Timothy Billings

I agree most some of the issues outlined by my class mates, though they might not recur in a non-FYSE course, since I think most of the issues came from him attempting to be an unwanted advisor. For a college writing course only having to write ~4000 words was nice, and Billings sort of took all of the difficult assignments out of the course. The essays are basically written for you in class aren't really literary analysis, you just have to do the citation and typing. He's very interested in Shakespeare and if you have interest and prior-knowledge you will find his pseudo-lectures very interesting. He provides automatic extensions for already feasible deadlines, and most of the time the homework is just to read a few sonnets. Biggest complaint was the fact that it was half a public-speaking which would have been nice to know from the onset.

I agree most some of the issues outlined by my class mates, though they might not recur in a non-FYSE course, since I think most of the issues came from him attempting to be an unwanted advisor. For a college writing course only having to write ~4000 words was nice, and Billings sort of took all of the difficult assignments out of th …Read more

Professor Billings is enthusiastic about the course and very knowledgeable about all things Shakespeare. However, his grading is nit-picky and usually unhelpful. His interaction with students is strange - If you are a white cis male he's the professor for you, but any LGBTQ+, POC, etc. may find him overbearing. By trying to be inclusive he comes off as overly so, making strange comments and personal assumptions towards myself and my peers.

Professor Billings is enthusiastic about the course and very knowledgeable about all things Shakespeare. However, his grading is nit-picky and usually unhelpful. His interaction with students is strange - If you are a white cis male he's the professor for you, but any LGBTQ+, POC, etc. may find him overbearing. By trying to be inclus …Read more

This course had a lot of reading, and I found it difficult to do all of it, especially since it was all theory reading and not novels or other texts typical for non-theory based English classes. We also had weekly reflection papers about the theory we had read, which meant that we were held accountable for doing the reading. Billings was very flexible about late assignments, which I appreciated since it was sometimes hard to keep up with the weekly response papers. It also did not seem like he graded very harshly.

This course had a lot of reading, and I found it difficult to do all of it, especially since it was all theory reading and not novels or other texts typical for non-theory based English classes. We also had weekly reflection papers about the theory we had read, which meant that we were held accountable for doing the reading. Billings …Read more