“Professor Rutherford is one of my favorite professors that I have ever had. She has a masterful grasp of the material and maintains high expectations for the class. She facilitates class discussions well. I enjoyed the course's content and felt like I learned the most from this class out of all the core courses.”

“Most of my classes within this pandemic learning environment felt extremely superficial, a waste of time and money, and more like an awkward participatory passing grade for minimal understanding and effort, but I believe this course was worthwhile and Dr. Rutherford used the class time and assignment selection fairly and graded in a fair manner as well.”

“Dr. Rutherford explained concepts with great detail and tied in real–world examples often to help us better understand the material. The information was a lot to digest at times, but the structure of the class helped break it down so we understood the material. Dr. Rutherford was a wonderful lecturer.”

“Professor Rutherford challenged us to do our best work and to do more than just regurgitate topics, she wanted us to engage with them and think through them through our own lens. I learned a lot and it helped tie together the other core classes.”

“Professor Rutherford was probably the nicest instructor I have had so far at IU and wanted the best out of us.” “I liked how Professor Rutherford provided different means of learning either through video, PPT, lectures or readings. She also covered a wide range of topics which were super interesting and beneficial.”

“I really liked the way she questions her students throughout the lecture and how she challenges your ideas to see the pros and cons. She has a great way of teaching with examples that make understanding the governments and bureaucracy a lot easier than other professors. Thank you!” 

“Professor Rutherford is very knowledgeable about the subject she teaches and provides help where it is needed. She is easy to talk to has assignments and exams that make sense for what we are learning in the course– nothing seems unnecessary.” 

“Dr. Rutherford is amazing. Her expectations are clear and absolutely realistic. She explains concepts very well and is always available for questions and responds to emails in a very timely manner. I would recommend this course to anyone. Love her.”

“I felt challenged and motivated to truly learn the material. This was one of my most academically rigorous and fundamentally useful courses of the semester.”