Great professor! His jokes are corny, but definitely gets a chuckle out. He loves his job and wants to make writing enjoyable for those who don't like to write. He brings candy to class occasionally.

took his Writ109ED class and it was great! need a reader. he makes the 1.5 hr class feel like a 20min class. lots of small group discussions on reading(counts as participation,so good for those who are shy & dont want to talk in front of class) very nice and super helpful! take his class!

Simply the best class and professor I've had so far at UCSB. The class isn't hard, and Chris doesn't grade too toughly, but he actually made me WANT to succeed and give it my best. Chris is the dude.

Professor dean was by far more than organized, prepared, and helpful in his role as an instructor for writing 2. Flexibility, creativeness, and his ability to engage the class is crucial to this course; he does all that and more. This class felt more of a potential work environment rather than a classroom environment.

Best writing professor you could ask for. He is really passionate about what he does. Taking this class was a great way to start my freshman year at UCSB.

Cool guy, nice, easy, sense of humor, brought us candy to help us stay awake. I really had fun taking writing 2 with him. Our theme was music, which helped me to enjoy the class even more.

He really cares about his students and their writing

cool teacher.. 2 hours is a long time to be in any class , but he keeps you doing something so it is pretty chill. ince this a class u have to take.. i would suggest you take it with him... essays are usually 5 pages but with the topics given, its not hard to get to the page requirement. he is also very open minded and likes when you participate

Awesome professor! Makes the class really fun and interesting. Take his class!

really helpful. engages the class as much as possible for the subject matter. grades fair and gives the student a lot of chances to re-write essays.

I took Dean last year, and I have to say he has been one of my very favorite professors so far!!! he teaches because he loves it and really wants to help everybody succeed, I still see him around campus over a year later and talk to him, he is definitely the best writing professor you could ever HOPE to get!!!

I loved this class, it was a bit boring but he really tried to find things we were interested in. if you went to his office hours, you would get an A! He really likes to help people and he's so nice!

He was the nicest/easiest writing teacher ever. He makes you turn in a rough draft a week before, and he corrects everything for you! It's impossible not to get an A. The lowest score I got on a paper was a 96%. Definitely take him if you can.