A great professor, really.

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Without a doubt, an inspirator and a friend.

Prof. Bennett is simply the best!

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So Great!

absolutely an amazing prof - so kind to all her students!

what a terrific prof. most interesting course this term by far.

Really helpful

she's great!!

Nicest prof you'll ever have but her lectures are impossible to take notes from.

one of the best!

she makes you work hard, simply for the reason of making you a better student. always has the time to help out. she spent 3 whole days in the library showing students how to do primary source research! only criticism was the TA's grading.

Nicest prof I've had. Always in her office or the library helping students. Jumps around a bit in lectures but they are interesting.

She's one of the nicest prof's. She is glad to help. She's always around the Library and she will always say hello. She even remembers everyones name. Although her assignments may not seem tough, they are marked extremely hard and I emphasize extremely.

great prof, makes a huge effort to get to know you and help you

A very helpful, very kind prof who obviously takes a personal interest in the progress of her students. I don't think I've ever had a prof who takes so much time out of her schedule to hold office hours that got on pretty much all day. Hard to take notes

Awesome prof. Very nice and always willing to help.

very nice lady. great help. She is always there if you need her..Taking notes is sometimes hard..she gets side tracked into other ideas.TA's SUCK

Awesome prof! Lectures are kind of boring and all over but she knows what she's talking about! She definately takes time to know you and holds heaps of office hours to help you. Lots of work but well worth it in the end.

Always ready to help out. Goes out of the ordinary to help students. Lectures can sometimes be long but interesting in the end.

Best professor I've ever had.She's so helpful and will hold a huge amount of office hours during essay time. Can get sidetracked sometimes but knows what she's talking about. I recommend this class to anyone.But there is quite a bit of a workload.

A truely dedicated prof. It seems her teaching is her life. Amazing

Great Prof, but hard subjects, exam is alright

if you don't like her, there's something wrong with you. take her course, see how teaching is meant to be done.

excellent professor; however she is very stringent regarding research. high expectations, but good to see, because it is second year university. excellent material, although heavy UK focus...

too smart to be alive! seriously she is a genius who will come down to our level, stay at school to spend time helping those who are otherwise hopeless, and make sure people become EXCITED about history...TAKE THIS CLASS/PROF!!!

extremely helpful to a fault; however her lectures are all over the place and she doesn't really prepare you for the exams. Fun lectures though.

Amazing professor who is both brilliant and inspiring -- I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had the privilege of being one of her students. Highly recommended!

knows her stuff insanely well, and is almost intimidatingly well-read. excellent courses well taught; if you've got a chance, give it a go. but be prepared to work for your marks

Bennett is an amazing professor as well as a compassionate human being. She is, by far, the more caring Prof I've had at Carleton. If you are looking for a Prof that gives a damn about her students, then take any of her courses.

Amazing human being. Extreemly helpful and willing to go to the ends of the earth for her students. She knows EVERYTHING. She expects you to be well read and researched for papers, but is willing to get you there. Encourages you to the highest degree.

She was unbelievable-- she worried about me when I was sick and even found an article on microfiche on her own time that I'd neglected to attach to my term paper-- a mistake which was, by the books, supposed to mean immediate failure. Very kind, extremely intelligent.

very intelligent, well read and knows her field better than most ever hope to. could use public speaking lessons as she stutters and use 'ummm', 'uhhhh' and takes long pauses between points, taking 2-3 minutes to get sentence out is common. most helpful prof outside of class i've ever had

Sincerely cares about her students' wellbeing, not just in her courses, but in their lives.

By far the best female prof in the department, and also one of the best profs overall. Cares about her students inside and out of class. Makes the effort to know her students and is very clear at the beginning of the year that she expects to know each and every student.

She's an extremely helpful professor and REALLY cares about how you. Her lectures are very informative, she is absolutely brilliant and a pleasure to have had! I recommend talking to her just for the sake of hearing her thoughts on history :)

Marks very fairly even if she very much disagrees with your arguments. She knows her stuff and goes beyond the call of duty to extend office hours and help you out with things.

amazing prof. knows her stuff, makes the material interesting, and seems to enjoy teaching. she can be a hard marker, but she's very fair, and she makes it a point to know who all her students are early in the year.

Very supportive and helpful

One of the best teachers I have ever had. Cares about her students.

Best prof EVER.

I found she cared a lot about students success..however at her lectures I found it difficult to take notes as what she was saying was never repeated and she did a lot of rambling off topic about stuff that wont show up on an exam but she is helpful if you go and talk to her! Keep up with readings and you'd do fine!

She is an apsolutelly great prof! She has huge office hours and takes great care of her students. Extremelly helpful, gives study questions that help a lot, always warm and friendly! Best Prof ever!!!

She is the sweetest little lady I have ever met!!! She's awesome in the fact that she is 100% there for you no matter what you need. She holds crazy amounts of office hours and responds quickly via e-mail. Her assignments are tricky, but helpful and fair. My only issue is that she tends to be scatter-brained and her course lacks serious structure.

Bennett is very available to help her students and very caring. That being said, her lectures are horribly boring and it is completely impossible to take notes. Her essays all rely on you doing extensive primary research but for her mid-year exam she had a 'choose your own terms' section. Her exams are easy but staying awake at lectures is hard.

She is one of the nicest people and best professors I have ever met. She has huge office hours and expects to get to know every student. Her assignments are interesting but require a lot of work.I always liked going to class and while the subject matter wasn't always interesting I liked to hear what she had to say about the subject, she's brilliant

It has been almost 20 years since I took her claass and she still cares. I spoke to her recently and she is still an amazing Teacher. I got the worst marks at university from her, but the best lessons in life from her. Truly a saint Alex is. Thank god I ad her in my life.

awesome!

Great Professor. Took a Second Year Course in my first year at Carleton and she was very helpful in ensuring the transition was smooth in terms of managing workload and essay writing skills. Learned a lot from her, and after 3 years on campus she still remembered my name and details about conversations when I had her class. She cares about students

Absolutely fabulous professor! She has ensured that our class learn how to properly research an essay, is very understanding about personal issues that arise, is a delightful lecturer and is always more than willing to help. She holds so many office hours that it seems almost impossible that, although a tough marker, a person should fail her class.

I'm afraid I have to disagree with many of you. Yes, she's sweet and caring and I've learned that from her mandatory meetings to her office. However, she was not able to lecture well. She talked mainly on what books to read for certain topics. Also, she didn't teach, she just spoke. I absolutely didn't get anything out of it so I had to drop it.

Though she is helpful and friendly, she SERIOUSLY needs to work on clarifying assignments; she'll email everyone explaining what it is she wants (because everyone keeps asking her) a few days prior to the due date. The course was nothing what I expected. 'War and Society in Modern Europe' mostly concerned the opinions of British authors-boring!

It is 20 years later and I still remember the things she taught me. Definitely the best professor in my entire university years. Alex Bennett should be awarded the Governor General's medal for teaching!

a pretty unclear prof when it comes to lecturing, they seem to jump all over the place. She is however, a very nice person and is more than willing to make time to help students through issues with work. Also very understanding when it comes to late assignments if given notice.

I think people who can't notetake well won't like her, but I love her insight - she does go onto tangents but everything she says is so interesting in its own right that you don't care, and it all relates. She's really rekindled an interest in me in History that a series of bad high school classes had removed. Plus, she has a great sense of humour!

Absolutely brilliant prod. She does tend to ramble, but all of her tangents contribute to the overall understanding of the material. She knows EVERYTHING about her subjects. If you can pay attention, take her classes. If you tend to drift off, pray your friend takes good notes.

Bennett really does care about her students and this shows through her office hours and availability. Her asignments are simple but require time commitment. Lecture is a pleasant affair where her passion for history carries over. She does tend to go off on tangents but they are lively.

best professor I've had so far at Carleton. she really takes the time to get to know her students and will be your best friend if you put the time into her class. Assignments are fun and she is hillarious in class. love her!!!

She is AMAZING! So passionate and will do anything for her students including holding office hours in the library to help students do research!! Love her to death. Have taken her classes throughout:)

If you miss how nice your mum is to you then take this class. Literally one of the most genuinely caring profs at carleton. She knows all her material in depth and will even txt you if u need last min help. All in all amazing prof. Take any course she offers.

Such a sweet, kind and caring women who truly wants you to succeed. If you need help she will meet you whenever to do so. Her lectures are a bit hard to follow and to take notes on though. She is a really amazing person though and the lecture topics are interesting.

I did so badly on the first assignment, but she let me redo it and gave me the best feedback. She was so genuinely happy that I did better, I could tell she REALLY cares for students and just wants everyone to learn something. Assignments are a bit weird, and she often goes on tangents, but they are so funny

Professor Bennett REALLY cares for her students. She was always available, even on weekends, and went out of her way to be there for students. Top notch professor.

Professor Bennett is one of the best profs I've ever had. Lectures are a little disjointed, but the primary sources for assignments are interesting and marking is fair. She gives lots of helpful feedback on essays and puts a lot of work into helping students succeed in the future.

Professor Bennett has to be one of the nicest people I have met at my time at Carleton. Not only is she very caring for all her students but her lectures are also very interesting and I really enjoyed attending them. She is very helpful at exam time so do not stress about note taking, just listen to what she says and you will end the year happy.

Engaging lectures, interesting assignments (sometimes with vague instruction, but generally if you demonstrate that you engage with the material you'll attain a solid mark). The course was certainly anglo-centric, using mostly British media and sources to draw from for the major assignments. Friendly and approachable, willing to help!

Truly the best professor I have had through my first year at university so far. She really does care for her students to the extent she will send out emails daily just reminding us that she is here if we need help or want to talk. She also does an incredible job of getting to know each student individually which is very hard in a class of 200.

Lectures are engaging and interesting. There's not much you have to memorize but make sure you're good at writing essays.

Professor Bennett is truly a gem at Carleton. She was by far the most helpful prof I have ever had. She makes the first year transition easier, which is appreciated by all of her students. One of the most respected people at this university.

Shes a VERY helpful prof and gives feedback on everything you do. She tried to learn everyones names in a class of 100+ people and grade things personally if she can. However shes a tough grader, but is more than willing to help you if you go to her office hours. Sometimes she can go on tangents during lectures but they weren't so bad.

Professor Bennett was the kindest and most respected professor from my first year. She works hard to ease the transition for first year students and is very thoughtful with her feedback. She makes herself available frequently for one-on-one feedback and tries her best to learn everybody's name. A real class act, you want her as your professor.

Wonderful! Although some of the course material was dry, her lectures made it interesting. Super approachable and makes an effort to really get to know students. You can tell that she wants to see you succeed. Some of her powerpoint slides could be improved by being more straightforward, but overall one of my favourite Carleton professors.

Bennett is a very caring professor. She is interested in the material and interested in the work you produce for her class. When lecturing she does open a word document with her lecture notes BUT she shares very interesting parts of the history that you can use for the test for an easy A.

The most caring professor you'll probably ever have! She's so accommodating and is more than willing to assist you outside of class. She's quite the historian so her assignment expectations are reasonably high. This isn't a bird course so follow instructions and you'll be fine. She also tells u what to expect for both exams! I highly recommend her!

LITERALLY an angel prof! Her lectures consist of her just talking so u rlly have 2 be selective and wise with your note-taking. Her assignments arent based on class content so you'll have 2 do some extra reading/ research 2 get a good grade on them. Overall, she's so caring and helpful and the only prof u'll probs have that will remember your name!

A good professor. Has deep knowledge on what shes talking about. Very passionate. Research papers are really hard, you need to put a lot of work in. If you visit her outside of class shes very helpful. Taking notes in her class is pretty difficult but she's interesting. Would recommend for any hardcore history geeks.

Lectures were kind of useless but they were still interesting to go to and were helpful for essays. The essays were a little difficult but they were pretty interesting to research and write. YAB and the TA were really helpful pointing me in the right direction when researching and providing feedback.