Prof De is a great professor who is very kind and willing to help her students all the time. She made this upper-division class manageable and enjoyable for me, who was a freshman. Her class is extra unique because it is centered on the students rather than a set syllabus and assignments. As long as the topic is related to diversity, which is a broad field, you can choose any topic. This allowed this course to be immensely engaging and enjoyable. It was one of the best courses I took at UCLA.

Grade breakdown:
- Proposal (max 3-4 pages) 25%
- In-class writing and Homework 10%
- Peer Feedback 10%
- Presentation (under 9 minutes) 30%
- Research Paper (5+ pages and was due after finals week) 25%

Note that she was very considerate and accommodating in the midst of the protests and strikes, where she pushed deadlines and reduced the page requirement for the final paper from 12+ pages to 5+ pages.

I would definitely strongly recommend this course to everyone, especially for those who ned to fulfill the Writing 2 req.

Dr. De was a really nice woman, and I'm overall pretty happy I took this as a writing II class. The material we learned wasn't necessarily the most interesting, but the fact that we were online made it much easier to sit through the 2 hour lectures. Mostly, the class is spent going through a Powerpoint, watching film clips, and discussing issues of diversity in the clips. You have to do some talking during class (as a warning). From a workload standpoint, the class is pretty easy as there are occasionally some readings and small assignments. Most of your grade is determined by a research presentation, followed by a research paper (12-13 pages) on the same topic. Dr. De lets you pick your own topic to research, so as long as you choose something that's somewhat interesting it isn't too much of a problem. Overall, really caring professor and a somewhat easier writing II class if you put in the effort.