Lisa Gordis

Teaching in Fall 2026

2 courses

ENGL 3179

American Literature to 1800

3 credits31 / 35 seats

Section 001 of ENGL 3179 American Literature to 1800 Call 00363
MW 10:10am–11:25amBARNARD HALL BAR 409
4 of 35 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

ENGL 3997

Senior Seminar in English

4 credits11 / 12 seats

Section 003 of ENGL 3997 Senior Seminar in English Call 00351
W 2:10pm–4:00pmBARNARD HALL BAR 101A
1 of 12 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=17, 2004–2024

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.5 / 5

Grading fairness

3.5 / 5

Workload

4.8 / 5 · Very heavy

Difficulty

3.6 / 5 · Hard

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say no

Sources: CULPA (17)

By the numbers

42 students89% of seats

Courses

Sections

Seats offered

4h 20m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 29 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

BARNARD HALL

Flat map — motion reduced

Teaching rhythm

14 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

20h 25m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

31 at peakMon 10:10am

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon & Wed
Largest section: 31 students in ENGL 3179 §001
Building: BARNARD HALL