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Chief Course Directory tipster Jake Miller informs Bwog that this morning, for the very first time, students have access to a full list of this year's CC professors. For the confused Elevens, we've asked some informed upperclassmen (all of who received passing grades in CC!) with whom they recommend taking the class.

Powerhouse celebrities Max Frankel and Dick Wald (both CC '52) will be co-teaching a section, though some cautious Bwoggers worry that maybe this would be too great, and we're just setting ourselves up for disappointment? Anyway, if you've ever wanted to take a class with the entire news staff of the Columbia Daily Spectator, now's your shot.

Other favorites include Mark Mazower, Roosevelt Montas, Katja Vogt, Matthew Jones, and Anthony Corsentino. Feel free to leave your own suggestions in the comments, the Elevens will thank you.

UPDATE: For you Terrible 12s out there, Lit Hum profs have been unmasked as well. Bwog recommends Denise Milstein, who won last year's graduate preceptor award and is reportedly unsafe for silent students and those who would skip class, as well as law school admissions dean Harry Kavros.

Let the shuffling begin.

See also: Contemporary Civilization, Professors, Spectator

August 19, 2008 @ 1:42 PM | Comments 82 comments | Add comment Post a comment | Link to this article | | | Share on Facebook

Posted by creeper: #1 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 1:46 PM (from campus)
i want to have coital relations with dear katja
Posted by hmm: #2 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 2:09 PM
my professor isn't posted. i was also somehow switched to a section in pupin -- this doesn't bode well.
Posted by Alum: #3 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 2:17 PM
"All of *whom*", not "all of who". Or better yet, "each of whom".

Sheesh.
Posted by The CC gods...: #4 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 2:34 PM
...have given me Katja Vogt. I feel kinda special.
Posted by Anyone...: #5 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM
...know anything about Jason Gajderowicz?
Posted by I vote: #6 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 3:06 PM
for Ryan Chaney...he is the coolest person ever, and understands more of Plato than I ever will
Posted by '11er: #7 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Anyone know anything about George D Frangos? He appears to be such a non-entity his own department doesn't list him.

Posted by omg: #8 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 3:24 PM
i had anthony corsentino...SO nice and an awesome professor. amazing w. kant.

HIGHLY recommended
Posted by Montas: #9 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Montas is excellent! He knows everything inside and out. He allows good discussions but he provides complete context to every work in order to create an informed conversation. A lot of less knowledgeable section leaders just let the class devolve into senseless debates of values and philosophy. That's fun over a couple bears but it's good to have structured and informed debates in class.

Posted by Did you mean beers?: #10 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 3:54 PM (from campus)
I generally don't like talking about philosophy over bears. You can't ever get them out of the cave.
Posted by STATHIS: #11 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM
STATHIS.

best. class. ever.
Posted by 2011er: #12 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:25 PM (from campus)
any thoughts on paul weinfield?
Posted by CC07: #13 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:28 PM
I had corsentino and he was SO dry.

Kathy Eden is a rockstar.
Posted by What about: #14 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:29 PM
George D Frangos?
Posted by pierce: #15 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:53 PM
i agree, roosevelt is da man...
Posted by jonesy: #16 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Matthew JOnes is hands down the best CC teacher.
Posted by 2011: #17 (in reply to #15) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 5:09 PM
i feel lucky now...and cautiously optimistic about this semester
Posted by scared: #18 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 5:23 PM (from campus)
how about Jean Laponce?
Posted by oh eight: #19 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Anthony "Tony" Corsentino isn't bad. Kinda talks a lot, taking away from student presentations.

Shamus Khan from the Sociology dept. is supposed to be a great prof. His doctoral research sounds pretty awesome.
Posted by sections 52 and 53: #20 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 5:28 PM
gots no teachers, grad students anyone?
Posted by CML: #21 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Where the fuck is Countess Kira Kalina von Ostenfeld? Teaching one of the TR 4-6 sections? (That's when I had her.) Or is she gone? How awful that would be.
Posted by ...: #22 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 6:12 PM
the gs section has a grad student. surprise! surprise!
Posted by adsjal: #23 (in reply to #12) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 6:16 PM
I had him last year... He's like a cool, hip young guy, but I think he really favors certain kids. I probably wouldn't want to take another class with him, but if he likes you, you'll get an easy A. Unfortunately, he didn't like me (for whatever reason).
Posted by matthew jones: #24 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 7:23 PM (from campus)
nope. it seems that noone in my section in the fall of 2007-2008 thought he was that great.
Posted by mlt: #25 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Whatever you do, avoid Valentine Daniel like the plague. He's a nice enough guy, but totally incapable of teaching the material. That and the fact that he missed 5 classes and rescheduled them on Friday mornings, couldn't write a decent essay question to save his life, and was a wildly inconsistent grader. If it wasn't for wi-fi in Hamilton, and the utter ridiculousness of his life stories, I might have died of boredom in his classes.

If that doesn't persuade you, 17 of the 22 people in my fall semester section transferred out. The other 5 were either athletes who didn't care, or unlucky souls who couldn't fit a different class into their schedule.
Posted by ok so: #26 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 7:52 PM
I am in corsentino's class. Culpa has uniformly bad reviews, yet bwog lists him as a favorite. Reviews in the comments seem mixed.

So can I switch? If I can, should I?
Posted by Ron: #27 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Most of this conversation should be on CULPA people... It exists for posterity.
Posted by cc10: #28 (in reply to #4) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:05 PM (from campus)
I
Posted by cc10: #29 (in reply to #28) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:06 PM (from campus)
that was suppose to say: I Heart Katja.
Posted by hmm: #30 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:06 PM
How about Kirsten Lodge? I checked on CULPA but the reviews are mostly about she teaching Russian, not Lit Hum.
Posted by seconded: #31 (in reply to #16) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Posted by has valentine daniel: #32 (in reply to #25) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:34 PM
fuck
Posted by corsentino: #33 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 8:57 PM
is very insightful, but bad at managing class discussion and responding to student comments. had him in s07, and it seemed like everyone in his fall section had switched out.
Posted by for the record: #34 (in reply to #32) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 9:03 PM
i loved val daniel. he certainly is crazy, but in an awesome way.
Posted by wtf: #35 (in reply to #24) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 9:07 PM
u crazy?
Posted by jones: #36 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 9:28 PM
i had matthew jones for a history seminar and he is phenomenal. his lectures are interesting and engaging, he has a great sense of humor, and hes a fair grader.
Posted by Corsentino: #37 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 9:34 PM
is he ok with answering questions if he's asked good questions, or is it basically just a lecture
Posted by curious: #38 · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 11:08 PM
any clues about when the two unassigned cc sections will, you know, be assigned?
Posted by anything on: #39 (in reply to #18) · reply · track
August 19, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Jean Laponce, anyone? 18, i'll see you in class.
Posted by umm: #40 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM
richard bulliet is teaching lit hum. awesome. also dave eisenbach is a good choice.
Posted by curious 12er: #41 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:39 AM
anyone have any words on flora armetta? i have her for lit hum, and i'm curious.
Posted by pissed: #42 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:48 AM
also have E. Valentine Daniel. Anyone in Vogt's section bribable for their spot?
Posted by yoo: #43 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 1:20 AM
why do some people have appointments at today while others have it on the 30th? And why are student life fees $541 this year?!
Posted by I really enjoyed: #44 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 1:20 AM
Douglas Chalmers' class. Not terribly difficult, very open-ended with paper topics, and trended toward modern applications.
Posted by also: #45 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 1:24 AM
for Lit Hum, Michael Rosenthal is an excellent choice
Posted by asdf: #46 (in reply to #43) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 1:28 AM
transfers or readmits from medical leaves or study abroad register now
Posted by cc08: #47 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 2:01 AM
katja katja katja!!!!
Posted by Did anyone have...: #48 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 5:24 AM
Judith Wermuth for LitHum? CULPA Reviews are pretty mixed.
Posted by Fuck: #49 (in reply to #40) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 6:01 AM
Freshmen: consider yourselves ridiculously lucky if you've scored Eisenbach as your Lit Hum instructor.

Had him for History of the Presidency last semester (read the bwog archives) and was kicking myself for not having conned my way into his Lit Hum section freshman year.
Posted by More: #50 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Freshman, avoid Carole Slade and David Yerkes like the plague. I had to have the former for one semester of Lit Hum and if her general demeanor were not enough to make you think she's a witch, the woman actualyl cackles when she speaks.

I had David Yerkes for a seminar and he has an insufferably pompous personality (and not in an adorable way) and can't stick to the material or give out relevant assignments for his life.

I can only begin to imagine, however, how awesome it would be to have either Richard Bulliet or Mark Lilla teaching your class...
Posted by cc10: #51 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:18 AM (from campus)
For Lit Hum, Margo Rosen is great too. Sweet, kind, intelligent.
Posted by 2011er: #52 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:34 AM (from campus)
too bad the ultimate master of lit hum, peter "poucedog" pouncey, has officially retired. or so he says. he's the man.
Posted by me again: #53 (in reply to #52) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:48 AM (from campus)
god damn it. pouncedog.
Posted by 2011: #54 (in reply to #48) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Yep, I had Wermuth for fall semester, but our class got a different professor for the spring. She seemed a bit hard to please until she got to know us better. I thought she was really sweet and genuinely cared about her students. Plus not a hard grader imo.
Posted by '11: #55 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:54 AM
section 53 has been assigned. felix koch, a philosophy grad student... anyone know anything about him?
Posted by ...: #56 (in reply to #5) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 9:55 AM
I had Jason for some Latin classes and he was a really cool guy. Very funny and nice. I think he would be a good CC/Lit Hum teacher.

I also had a semester of CC with Dick Bulliet and it was horrible. A huge waste of time. He is also incredibly pompous (and insecure).
Posted by well...: #57 (in reply to #55) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 10:21 AM (from campus)
I know nothing about him, but he is absolutely beautiful. Incentive to show up to class?
Posted by Ron Gejman: #58 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Art Hum results also out.
Posted by art hum: #59 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 11:41 AM (from campus)
anyone that has kyle killian for art hum, consider youself blessed by the gods - I had him last semester and he is one of the best professors I ever had at Columbia oh and no final or midterm is SWEETTTTT
Posted by val: #60 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 11:50 AM (from campus)
e. valentine daniel is the best. you'll never want to miss any of his classes, ever.
Posted by Juli (Site staff): #61 (in reply to #50) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 11:53 AM (from campus)
Hey -- David Yerkes is a hero!
Posted by Question: #62 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:07 PM (from campus)
Does anyone know anything about Daniel Graves for CC?
Posted by cc08: #63 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:27 PM
katja, roosevelt, and kathy eden are probably the 3 best profs i had at columbia.

four years out of lit hum and i still want to have katja's babies.

and val daniel is hysterical, but the worst prof i ever had. ever ever ever.
Posted by Anyone...: #64 (in reply to #58) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 12:36 PM
...who has Olivia Powell for Art Hum has been blessed. I absolutely adore her.
Posted by Weinfeld: #65 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 2:22 PM
The person above is spot on. Doesn't matter how smart you are or how hard you work. If he likes you, easy A. If not, B.
Posted by 2011er: #66 (in reply to #65) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 2:50 PM (from campus)
so basically you're saying that i should wear a push-up bra and a low cut shirt to class?? just want to make sure i'm getting it right haha
Posted by ...: #67 (in reply to #56) · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Hey, thanks! That's a nice bit of good news.
Posted by 2010: #68 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 4:58 PM
a bit of advice for all the '11ers: stay away from Richard Billows' section. I had him last semester and it was a nightmare. Do not listen to the CULPA review; it must have been written by one of the two students he randomly decides he likes about half-way through the first _lecture_ (there is no discussion)
Posted by question: #69 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 8:27 PM
does anyone know if there is a textbook for intermediate macro with xavier????
Posted by ahhhh: #70 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 10:10 PM
definitely recommend Ryan Chaney, very cool prof, nice guy, and you'll feel like you learned something. Can't go wrong with Chaney.
Posted by All I want...: #71 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 10:12 PM
...is Music Hum. When does that come out?
Posted by alum: #72 · reply · track
August 20, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Anders Stephanson is awesome. If he's teaching, take CC with him.
Posted by while: #73 · reply · track
August 21, 2008 at 12:56 AM
it is true that bulliet is pompous, he's also rather awesome and entertaining. and to the person who recommended lilla, i would disagree. he is also pompous, but rather nit-picky, not particularly interesting and a tough grader.

eisenbach is really the man though.
Posted by lit hum: #74 · reply · track
August 21, 2008 at 2:59 PM
unfortunately, it seems that saskia ziolkowski isn't teaching lit hum anymore. she was awesome. freshmen are missing out.
Posted by Weinfeld: #75 (in reply to #65) · reply · track
August 21, 2008 at 10:59 PM
hahaha, I'm the guy who wrote the original Weinfeld comment and I'm happy to see someone who agrees with me. I'm guessing you were one of the B's, too? He'd give me, like, 89% on everything. It was almost a joke. Not a funny one, though.
Posted by cyang: #76 · reply · track
August 22, 2008 at 10:51 AM
val daniel is a brilliant man but a pretty poor teacher
Posted by CC Alum: #77 · reply · track
August 22, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Second on the Yerkes hero bit. He's a jack*** but you're a douchebag if you dont love him.
Posted by god...: #78 · reply · track
August 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM
comes in the form of geoffrey mac adam, who is teaching lit hum.

he is just about the coolest person i know. i worship him.
Posted by roosevelt: #79 · reply · track
August 25, 2008 at 12:06 PM
montas is THE MAN!! such a good prof. love him.
Posted by cc '10: #80 · reply · track
August 26, 2008 at 10:28 PM
i have denise milstein for cc...nothing on culpa, but i'll take your word, bwog.
Posted by soo: #81 · reply · track
August 30, 2008 at 9:50 AM (from campus)
Why doesn't section 52 have a CC prof yet? This is really unnerving.
Posted by cc '11: #82 (in reply to #55) · reply · track
September 27, 2008 at 4:17 PM (from campus)
felix koch's girlfriend is SO FUCKING HOT! How'd he end up with her???? Does anyone know anything about her? I want to steal her away.
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