Great teacher. Taught everything you could need to know about the Supreme Court. tests were straightforward, lecture was a little boring but definitely worth going. Highly recommend HIST 166LB

great lecturer. interesting material, but exams do require a GOOD amount of studying. i did not do the reading, however but who does. jsut study hard all the prompts she gives as it is chosen at random and your fine. good class overall

Kalman is an excellent teacher. She is fun and engaging which helps making going so early in the morning worth it. She is very nice and I would recommend going to talk to her at her office hours. Taking her does not mean an instant A but doesn't mean its unfairly difficult either.

i took 166c and 102lk--loved both! kalman's lectures are easy to follow and so very interesting. youll want to go to class! she gives you the midterm and final prompts beforehand and lets you bring a cheat sheet with you during both exams. easy, passionate, funny, informative...my favorite teacher at UCSB, hands down. you wont regret it

What a great professor. Loves what she does and it shows. Lectures are fairly in-depth which could help you out on the midterm and final since they require some nuance. It takes a lot of studying to prepare for the midterm and final, but a lot of the themes and topics overlap, so that makes it easier. Can't wait to take another class with her.

Best professor ever! Lectures are clear and informative, the powerpoints are detailed (although they aren't posted online), and the exams are easy. Plus she's super funny!

Not the biggest fan of her lectures. I feel they're not in-depth enough for non-history majors and lacking in structure/missing key themes for history majors. But for a GE history class, she teaches pretty well and probably makes it interesting for those who dislike history.

Best prof ever! Made lecture enjoyable and entertaining. Really tries to boost up your grade by giving out the prompt for the midterm and final and weighting the test you do better one higher. Kalman rocks!!

Excellent teacher! Her lecture style is almost like telling a story, which makes it easy to listen to. She is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about this time period (1950-mid 1970's). Grade is based off of essay style mid-term and final in which you get the questions before. Overall an easy, yet very interesting class.

LOVEEEE HER! She's AMAZING! Gives you the essay questions before midterms and finals and picks one for the test. Funny, sweet, and cares about her students. One of the best at UCSB! Truly wonderful!!!

Kalman's really a pleasure to listen to in lecture. She's a great story teller and is very passionate about the subject matter. Pretty biased, but she addresses that. You get the midterm & final in-class essays in advance, but they require a fair amount of prep to get a good grade.

She is very into what she teaches, makes great connections and interesting comments. I don't like history much and thus far this has been my favorite class. The TA you get will determine how well you do, so make sure you get a good TA.

LOVE her! She's so boisterous and passionate about what she's talking about that it's too hard NOT to like the class. 2 papers, midterm and final. All writing style, but if you get the overall concepts not too hard.

AWESOME! Amazing lecturer! Makes going to class funny & interesting, especially if you're interested in the subject. Even if you're not, you will be! It's so interesting that i forgot to take notes sometimes. Great images and stories. How hard the class is depends alot on your TA, but Kalman is great!

I had Kalman for 166B and C. She is a great lecturer, probably on of the best. Very knowledgeable, funny, and open to opinions. Helpful in office hours too. Only midterm (40%) and final (60%). I didn't do any of the readings, but went to all the lectures and got A's both semesters.

SO much fun =) She's adorable, and her lectures are really interesting. Her lecture format makes it easy to follow, and she knows SOO much about the material. Tests and papers are a tad hard because her prompts are too specific, but it's worth it to take the class.

Incredibly clear lectures with an intellectual outlook on history. Just the fact that she turned down tenure at Harvard to remain at UCSB is undeniable proof that her class is a great aspect to your undergraduate education. I almost want to change to a history major so I can have more classes taught by her. It was great just to enjoy learning.

she is great!!! I learned so much and she is so entertaining and funny!

She is one of the best history professors at UCSB. She's SO dorky but you can tell she really loves what she does. Class is pretty challenging, but just read the textbook. Class is fair: midterm worth 40% and final worth 60%, but if you do better on the midterm than it is worth 60% and final is worth 40%. no paper! LOVE HER!!

Kalman is a very nice professor and gives highly interesting lectures. I got a C+ on the midterm and never really got a clear explanation why. Overall a C in the class and I'm a history major! Take her for an interesting class but overall I might be a bit cautious to take another one of her classes.

Lectures are interesting and informative, but attending them is NOT necessary. Movies are also assigned; few people actually see them. Exams are in-class essays on questions she tells the class about a week in advance. Questions are factual or opinion based e.g. what if Bob Kennedy lived? People w/ good writing skills will find Kalman's class easy.

Had her for both 166b&c. She is my favorite professor at this university! If you have the chance take one of her classes!!! She is fabulous. Not necessarily an easy A (i got B+'s) but an AMAZING lecturer and interesting material. TAKE HER!!!!

highly recommended. kalman is rad. awesomely dorky, very knowledgable. i didn't do most of the reading, studied wikipedia intensely before the midterm and final, and pulled an -A. no essay required! the class isn't very difficult, but is far from a joke. learn as much history as you can stand. kalman knows way too much about 20th C US history.

Had her for US Legal History and for 20th Century History, she is AMAZING. WIll definitely write you letter of rec for grad school, and extremely knowledgable about what she teaches. She is fascinating, wonderful, and funny. If you can, definitely take any class with her