Genuinely one of the best professors I've ever had. Extremely patient but also humorous, intelligent, and just a lot of fun! I'm not continuing Russian but I am taking another class with her next semester that I'm looking forward to. This class is a bit tedious with online assignments but that's because it's a language class, not because of her.

I've never wanted to be like anyone else until I met Arpi. She delivers her lectures with sharp, concise analysis and makes what she wants from you very clear. She's one of the smartest/confident people I've ever met, I learned so much from her class. She gives in depth feedback and extra credit options. Perfect if you like to sit back and listen

This was a pretty good class. Lectures were slightly dry and offered less discussion than I personally prefer, but was very informative. I personally had a hard time paying attention due to how slide- and lecture-heavy it was, but I could see it worked well for many students. Arpi is the best, and clearly cares deeply about her students' success.

I've taken a few classes with her, and Arpi is one of the most inspirational profs. at UCSB. She's my role model (as a young, minority woman), pushing me outside of my comfort zone. If you get to know her at OH and outside of class, she is so sweet & compassionate. The most intelligent, erudite, well-read enthusiast of Comp Lit! Tenure her, please!

She is a great professor - can tell she is insanely knowledgeable, yet still feels as though she genuinely strives to learn from her students. She respects creativity in essays/responses, and values improvement highly! Lectures are super interesting as well, must take her if you’re taking any Slavic/Comp lit classes!

She is an awesome professor, very knowledgeable and wants her students to succeed. I wouldn't recommend taking this class if you aren't ready to do some in-depth reading and analysis. Impossible to get a good grade if you don't attend the lectures, this class was graded on 2 essays and some free responses that you have to read/pay attention for.