Absolute worst professor I have ever taken at UCLA. Does not care about his students well being, nor does he care about the learning process of his class to begin with. He did not give us back our final grade, our research paper grade, or half of our homework scores until the night before grades were finalized. From a student who gets straight As at ucla, avoid this professor.

Professor Speer was such an amazing professor - he was very understanding and approachable. The class was recorded and attendance was not mandatory. The material was very interesting and applicable to what is currently happening today. We had weekly readings and reading questions to turn in. The questions helped me understand the main points of the readings. There was supposed to be a midterm, but he canceled it last minute and instead we had a cumulative final. We had to write an 8 paged literature review on a question we created in the beginning of the quarter. The final exam was take home.

Speer is a great professor, who clearly cares about his students. The structure of the class is meant to help students truly learn, and this topic was incredibly though provoking. I can confidently say that I left the course with a greater understanding of race and ethnicity relations in the United States, both from a historic and current perspective. The class has a midterm and a final, which are typically multiple choice and short answer responses. There is also a 6-8 page essay. Speer is very easy to understand, and does a good job explaining concepts. This was my first class with Speer, and I already plan to take a few more classes with him during my time at UCLA.