I really liked his actively moderating our discussions and raising
important points to take away.

I really enjoyed this class, but a bit more structure in class
discussion would have been nice as sometimes we spent a lot of time
expressing our opinions at the cost of spending more time with the
reading. The content and assignments were all interesting and
relevant. Overall a great course!

Ray's enthusiasm for political communication is infectious. He is
clearly well-versed in the subject, and was able to explain difficult
concepts in ways that were easy for me to digest. He asked great
questions and encouraged us to think critically about the readings. He
was always willing to meet with students, and was very encouraging
throughout the quarter.

This was most likely the best class I've taken in my graduate career.
I was looking forward to this course, but it exceeded my expectations.
 Class discussions were intriguing, open, comfortable, thoughtful, and
overall made the class enjoyable to be in.  Most of the readings I
actually enjoyed - even looked forward to reading. Very glad I took
this class with Ray - his interest in the material encouraged mine.
It was also nice to have PoliSci students in the class!...they're so
knowledgeable.

Very nicely done, especially for a first time teaching the course.

I enjoyed a lot of the readings and you included a good variety of
classics and new material.  Many of the readings I have encountered
elsewhere and this class actually gave me the opportunity to sit down
and read them.

I loved this class! We delved into a wide range of topics within
political communication, and I learned about a lot about concepts and
research I was previously unfamiliar with. Although I have found other
discussion-based classes to have lacked depth, this was not the case
at all with this course. I found the discussions to be very
stimulating and engaging. Furthermore, Ray was incredibly helpful and
enthusiastic, which made the course even more enjoyable.

I truly appreciated the approach Ray took with this course. The
classroom environment was fantastic.  I have nothing but good things
to say about Ray and the course.  Exactly what a graduate seminar
should be.