Matthew Dickinson

Professor Dickinson's long lectures were somewhat helpful for understanding the material, but also tended to quickly become boring or go on long, unhelpful tangents. The readings are basically all of the class, and every week has hours worth of them to read. He did seem genuinely interested in the material he was teaching. Papers would not be accepted after the deadline without prior approval, and even with prior approval your grade would be dropped each day it was late. He also refused to proofread papers and often returned grades papers far too late for you to use his feedback for the next paper. Professor Dickinson also made several comments and jokes that seemed racially insensitive, such as repeatedly referring to Black people as "the blacks".

Professor Dickinson's long lectures were somewhat helpful for understanding the material, but also tended to quickly become boring or go on long, unhelpful tangents. The readings are basically all of the class, and every week has hours worth of them to read. He did seem genuinely interested in the material he was teaching. Papers wou …Read more

Professor Dickinson's long lectures were somewhat helpful for understanding the material, but also tended to quickly become boring or go on long, unhelpful tangents. The readings are basically all of the class, and every week has hours worth of them to read. He did seem genuinely interested in the material he was teaching. Papers would not be accepted after the deadline without prior approval, and even with prior approval your grade would be dropped each day it was late. He also refused to proofread papers and often returned grades papers far too late for you to use his feedback for the next paper. Professor Dickinson also made several comments and jokes that seemed racially insensitive, such as repeatedly referring to Black people as "the blacks".

Professor Dickinson's long lectures were somewhat helpful for understanding the material, but also tended to quickly become boring or go on long, unhelpful tangents. The readings are basically all of the class, and every week has hours worth of them to read. He did seem genuinely interested in the material he was teaching. Papers wou …Read more

Professor Dickinson is a classic old school professor and uses lots of old mannerisms in class. He likes to crack jokes and start each class with discussions of current political events. It is a great class for students interested in American politics and government. It is not an easy A because there is a lot of reading. I thoroughly enjoyed Professor Dickinson's style.