Andrew Lynn

In my NSOP my leader told me to take a class with Professor Lynn because she loved it so much. I agree--- Professor Lynn is the best, and the course content, readings etc make for the most thoughtful discussions. He is very intellectual and steers conversations well, and you always walk out of class feeling enriched (as my classmates concur). This class feels like a little family, mainly because Prof. Lynn fosters such an open dialogue between all of us. He is very caring and understanding of his students, and overall just a great human being.

I love professor lynn!! So much that he is now my advisor!! Truly such a kind and generous soul, he fosters such a positive learning environment. He is humble but brilliant—although, being a seminar, this class is mostly discussion based, I consistently found myself in awe of his insights during class. At the same time, it always felt safe to ask for help, to struggle with a text, and he very much took the approach of learning collectively and was always willing to dig into the text with you. The content of the course is not my favorite, but it really varied week to week. We read from so many schools of critical thought, from structuralism to new criticism to psychoanalysis to theory of drama, the list goes on. Personally, I would have wished for more time spent on feminist theory, but that's just a me thing. I was expecting to white-knuckle my way through this course, but professor lynn was so engaging and kind that I quickly found myself excited to show up for class every day. if you have to take this course for the english major, i can't recommend him enough!

I really liked Professor Lynn! He was a very chill, kind presence in the classroom who is also remarkably skilled at turning any kind of classroom contribution, whether insightful or slightly misguided, into a useful moment that reflects positively on whoever said it. He also gives targeted, useful feedback on writing that I think really lived up to the point of first year writing being pass fail - even though there wasn't a ton of stress around the essays being good quality, he gives feedback for a high standard, so that even if your paper is "good enough" you'll still receive relevant, targeted suggestions about how you can improve. I feel like my writing got better, I feel more prepared for other humanities classes, and I wasn't stressed out at all! The actual content of Modernity (the FYW topic) was a bit boring but I would say having Prof Lynn makes it more than worth it.

Awesome teacher - gentle, extremely insightful, engaging and excited about the material without losing sight of the class's vibe and interests. Crazy vast knowledge of the scholarship on things he teaches. Take a class with him if you can.

Don't take this for FYS! There are better options. I went into this class expecting it to be a sociology class about how media affects social, cultural, political dynamics. Instead it was this highly abstract and hyper-specific class about the experience of looking at something. Like, when we look at a painting, what do our eyes do? What do we think? We had an assignment where we had to stare at a painting for 1 hour and write down every thought we had. I found it very boring.

Andrew Lynn is one of the most kind and thoughtful professors I've had so far. He is also super chill and very understanding if you are struggling with assignments. He is great at leading discussion in class and encouraging his students to think critically about the text, as well as being incredibly knowledgeable. He's always willing to give you the extra help you need in office hours, and is very accommodating with finding time to meet outside of class. I 100% recommend taking First Year Writing with him!!

Andrew Lynn is an amazing professor! He is always happy to help you and always provides a lot of helpful feedback on papers. He is very approachable and friendly. He will make time to meet with you if you can't make it during office hours, and genuinely wants to help you succeed and become a better writer. Class participation is not graded which takes the pressure off, but it does help you when writing the papers. Overall I highly recommend taking First-Year Writing with Professor Lynn, he makes it as enjoyable of a class as it can be.

Professor Lynn is kind, thoughtful, and pretty funny too. He wants his students to succeed and is so helpful in essay drafts and comments. I wasn't expecting to enjoy my FYW class as much as I do. He makes modern TV and movie references to ancient Greek tragedies and encourages us to read closely and critically. I definitely recommend his class!

Andrew Lynn is one of the most thoughtful and skilled teachers I've had in my undergraduate experience-- he's so wonderfully deft at leading a seminar discussion, his comments on writing are constructive and tremendously helpful, etc. It's like all the mechanics of teaching, all the hard hard work that can often go un-noticed in skilled teachers, Andy has such a wonderful handle on, and with such kindness and grace. I really can't recommend his classes highly enough. In his Critical Writing section you read a little more theory than I think many other Barnard professors will have you read, a little more theory and a little less literature, BUT even if you are not a theory-minded person, it's better you do it with a very skilled teacher than a less skilled one so I think it is abundantly worth it.

I'm enthusiastic for Andrew! Enviably intelligent and impeccably witty, he does talk soft, so paying close attention is necessary if you wish to catch all of his informative and priceless LitHum “gems. He is just wonderfully adorable with his giggle-ish personality, although he commands class discussions well. I loved his attitude during class. He doesn’t put people in the spotlight to contribute during class discussions, so there isn’t the pressure that characterizes other seminar classes. Participation during class discussion isn’t part of your grade, which is a boost to shy people who want an effective teacher for LitHum. But survival depends on reading the material. Andrew isn’t concerned with whether you do or not, often encouraging people who haven’t to admit it and move on. This attitude reduces tension during class but you really need to be personally motivated. The motivation thing becomes important when the midterm looms. Half the test was passage identification, and they required some sustained thought even though I read everything. Not reading guaranteed an underwhelming grade. I thought he was a fair but also gentle grader. He asks for two longer essays and five shorter response papers over the semester. For the response papers, he looks for people to elaborate on localized and detailed observations in the text while he expected the longer essays to respond to bro…