Sarah Stroup

I have taken several classes with Sarah Stroup and I would take many more. Each of her lectures is the equivalent of a keynote speech, poignant, well-written, and performed as seriously as the topics in question. In this class, you will learn about the fundamental concepts of humanitarianism, its history, its challenges, and you will study several countries as case studies. With each case study, you do a debate in discussion section. The debates aren't graded and are pretty chill, but give the class the opportunity to dissect the complexity of giving aid. You will be graded on participation as well as debate response papers, and several other papers. Stroup isn't an easy grader, but she really appreciates organized writing, so if you meet with her and take the class seriously you will be fine. Everything you do in this class is interesting. Take it!

I have taken several classes with Sarah Stroup and I would take many more. Each of her lectures is the equivalent of a keynote speech, poignant, well-written, and performed as seriously as the topics in question. In this class, you will learn about the fundamental concepts of humanitarianism, its history, its challenges, and you will …Read more

Sarah Stroup is an incredible professor. I loved this class so much, and learned a ton about a sector of IR research I didn't know I would be this interested in. As an IPE major, this felt like a total poli-sci class that had the international component that drew me to the major in the first place. She is tough on organization so my grade was not where I had hoped it would be, but then again, I probably needed it. take it !!

Sarah Stroup is an incredible professor. I loved this class so much, and learned a ton about a sector of IR research I didn't know I would be this interested in. As an IPE major, this felt like a total poli-sci class that had the international component that drew me to the major in the first place. She is tough on organization so my …Read more

In terms of a methods class, this one wasn't terrible. Stroup is a tough grader, but fair -- she's very big on being concise which was difficult to adapt to. The material is obviously boring, and she emphasized group work so you got stuck working with a group for the entire semester on your project. Useful concepts if you're writing a thesis, maybe.