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Robert Romero
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Spring 2025 - I took CCAS 101 with Professor Romero-Chao as a required class, and overall, it was a very manageable and light course. The class covered a variety of foundational theories in Chicano Studies, and while there was a fair amount of reading, the overall workload wasn’t heavy at all. Some weekly reflections, attending section, two exams, and a final 6-7 page paper was manageable. One of the best parts of the class was how easy it was to keep up with the material. The structure made it easy to succeed if you stayed on top of the terms and main concepts. The exams were a mix of multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. They could be a little tricky, but nothing too difficult, studying the readings and understanding the key ideas was enough to do well. Professor Romero-Chao is a good professor, and I’d definitely recommend this course with this professor to other students. If you’re looking for a light course, this is a solid pick. Easy A if you put in just a bit of effort.
Spring 2025 - I took CCAS 101 with Professor Romero-Chao as a required class, and overall, it was a very manageable and light course. The class covered a variety of foundational theories in Chicano Studies, and while there was a fair amount of reading, the overall workload wasn’t heavy at all. Some weekly reflections, attending section, two exams, and a final 6-7 page paper was manageable. One of the best parts of the class was how easy it was to keep up with the material. The structure made it easy to succeed if you stayed on top of the terms and main concepts. The exams were a mix of multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions. They could be a little tricky, but nothing too difficult, studying the readings and understanding the key ideas was enough to do well. Professor Romero-Chao is a good professor, and I’d definitely recommend this course with this professor to other students. If you’re looking for a light course, this is a solid pick. Easy A if you put in just a bit of effort.
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Fall 2025 - In this class, there are weekly readings as well as a film that we are required to watch. For the film, a reflection of 300 words must be written by the end of the week. In the discussion groups will take turns presenting the topics of the film they have chosen. The midterm for this class was a personal essay about your own life, where you needed to integrate the topics that we had been discussing in class up to that point. The professor gives a very clear rubric of what is expected in the essay and what is required to get an A in the paper. For the final it is another 6-7 page paper were you pick from one of the movies we saw during the quarter and explain how the concepts of the class aply to this movie (Not all movies are elegible for the paper, the proffesor will list the movies the paper can be about in the rubric), the paper does need a combination of both citations from at least 2 readings and citations from at least 2 lectures. For the final paper, the professor once again gives a really detailed rubric of what is expected and what needs to be in the paper to be considered an A paper The lectures are engaging, and the professor encourages students to participate with their own understanding or personal experiences. The lectures are not recorded, and the slides are not published, so the best advice is to take good notes for the eventual lecture citations that are needed for the final
Fall 2025 - In this class, there are weekly readings as well as a film that we are required to watch. For the film, a reflection of 300 words must be written by the end of the week. In the discussion groups will take turns presenting the topics of the film they have chosen. The midterm for this class was a personal essay about your own life, where you needed to integrate the topics that we had been discussing in class up to that point. The professor gives a very clear rubric of what is expected in the essay and what is required to get an A in the paper. For the final it is another 6-7 page paper were you pick from one of the movies we saw during the quarter and explain how the concepts of the class aply to this movie (Not all movies are elegible for the paper, the proffesor will list the movies the paper can be about in the rubric), the paper does need a combination of both citations from at least 2 readings and citations from at least 2 lectures. For the final paper, the professor once again gives a really detailed rubric of what is expected and what needs to be in the paper to be considered an A paper The lectures are engaging, and the professor encourages students to participate with their own understanding or personal experiences. The lectures are not recorded, and the slides are not published, so the best advice is to take good notes for the eventual lecture citations that are needed for the final
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Spring 2023 - This was one of the best classes I've taken at UCLA. Professor Romero helped us breakdown the cases involved in the history of affirmative action. We had great conversations in his class. I find him to be fair and pastoral, even if you don't agree with him. Read the cases, go to class and go to discussions and you'll be just fine. Grading is based off a weekly discussion post, midterm and Final. He did offer extra credit throughout the course, so take advantage.
Spring 2023 - This was one of the best classes I've taken at UCLA. Professor Romero helped us breakdown the cases involved in the history of affirmative action. We had great conversations in his class. I find him to be fair and pastoral, even if you don't agree with him. Read the cases, go to class and go to discussions and you'll be just fine. Grading is based off a weekly discussion post, midterm and Final. He did offer extra credit throughout the course, so take advantage.
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