passionate about world ag which is great but the lectures (mainly his graphs/charts) are cryptic and he does little to explain them. Know that you will be completely lost in class if you have not done all the assigned readings. He makes everything more complicated than it needs to be. Would not recommend taking

Great Professor and class! I might be biased because Diet&Climate Change is something I'm really interested in so I enjoyed lectures as well as the readings. We read about two academic journal articles for every lecture so it wasn't very reading intensive. Quizzes every other week which were most false, tough but usually directly from ppt slides

Professor Cleveland is an amazing professor! He is an extremely intelligent and talented man who everyone should get to know. This class wasn't an easy A, but if you skim the readings for main points and attend lectures you should do fine. "Most False" questions aren't too bad once you get used to them. I highly recommend this class and professor!

Cleveland is passionate, there's no doubt about that. BUT he is extremely confusing! His lecture slides look like hieroglyphics and he somehow makes it more complicated. He makes the class harder than it should be. He doesn't relate to students to well. Intimidating.

Loved this class and this professor! Not an easy A by any means, but well worth the effort as the topic is extremely important. Great professor, awesome person! Would definitely recommend.

Super smart professor, I respect him in many ways but teaching really isn't his strong suit. He seems to have trouble getting down to the students level. The class itself has lots of busy work. I strongly felt that he expected us to care more about his class than any other aspect of school.

This is an extremely hard class. Every week you have very tough homework assignments that jump from a range of subjects like econ and bio. His test questions are which one is the MOST FALSE which is confusing and frustrating. A good thing was my TA was very helpful, basically I would say don't take it if you dont have to.

This class seems more like an environmental studies course. There is a lot of online reading for this class, and the concepts can be quite challenging to grasp. His exams are SO hard and confusing. The format for each question is "which is most false?" and he gives quizzes and assignments every week. Don't take if you don't have to!

Professor Cleveland is by far the best professor I've had here at UCSB! His new class, Diet and Climate Change, has been my favorite class. If you are looking for a great professor to challenge you to think outside institutional authority and rethink your life habit, TAKE A CLASS WITH CLEVELAND! You won't regret it.

Professor is well-educated no doubt about that, but the course was extremely unclear. Tests were "most false" questions that were the most dreadful tests I have taken since I finished the chem series. Excessive studying is needed to do well in this course, no curve also so if you care at all about your GPA avoid this professor at all costs.

ANTH166BT - Class was very hard to understand. Take the pre-requisites before taking this class or it will be a foreign language. TA was extremely helpful as was the professor. Four quizzes, one final. Drops lowest quiz score. Section is mandatory and homework is assigned every week.

A very enthusiastic professor. A lot of reading is required, and weekly homework. Test format is difficult ("most false"). However, the class is fun, if you're willing to put in the time and effort required. I'd recommend a strong background in math and science.

He is fun and enthusiastic about teaching but the class was really hard, especially with no background in econ. Without the curve I probably would not have passed.

I thought that Cleveland was one of the most approachable and enthusiastic teachers I've had, but this was the worst class I have ever taken. Very science based with focus on studies and looking at every graph imaginable, the class was confusing and unclear, and most false test format was HORRIBLE, I thought I would learn about food, notrandom sci.

Cleveland is a great professor who is very passionate about what he does research on. It does help a lot if you have some background of economics and environmental studies (such as major causes and issues tied with Global Climate Change). I loved his class and would recommend it to anyone interested in good food and our environment.

He is great person and loves what he does but this class is wayyyyy too hard to be open to all majors. He literally doesn't tell you what is going to be on the tests. And assigns soooo much useless reading. The TA's can't even help you prep for his tests. Unless you are an extremely smart Environmental Studies major, don't take this class

Cleveland is a great professor. He really wants the students to be as enthusiastic and passionate about agriculture and food systems as he is...and he often succeeds. His classes (ES149, 166BT, 166FP) are really interdisciplinary, which I really enjoyed. He makes an effort to get to know students and their interests. Overall an inspiring prof.

So not an anthro class, heavy economic knowledge needed, also previous science knowledge needed - overall didnt enjoy class

His enthusiasm is inspiring, his teaching exciting. He teaches on some of the most important environmental issues EVER. I love this guy. The multiple choice formula was challenging but good- stretched my brain. I think if you're not interested in food (which you should be- you eat, right?) then he might not be as fascinating. But he's GREAT!

i hated his formatting for multiple choice ("which of the following is most false"), it tripped me up right until the final. the man was passionate and intelligent, but i just didnt have much interest in world agriculture

hes very passionate, and knowledgeable. the readings are extensive and sometimes vague. world agriculture rocks.

tests at beginning hard but for the final he uses the exact questions for the other tests! easy