whole thing. You don't know your grade until semester is over so no way of improvement. Also accused me of using chatgpt! Overall rude old lady vibes. Switch human event teachers!!
While she is knowledgeable, her teaching style is overly long-winded, patronizing, and needlessly controlling. Simple instructions are buried under excessive explanations, unnecessary defensiveness, and passive-aggressive commentary. Instead of trusting students to be competent, she assumes they need every tiny detail micromanaged.
This professor is knowledgeable yet extremely passive aggressive in nearly everything she does. Grading is subjective to your "growth" over the semester and is heavily weighted by her opinion of you. She believes her perspective of the texts is the only correct one. Go to the TAs they will save your grade. Avoid this professor if possible.
soulless fiend
If possible, I would recommend a different class as you are assigned a lot of readings, even whole books, you need to read in a day, in order to succeed. This class has a grade-blind policy, like Brown University (Ivy), which means you will not know your grade until the end of the semester. She is a good human being overall and is thoughtful tho.
This teacher is awful. She will insult you, personally drag you down, humiliate you, talk to you like you're 5, and tell you she's "teaching" you as she does it. One of my largest college regrets was taking her class. Avoid her at all costs.
Really hard grader with unclear metrics. She would not stand for anyone disagreeing with her during discussion. She was at times rude to students, telling my friend he should drop out of honors altogether after reading his paper. Mandatory zoom meetings about essays, in my first one she glazed my paper then gave me a B and told me not to get cocky.
Lots of reading, genuinely interesting and thought provoking texts though. Great professor who pushes you to be the best. Strict, but in a 'knows you can do better' way. Two essays and third is either an essay or project. 'HW' is notebook checks, you can't get away with not reading. Discussion based activities. No quizzes or tests. Great professor.
She is extremely intelligent, and very very insightful in her practice. Her lectures were engaging and her insight was super useful when giving feedback on lectures. But she is an incredibly tough grader, two essays with a very lengthy rubric that almost intimidating, if you don't follow it to a T you will get a bad grade. no tests or quizzes.
She grades on improvement but it's very difficult as a student to not know your grade. She says grades aren't worth everything in the world and that A's are overrated, but also mentions her time as a Valedictorian. Also has many TA's but often have conflicting feedback with her and her own assistants. This class is a lot of work.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
97%
Textbook Required
13%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.13 avg changeRatings by Course
HON274
4.5
(4)HON171272
4.0
(6)HON272
3.3
(22)HON171
2.7
(48)HON172
1.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
HON498
5.0
HON172
4.5
HON484
4.5
HON171
4.4
HON171272
4.3