International & Global Studies

Gives very unclear directions for exams and is unhelpful. Does not have a clear rubric or a cohesive assessment on how she grades students—almost comes off as if she does it in on a whim. Grades extremely harsh in comparison to how simple-minded her teaching was. Taught the class as if she was talking about revolutionary ideas, but it was talking points that I already knew and conceptualized since elementary school. Lectures were uninteresting and filled with lack luster videos and commentary. Group projects and presentations were not well-structured and below college-level.

Gives very unclear directions for exams and is unhelpful. Does not have a clear rubric or a cohesive assessment on how she grades students—almost comes off as if she does it in on a whim. Grades extremely harsh in comparison to how simple-minded her teaching was. Taught the class as if she was talking about revolutionary ideas, but i …Read more

Echoing other reviews, this class flat out sucks lol. While Prof. Horning is clearly very passionate about teaching "the next generation of changemakers" what she believes to be indispensable knowledge about the world and its issues, the delivery of the course could not get further from the mark. The concept behind it or the material itself are not bad per se, but to me personally I feel like it taught me nothing new and I would frankly be very surprised if any student of the caliber to be accepted to Middlebury was not already familiar with the vary basic concepts and ideas about global issues that were presented in this class. Despite this, I can't even say that this course is worth it as an easy IGS elective, since Prof. Horning made everything ten times more complicated and frustrating than it had to be by never giving clear guidelines or expectations on assignments and making us regurgitate the same information in a 3-part group project that everyone was completely sick of by the end of the class. Only take this class if the notion that poverty or climate change are global issues is somehow novel to you!

Echoing other reviews, this class flat out sucks lol. While Prof. Horning is clearly very passionate about teaching "the next generation of changemakers" what she believes to be indispensable knowledge about the world and its issues, the delivery of the course could not get further from the mark. The concept behind it or the material …Read more

Professor Horning seems to have a misconception of what her own class, believing that her students by taking her class are being exposed to for the first time to revolutionary ideas. however, this could not be further from the truth. classes are unclear in objective, packed with proclamations of very little substance, and are condescending in tone by how she assumes students are captivated by a class so boring and so performative in its examination of "the world's most pressing problems." It is a bit concerning to watch and dishearteningly represents the worst side of the ivory tower academic institution that middlebury can sometimes be.

Professor Horning seems to have a misconception of what her own class, believing that her students by taking her class are being exposed to for the first time to revolutionary ideas. however, this could not be further from the truth. classes are unclear in objective, packed with proclamations of very little substance, and are condesc …Read more