He?s dorky and always willing to help. His lectures are a little boring at times, but when he talks about his personal experiences, it's engaging and humorous. Attend all lectures and read all assigned texts and you?ll do fine. Overall, you?d be lucky to have him and Christie (TA); they are great human beings. I received an A-.

Ronis is a new teacher and you can tell. He goes into tangents, but he's alright overall. He got mad that too many people missed class during midterm season and started giving pop quizzes, pretty lame and high school-ish. If you're not into Buddhism or eastern studies, class can be pretty boring!

One of the best professors I've had at UVa and this is my last semester. So nice and approachable. Keeps class very interesting with anecdotes about time he has spent among Buddhists. Reading load is light and he encourages questions. Class is a pleasure to go to and the material is always interesting and thought provoking.