Très sympathique, ouverte, dynamique. L'aspect ludique du cours est très agréable. A fait des efforts pour que les étudiants non anglophones comprennent et puissent participer. Cours très riche. - Student Evaluation, Slavery, Resistance and Abolition in an International Perspective

I think my writing definitely improved from her comments. She made sections interesting to attend, which is a feat in of itself. She is a fair grader, an adept section leader, and a very knowledgeable individual. She always had interesting ideas to offer about the readings and how to analyze them. - Student Evaluation, American Economic History

EH316 was by far the most interdisciplinary and intellectually stimulating course I took at LSE, and I feel extremely lucky to have benefitted from your expertise and pedagogical experience. - Email from student, Atlantic World Slavery

“This class was such a delight! It presented material I thought I'd learned growing up in a new and engaging way. I loved the digital elements and stepped outside my comfort zone again and again. Prof. Ruderman is wonderful and super accessible and the assignments were both manageable and helpful. This class is unlike anything I've ever taken, and I'm so glad I took it!” - Student Evaluation, Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

I think we all really enjoy the 'safe space' environment of the class. Talking about difficult issues is made easy, and I don't feel like anything I ask is a stupid question. - Student Evaluation, Atlantic World Slavery

Dynamique et passionnée par son sujet, un vrai plaisir ! - Student Evaluation, Slavery, Resistance and Abolition in an International Perspective

This class was so great. It was small, so you feel like you actually get the attention that fosters learning. The readings connect well to the lectures. The digital component of the class is its greatest strength. The assignments are both fun and educational. - Student Evaluation, Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

Thank you for showing us how diverse, exciting, and creative historical analysis can be. - Student Nomination, LSESU Innovative Teaching Award

Annie was a great TF! She was always extremely well-prepared for section, knew how to put us at ease (e.g. with trivia!), was very helpful and knowledgeable in discussing our essays and the readings, and the reading summaries she let us do were extremely helpful in preparing for exams. She was also very open to feedback, which meant that even if we did have concerns about the way section was run, they could be addressed throughout the semester. Honestly I don't think I've ever had such a good TF. - Student Evaluation, American Economic History

Annie is an awesome TA; she'd have candy for section each week if you answered her question correctly and it created a spirit of competition among us. She has really helpful exercises for thinking about each week's material - Student Evaluation, Vikings!

I gained a more international (non-US) perspective on the Atlantic slave trade. I also gained a newfound appreciation for maps and love of mapmaking! - Student Evaluation, Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

Although Annie was not a Viking specialist as she told us on day one, she was very good at pushing discussions and always had provoking comments on the weekly responses. It was nice knowing that since we put in the effort to write them, she was putting in the effort to actually read them every week … I thought the discussions worked very well in getting to the main themes of the course. - Student Evaluation, Vikings!

La mia professoressa Ruderman is funny, nice, approachable (thank goodness, or I'd never speak up in class), and, above all, a fantastic educator. I was learning when I least expected it - her approach to teaching Italian was always a joy. Grazie Professoressa! - Student Evaluation, Elementary Italian

Best TA I have had at Yale. TA's really make or break a lecture class as you interact with them more than the professor … Thanks Annie for all the help this semester and making the class one of my favorites at Yale! - Student Evaluation, American Economic History

Dr Ruderman is brilliant and open to new ideas. She's extremely inclusive and dynamic in the class room, and has more students involved than in any course I've taken so far. She's keen for ideas, positive and quick to respond and succeeds in pushing us further into them. The way she studies Economic History is diverse and positively challenging. The way she associates the subject to other disciplines is refreshing. As a result, she's driven me to delve deeper into historical matters than I thought I ever would. and made me passionate about a topic I knew nothing about 7 months ago. - Student Nomination LSESU Inspirational Teaching Award

This was my favorite course. Even though I despise waking up at such an early hour, I'm doing it again next semester just so that I can continue to have Professoressa Ruderman! - Student Evaluation, Elementary Italian

I feel like I'm so much better able to point at parts of the current life I live and trace the origins of certain things back to the Atlantic slave trade (or aspects of it). - Student Evaluation, Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

Annie was an awesome TA, probably my best at Yale so far. Solid grasp of the material. Kept the sections moving. Motivated us to read with required weekly responses. Also inspired us to read by coming prepared to each section. Only downside to the section was that it was too short! … .p.s. Really careful, demanding and helpful comments on the essay. If only we had written multiple essays in this class, I think my writing would've radically improved. Annie, if you're reading this, thank you for all the hard work! - Student Evaluation, European Intellectual History

Dr Ruderman’s module is by far the most interesting and well taught module I have come across in all my time at LSE. - Student Nomination, LSESU Innovative Teaching Award

Le professeur a su rendre son cours très dynamique. - Student Evaluation, Slavery, Resistance and Abolition in an International Perspective