professor is so well-informed, passionate, and overall an amazing guy. no in person midterm or final, weekly readings for section but they were very interesting and overall highly recommend this class. a couple random in class assignments, but lots of extra credit opportunities too!
One of my favorite professors at UCSB! He's super passionate about the subject and made lectures super interesting. Go to lecture and you'll be fine.
ENVS3 with Pellow is a super easy GE. His lectures are packed with information and you can tell he is super passionate about the material. No exams, just two take-home essays and a final project that are super open ended. You don't need to go to lecture if you don't want to but there are in-class pop quizzes sometimes so make sure to go for those.
Go to lecture as slides do not have much content and he elaborates in class. Two easy essays that are thoroughly explained and final project. Both allow a lot of variation. Easy to talk to and loved attending his engaging lectures. My TA Nolan was also great and offered a ton of help for whatever questions I had. Overall, easy GE and learned a lot
Genuinely so slight. Incredibly passionate about his work and preachings. Class consists of 2 essays and a final project that are sooooo easy. My TA Brenda was awesome and I actually looked forward to going to sections. Take this class!
passionate, great lecturer, nice guy
David Pellow is a really good professor. Most of the essays are on lecture materials so don't miss one since he won't put a lot of information in the lecture slides, so, please attend his lectures. He is passionate about his lectures and is an easy class to take. Also be aware of in-class exercises since it could happen at any point in a lecture.
Best professor ever. So funny, and genuinely so interesting. The class was easy, two essays, and a final project. Loved this class and the professor so highly higlyyy recommend.
Easy GE: graded by sporadic 5 in-class reflections (low stress), 2 papers, and a final project. Slides are very vague, so attendance is important as he expands a lot on the topics being discussed. First 30 mins of lecture is just shoutouts tbh. D1 hater of both political parties: I love that bald man.
The best professor I have ever had at UCSB
Hands down the best professor in Environmental Studies at UCSB. Professor Pellow is so caring, passionate and strikingly involved in the community and with many organizations. His lectures are interesting, he's really funny and he really tries to know his students.
Pellow is so inspirational! He's passionate but political. 3 essays and a big final but all writing. Sections are just discussions lots of participation. Attendance is random in class assignments which are open for that class period but they're easy and a reflection of lecture material. Slides posted but little info so notes are from him speaking.
Pellow is the best professor I've had at UCSB — so passionate, experienced, and caring. He's such a funny guy and every lecture was interesting. 2 take-home essays (not bad at all), a few in-class quizzes (more of a participation incentive), and a final project (choose from several options, can really do whatever you want). Such an important class.
The goat, class was mostly about environmental justice and theory. Two 2 page essays, and a final 5 page project, or you could choose to do an art project which had less writing.
I like him better than my dad
Professor Pellow is truly the best teacher I have ever been taught by. His classes have changed my worldview and career path. He is extremely empathetic, and cares about his students learning and success. If you have him be prepared to have a great time learning!
If you have a chance to take David's class you are SO lucky. By far one of the best profs, he's super chill, offers extra credit, and gives extensions. He does field trips and brings in great guest lecturers. His material is actually current, relative to the real world, and important. There are so few black profs to look up to at UCSB. Love him!!!
I love Professor Pellow's classes. They are really informative and inspiring. He always implements new studies and research being done into course materials, and makes sure to cover a diverse range of topics. Could not recommend this class more! You just need participation, 2 open note midterms, and a final project.
Incredibly passionate, his class offers valuable & sometimes unconventional perspectives. For Env S 116 - Sustainable Communities, just be aware the course description is a little misleading. Content is focused heavily on social & environmental injustice issues, rather than policy/technological solutions towards building sustainable communities.
super chill dude, super outspoken about his beliefs which I appreciated. most importantly; he was SUPER understanding regarding the pandemic. didn't assign a bunch of busy work, did not expect too much from us during this really crappy time. Super solid choice and seems like a nice guy. Very inspirational.
Professor Pellow is an amazing professor who is very passionate about what he does. I enjoyed ES 155 very much and the lectures were so interesting. There are 2 take-home midterms and 3 pop quizzes and a final project that is super broad. Easy. I recommend this class to anyone.
Pellow is by far one of the most inspiring professors at UCSB. You need to go to class if you want to get an A but he keeps class interesting. Lots of reading for the course and its useful to do it (open note pop quizzes and essays based off readings/lecture concepts). The final is a project rather than a written exam. Lots of flexibility there.
He is so amazing! need to take his class if you are an ES major.
Pellow really understands the life of a student. The concepts he chooses to teach encompass more on actions rather than just learning. He wants to make the class fun for everyone so that students really take in everything they learned in the class and incorporate it into the real world. Kind, fun and an expert to what he teaches... the best prof.