Jeffrey Herf

8 reviews

Average rating: 5.00

This professor has taught: HIST113, HIST240, HIST319K, HIST408I, HIST408K, HIST408Q, HIST408R, HIST415, HIST419M, HIST428Z, HIST429P, HIST429R, HIST441, HIST638Z, HIST729, HIST729A, HIST729G, HIST848

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Jeffrey Herf HIST428Z Expecting an A Anonymous 08/02/2021 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.	Taking a course on the downfall of German democracy while Nazi's were storming the Capital was wild. Professor Herf is incredibly intelligent, kind and recommended. If you have any interest at all in European 20th century History, Herf is a MUST HAVE!
Jeffrey Herf HIST240 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/02/2021 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.	Incredibly intelligent, engaging, and thoughtful. In the midst of the pandemic, seminars with Professor Herf were a welcome activity. Easily the best professor I've ever had. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Jeffrey Herf HIST240 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2020 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.	Super engaging, extremely kind and intelligent. Taking another class with him next semester for fun.
Jeffrey Herf HIST419M Anonymous 05/12/2018	Easily the best professor I've ever had. His lectures are very interesting, but he does assign a lot for reading (1000 pages or so)
Jeffrey Herf HIST419M Expecting a B admin 12/03/2015 This review was automatically imported from OurUMD. It was not manually verified and may not follow our review standards.	For those hoping to find a career in the History field, taking a class with Herf is a must. At times he can be intimidating, but he is easily the best resource this History department has to offer. An expert in his field and passionate about his work, Professor Herf is no joke. He expects his students to not take information for face value as it is granted to them. He encourages you to question what is presented and demand evidence to support it. I learned a lot not only about Nazi Germany, but about being a more critical historian. Serious history majors; take his class(es)!
Jeffrey Herf HIST419M Expecting an A admin 11/06/2013 This review was automatically imported from OurUMD. It was not manually verified and may not follow our review standards.	Lucky if you have Professor Herf's class. Very intelligent and nice person and great lecturer. No heavy burden of assignment and not that difficult exams. If you are interested Hitler, Nazism, or Holocaust you must take this class. It is the best class in my undergraduate years.
Jeffrey Herf HIST415 Anonymous 07/14/2011 This review was automatically imported from OurUMD. It was not manually verified and may not follow our review standards.	Awesome teacher.
Jeffrey Herf HIST113 Expecting a B admin 12/12/2010 This review was automatically imported from OurUMD. It was not manually verified and may not follow our review standards.	Though this was his first semester teaching European History since 1795 as a whole, I thought he did an excellent job at keeping us engaged in what he was lecturing about, knew his stuff, and accepted questions at the end of class. Would definitely take other classes of his. Two books assigned, read neither of them and got a B on the midterm and the two mid-semester 4-5 page papers weren't hard if you paid attention in lecture. Pay attention, and that's all you'll have to do. Use a laptop for notes, speaks fast and sometimes jumps around.