Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · UNAS · MCAS

UNAS 3337

Cross Currents: Thinking about Multicultural Leadership · 12 instructors on record · 24 sections

What the course score is made of
75BC evaluations24 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2026
Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of
1stMore challenging than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
70BC — “Intellectually Challenging”24 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
1stMore work than 1% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
23BC — “Workload”24 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The board

12 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Phionna-Cayola ClaudeUniversity and Capstone934 records1st5thno page
2Kylie WindeckerUniversity and Capstone883 records0th0thno page
3Howard ThrasherUniversity and Capstone863 records0th0th1001 rating · all classes
4Kristin ReedUniversity and Capstone Provisional862 records0th3rdno page
5Mitchell StrzepekUniversity and Capstone855 records1st1stno page
6Antonio Taiga GuterresUniversity and Capstone Provisional831 record25th3rdno page
7Jasmine MahoneyUniversity and Capstone Provisional831 record0th0thno page
8Alison ParkUniversity and Capstone Provisional821 record0th4thno page
9Jessica PierreUniversity and Capstone Provisional801 record0th3rdno page
10Zachary TepperUniversity and Capstone Provisional781 record0th0thno page
11Shannon ZarubaUniversity and Capstone Provisional751 record0th0thno page
12Terrance SingletonUniversity and Capstone Provisional751 record0th0thno page

All 12 instructors listed.

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 8 of 12 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 24 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9030th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8714th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
8926th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
8818th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8728th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8727th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
8512th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
785th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8523rd pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8520th pctl
Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings
WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
231st pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
701st pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
8011th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

24 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Kristin ReedSpring 202601898420
Kylie WindeckerSpring 202601898420
Jessica PierreSpring 202602807320
Phionna-Cayola ClaudeSpring 202603868020
Kylie WindeckerSpring 202501907620
Alison ParkSpring 202502827520
Phionna-Cayola ClaudeSpring 202503969620
Kristin ReedSpring 202401827120
Kylie WindeckerSpring 202401847120
Phionna-Cayola ClaudeSpring 202402968340
Antonio Taiga GuterresSpring 202403837840
Mitchell StrzepekSpring 202403857840
Mitchell StrzepekFall 202301888320
Howard ThrasherSpring 202301826320
Zachary TepperSpring 202301786320
Shannon ZarubaSpring 202302756720
Terrance SingletonSpring 202302756720
Mitchell StrzepekSpring 202303897320
Phionna-Cayola ClaudeSpring 202303957320
Howard ThrasherFall 2022019210020
Mitchell StrzepekFall 2022019610020
Howard ThrasherSpring 202201856320
Jasmine MahoneySpring 202202835020
Mitchell StrzepekSpring 202203695720

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.