I entered Hunter College in 2009 as an older student intending to resume working towards a major in English Literature. After a single class with Professor Elias Theodoracopolous, I changed my focus to Classics and never looked back, and graduated summa cum laude largely thanks to his classes, including his intensive introductory Latin class in the summer of 2010, which was far and away the best language course I have ever taken (and I've studied Latin, Spanish, French, Greek, and Arabic, many of them at Hunter). He is a deeply engaging, inspiring, and empathetic professor. He demands more of his students than I was aware I was capable of, and helps them every step of the way to get there. My experience at Hunter College would have been dramatically reduced without his classes.
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Nan Coffey
9 years ago
I am sending a letter to Prof. Koehl separately but am 100% on board with this petition.
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Maria Elizabeth Rodriguez Beltra
9 years ago
Professor T. is one of the best (if not the best) professor in the classics department, he does not only motivate and brings students to study classics, but helps all students in his classes to improve their language and literature skills, and has patience with them. I am so glad I was able to take 4 courses with him through my career at Hunter, I would have not continued to finish with a classics major if I hadn't met him at my Greek and Latin roots class. His studying techniques made me a better student, specially now that I am pursuing a doctorate degree. He not only deserves to teach as many courses as he chooses, but it would be a disservice for the department not to let him. The department owes a great deal to Professor T!
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Nia Taylor
9 years ago
Professor Theodoracopoulos is an exacting, passionate teacher and mentor. Reducing his course load is a disservice to all serious students of literature and language.
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Susan Parla
9 years ago
Professor Theodoracopoulos is an amazing teacher who opened my eyes to a culture I'd never have seen if it wasn't for him. I was introduced to him In 2006 when I took his classics course as an elective thinking I'd be an easy course. On the first day it was obvious the course would not be easy in any way and that I'd have to work hard to meet the high expectations he sets for his students. Dropping the course never crossed my mind as I saw the passion he has for his subject matter. I took several classes with him in the following semesters I had left before graduating. Unfortunately, I was already a junior and already well into my program when I found Professor Theodoracopoulos. Had I found him earlier, I may have been a classics major and his colleague at Hunter today. I can speak volumes to his knowledge and expertise. Please allow him to share that with as many students as possible.
I entered Hunter College in 2009 as an older student intending to resume working towards a major in English Literature. After a single class with Professor Elias Theodoracopolous, I changed my focus to Classics and never looked back, and graduated summa cum laude largely thanks to his classes, including his intensive introductory Latin class in the summer of 2010, which was far and away the best language course I have ever taken (and I've studied Latin, Spanish, French, Greek, and Arabic, many of them at Hunter). He is a deeply engaging, inspiring, and empathetic professor. He demands more of his students than I was aware I was capable of, and helps them every step of the way to get there. My experience at Hunter College would have been dramatically reduced without his classes.
I am sending a letter to Prof. Koehl separately but am 100% on board with this petition.
Professor T. is one of the best (if not the best) professor in the classics department, he does not only motivate and brings students to study classics, but helps all students in his classes to improve their language and literature skills, and has patience with them. I am so glad I was able to take 4 courses with him through my career at Hunter, I would have not continued to finish with a classics major if I hadn't met him at my Greek and Latin roots class. His studying techniques made me a better student, specially now that I am pursuing a doctorate degree. He not only deserves to teach as many courses as he chooses, but it would be a disservice for the department not to let him. The department owes a great deal to Professor T!
Professor Theodoracopoulos is an exacting, passionate teacher and mentor. Reducing his course load is a disservice to all serious students of literature and language.
Professor Theodoracopoulos is an amazing teacher who opened my eyes to a culture I'd never have seen if it wasn't for him. I was introduced to him In 2006 when I took his classics course as an elective thinking I'd be an easy course. On the first day it was obvious the course would not be easy in any way and that I'd have to work hard to meet the high expectations he sets for his students. Dropping the course never crossed my mind as I saw the passion he has for his subject matter. I took several classes with him in the following semesters I had left before graduating. Unfortunately, I was already a junior and already well into my program when I found Professor Theodoracopoulos. Had I found him earlier, I may have been a classics major and his colleague at Hunter today. I can speak volumes to his knowledge and expertise. Please allow him to share that with as many students as possible.