Mr. Alagona is a professor you wish you could have for every class. He is very inspirational and the way he uses lectures, the discussions and the information itself, is truly a beautiful learning experience. There is no textbook so you primarily read articles of real world events and relate those scenarios to key topics learned in class.

Pete is a great prof, very knowledgeable and has a very calm demeanor. He seems like he cares a lot for his students. He supplemented his materials with different articles which were relevant to what we learned in class and where we (our current society and loc) are situated. I enjoyed attending lecture and reading the different materials.

Amazing teacher genuinely if you get the chance to have him take it. He gives great feedback in office hours and the class was easy. He's so smart and well prepared, go see him outside of lecture if you can!

I adored my time in this class. He used a combination of readings, books, and podcasts to explore a lot of interesting topics and really listened to student feedback. He worked really closely the TAs (who are also wonderful), and forced us to broaden our perspectives. The honors section was just as fantastic and I really learned so much from him.

Dr Alaona sets clear expectations, and is a very fair grader. do the work, you'll get a good grade.

Pete is a passionate teacher, but gives so much reading its kind of frustrating considering he puts it out a couple days before its due. The material was hard for me to get into, but if you like Environmental stuff I'm sure the material would be very engaging.

this class had a crazy workload, so do not go into it thinking it is going to be a brainless class. felt like drowning in coursework, but if you keep up with the work, you'll be ok. there is a midterm that he says is low stakes, but isn't, there's also a bunch of weekly assignments and a final. i can't say i enjoyed my time

Workload is insanely heavy for an intro class. So many reading a week about 4+ and 30-40 pages each. Weekly quizzes as well as group assignment. Doesn't prepare you for midterm, 100+ terms to memorize. Do not let the reviews fool you.

Had to drop this class bc of all the busy work he assigned. It was way too much for an easy GE class. I was taking 4 other UD classes as well and found myself spending more time doing the work for this class. If you have a lighter workload, this class is easy, but if not, good luck

Super easy class with a really good prof. You can tell that prof Alagona really loves teaching, which makes the class enjoyable

Professor Pete is awesome! Lectures were interesting, and he really cares about his students. The class has easy assignments and exams, but don't slack off - unstuck study can help with study prep.

Super great professor, very passionate. Understanding and material was interesting. Would definitely recommend taking!