Professor: Pulido Course format: Seminar Number of respondents: 21 Total Enrollment: 34 Class Composition: Froshs: 8 Sophs: 11 Jrs: 6 Srs: 6 Concs: 0 Non-Concs: 12 Don't Know: 9

Instructor Average: 1.55 Course Average: 1.50

"Latino Immigration in the 20th Century" is a seminar that examines historical and current political, economic and social aspects of Latino immigration. This course also gives students an opportunity to learn about and share their own experiences with Latino immigration. Although there are no prerequisites, many students recommended that an open mind would be helpful.

Professor Pulido's teaching style was generally appreciated by students. While many people lauded him for his breadth of knowledge and flexibility with class lectures and discussions, some people thought that the lectures were a bit long and sometimes disorganized. Students by and large found him to be engaged in discussions and sensitive to others. To stimulate class discussions, Professor Pulido split students into smaller groups. Class mates appreciated his efforts and found them to be quite successful in stimulating dialogue.

The course required readings, papers, presentations and a group community service project. The majority of the students found the readings interesting and useful and thought that keeping up on readings was beneficial for classroom discussions. There were three papers which consisted of a book critique, a personal reflection and a group summary of the semester's community project. Some respondents felt that the group paper was too difficult to coordinate with so many people. However, many students found the community project itself to be a wonderful opportunity to bring learning outside of the classroom.

On average, students spent about three to five hours per week on readings and work outside of class. It seemed like there was opportunity for respondents to really get involved in their projects and spend upwards to ten hours per week outside of class. Overall, the amount of work met students expectations, even with the crunch of having many assignments due by the end of the semester. This course comes recommended by the majority of respondents for its engaging professor, insightful class discussions, and integration of learning inside and outside of the classroom.

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