Max Ward

Max Ward is the absolute best. I wish I had taken more classes with him while at Middlebury. The class was great and the content was super helpful. Exams were pretty easy if you studied enough. My one recommendation is to try and participate as much as possible since he grades that part of the class pretty difficultly.

I had a great experience in History of Postwar Japan with Max Ward. Ward was a great professor, his genuine enthusiasm brought a certain authenticity and engaging tone to his lectures. There were readings every week that were discussed in discussions. Exams were relatively straightforward, nothing surprising if you were paying attention in class and studying the terms. Overall, I would reccommend.

I had a great experience in History of Postwar Japan with Max Ward. Ward was a great professor, his genuine enthusiasm brought a certain authenticity and engaging tone to his lectures. There were readings every week that were discussed in discussions. Exams were relatively straightforward, nothing surprising if you were paying attent …Read more

Professor Ward is an amazing professor and you can really tell that he really loves the subject that he is teaching, which makes you enjoy the class even more. The material is also super interesting and Professor Ward explains everything thoroughly and in a way that makes sense. I will say that it is very important that you do the readings, as we have a class discussion every week/a discussion post due. A lot of the reading material is also on the exams. The exams are a little but dense, but pretty straightforward if you take notes, do the readings, and study ahead of time.

Professor Ward is an amazing professor and you can really tell that he really loves the subject that he is teaching, which makes you enjoy the class even more. The material is also super interesting and Professor Ward explains everything thoroughly and in a way that makes sense. I will say that it is very important that you do the re …Read more