Potential Course Offerings
- Intro to American Politics
- Intro to Political Theory
- Law and Politics
- Congress
- The Presidency
- Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Campaigns and Elections
- Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
- Political Psychology
- Women in American Politics
- Feminist and Intersectional Political Theory
- Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
Student Evaluations
Law and Politics (Instructor)
"She is seriously great. I had no prior interest in law or politics but she explains things SO clearly that anyone could understand more about our judicial system. Her assignments were fair and made sense to help you further learn the material. I also really liked how she explained in the beginning of the course the negative impact of AI. I wish more people did this instead of trying to push it on us. 10/10 summer online class that I could actually learn from and isn't busy work."
"I wanted to take this course over the summer and didn't know how it would be online and in 5 weeks. Professor Stewart has made learning the material very smooth."
"The Instructor, she has quite the ability to explains things in a simple easy to understand way. Her lectures are short enough to keep my attention yet full of information that summarize the chapter well. I know we were suppose to read first but without her simple organized explanation on topics, reading the chapters would have been so much harder. I like it's anti AI policies as well."
Law and Politics (Teaching Assistant)
"Emma Stewart was very understanding with students and gave feedback on assignments. In addition, she would do group activities that allows students to interact and learn from others."
"Ms. Stewart broke down all the information in a way so that it was easy to understand and review. She answered all questions and was very approachable."
"Very supportive, very organized, really helps with understanding the material in–depth. Phenomenal."
"Emma Stewart was an understanding TA! She was great at tying the info from lectures and the textbook together. Small activities were helpful towards applying info."
"Lots of group based discussion to make sure everyone understood the material and could think critically about it."
"She made it a point to try and get to know us during recitation and was a generous grader"
"Emma has always been patient with students and always answers questions, even if they start to diverge from the main topic at hand, but will quickly brings the discussion back on task. Both satisfy student curiosity while also teaching us the required content."
"Emma Stewart had really good presentation slides and made the class material easy to understand. We dove further into the topics discussed in class through lots of group work which helped me piece togther the information even more. She always tried to make class fun and always had a positive attitude!"
"Recitations were a positive and engaging environment."
"She is a great TA and gives us opportunities in her recitations to speak the material, which has helped me the most."
"Emma Stewart was a very strong instructor who always helped students when they had any sort of question. Very informative and helpful, I could always count on Emma to explain something in recitation that I didn't understand in lecture. Very attentive, kind, and intelligent."
"I liked her presentations, how organized she was, and how kindly she treated everyone."
"Actual GOAT of a TA. 10/10 teaching and very nice and approachable. Would retake!"
"She encouraged me to take up a job in being a teaching assistant. She was a great TA, and it makes me want to become one as well."
"I believe my instructor was able to help me feel less worried about college as a whole. Since this is my first semester of college, I was incredibly worried about a lot of things. Despite this, I felt as if my TA was able to convey a more understanding tone in the collegiate environment and was always able to relate or convey helpful understandings or knowledge effectively. I appreciate having her as my TA and I am grateful she has been able to help me out in a lot of ways."
"She has made the material interesting, this encouraged me to learn the material with a positive mindset."
"She always answered any questions I had and was always available to meet to understand the course material."
"Emma has made me feel extremely comfortable asking questions and being more curious about law as a whole. Her classes helped me better understand the law, and the course material that was shown in class throughout the week to give clarity. They were excellent!"
Nature of Politics (Teaching Assistant)
"Emma created fun slides that made recitations entertaining and helpful. I especially liked her seagull analogy when going over Locke's ideas on property and government. Recitation activities, whether it be creating our own forms of government, or presenting author's ideas to the class, helped me work through course material and left me feeling confident that I understood what was taught in class."
"In our recitations with instructor Emma Stewart, she was very prepared and encouraged us to give our thoughts and comments regarding the course material."
"Emma offered her own interpretations into different philosophies which helped shaped my understanding of them."
"Emma was beyond sweet and helpful to everyone in recitation, constantly being a source to go to and ask help for. She constantly created thought provoking discussions and heavily encouraged participation"
"She was a very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful TA! I always liked our recitation discussions, activities, and also enjoyed reading her comments on my writing assignments."
"She is seriously great. I had no prior interest in law or politics but she explains things SO clearly that anyone could understand more about our judicial system. Her assignments were fair and made sense to help you further learn the material. I also really liked how she explained in the beginning of the course the negative impact of AI. I wish more people did this instead of trying to push it on us. 10/10 summer online class that I could actually learn from and isn't busy work."
"I wanted to take this course over the summer and didn't know how it would be online and in 5 weeks. Professor Stewart has made learning the material very smooth."
"The Instructor, she has quite the ability to explains things in a simple easy to understand way. Her lectures are short enough to keep my attention yet full of information that summarize the chapter well. I know we were suppose to read first but without her simple organized explanation on topics, reading the chapters would have been so much harder. I like it's anti AI policies as well."
Law and Politics (Teaching Assistant)
"Emma Stewart was very understanding with students and gave feedback on assignments. In addition, she would do group activities that allows students to interact and learn from others."
"Ms. Stewart broke down all the information in a way so that it was easy to understand and review. She answered all questions and was very approachable."
"Very supportive, very organized, really helps with understanding the material in–depth. Phenomenal."
"Emma Stewart was an understanding TA! She was great at tying the info from lectures and the textbook together. Small activities were helpful towards applying info."
"Lots of group based discussion to make sure everyone understood the material and could think critically about it."
"She made it a point to try and get to know us during recitation and was a generous grader"
"Emma has always been patient with students and always answers questions, even if they start to diverge from the main topic at hand, but will quickly brings the discussion back on task. Both satisfy student curiosity while also teaching us the required content."
"Emma Stewart had really good presentation slides and made the class material easy to understand. We dove further into the topics discussed in class through lots of group work which helped me piece togther the information even more. She always tried to make class fun and always had a positive attitude!"
"Recitations were a positive and engaging environment."
"She is a great TA and gives us opportunities in her recitations to speak the material, which has helped me the most."
"Emma Stewart was a very strong instructor who always helped students when they had any sort of question. Very informative and helpful, I could always count on Emma to explain something in recitation that I didn't understand in lecture. Very attentive, kind, and intelligent."
"I liked her presentations, how organized she was, and how kindly she treated everyone."
"Actual GOAT of a TA. 10/10 teaching and very nice and approachable. Would retake!"
"She encouraged me to take up a job in being a teaching assistant. She was a great TA, and it makes me want to become one as well."
"I believe my instructor was able to help me feel less worried about college as a whole. Since this is my first semester of college, I was incredibly worried about a lot of things. Despite this, I felt as if my TA was able to convey a more understanding tone in the collegiate environment and was always able to relate or convey helpful understandings or knowledge effectively. I appreciate having her as my TA and I am grateful she has been able to help me out in a lot of ways."
"She has made the material interesting, this encouraged me to learn the material with a positive mindset."
"She always answered any questions I had and was always available to meet to understand the course material."
"Emma has made me feel extremely comfortable asking questions and being more curious about law as a whole. Her classes helped me better understand the law, and the course material that was shown in class throughout the week to give clarity. They were excellent!"
Nature of Politics (Teaching Assistant)
"Emma created fun slides that made recitations entertaining and helpful. I especially liked her seagull analogy when going over Locke's ideas on property and government. Recitation activities, whether it be creating our own forms of government, or presenting author's ideas to the class, helped me work through course material and left me feeling confident that I understood what was taught in class."
"In our recitations with instructor Emma Stewart, she was very prepared and encouraged us to give our thoughts and comments regarding the course material."
"Emma offered her own interpretations into different philosophies which helped shaped my understanding of them."
"Emma was beyond sweet and helpful to everyone in recitation, constantly being a source to go to and ask help for. She constantly created thought provoking discussions and heavily encouraged participation"
"She was a very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful TA! I always liked our recitation discussions, activities, and also enjoyed reading her comments on my writing assignments."