I love teaching and strive to help students become better citizens of their campus, community, and world, while maintaining that each class can be personal and enjoyable. Don't just take it from me though - I take student feedback seriously, and this is a running collection of comments from student evaluations.
“The instructor provides many in-class activities that are both educational and fun. It is clear he cares about the time spent in class and wants to use it effectively.” (POLS 332, Fall 2024)
“I loved this class. Expectations were predictable and consistent. There were so many places to receive support from. The lectures were good, and I felt motivated to go to class because I enjoyed it.” (POLS 235, Fall 2024)
“[Kyle] does a great job of including active learning opportunities into lessons. At least once a week we split up into small groups and are tasked with solving public policy issues which has been super helpful for my understanding of the materials. Overall, Dr. Hull is an understanding and fair professor and it was a delight to take one his classes.” (POLS 235, Fall 2024)
“I really enjoyed having the opportunity to pursue different styles of writing on a personally interesting topic through the policy portfolio. While it was at times lengthy and somewhat challenging, I greatly appreciate having the opportunity to produce deliverables that are relevant to my future goals. Furthermore, it is nice to have work that could potentially serve as application materials (i.e. writing samples) for younger students looking to apply to internships or graduate school.” (POLS 332, Spring 2024)
“This has been my favorite course I have taken at UNL and a big part of that is because of Dr. Hull. The course changes that have been made have been very welcome as they promote interactions with other students, the professor, and the material. It is obvious that Dr. Hull cares about the material he teaches and cares that we are learning it as well.” (POLS 332, Fall 2023)
“The course provided great opportunities to interact and engage. The atmosphere in the class was inclusive and welcoming. Material was easy to engage with and Kyle was fabulous at providing different methods of instruction to make sure we not only knew the material on paper, but understood the foundational concepts of it.” (POLS 104, Fall 2022)
“Kyle always gave in-depth feedback on papers that allowed me to mature as a writer.” (POLS 104, Fall 2022)
“I really enjoyed the class. Kyle's communication helped keep the workload easily manageable. The syllabus was clear & consistent throughout the semester... Kyle was also always open to questions and responded to emails quickly, and was always very willing to talk to us about assignments and expectations. Class was always engaging.” (POLS 221, Spring 2022)
“This is one of the most engaging classes I’ve ever been a part of, and I really feel like my voice is heard.” (POLS 221, Spring 2022)
“I really enjoyed the subject and the way the class was structured. I learned so much and the assignments were helpful to my understanding.” (POLS 221, Spring 2022)
“Kyle is one of the coolest people I’ve met on campus and probably my life. He is genuinely passionate about comparative politics and works hard to share that with all the students in class. He is always prepared with genuinely informative lectures and thought-provoking questions which help us understand the course content better. He is always available to have discussion or go over material with students and is overall very kind and easy going.” (POLS 104, Fall 2021)
“This class had a lot of games and interactive activities we were able to do as teams, or as a class, to help us understand the content with a more hands on approach.” (POLS 104, Fall 2021)
“The class discussions were the best part of the course, and even with limited time to fit them in we had a few activities like regional government planning which made me excited to show up to class each day.” (POLS 221, Summer 2021)
“I really liked how much active learning that we did in this class. We were always trying to have discussions and learn from each other, whether in person or online. I also appreciated the discussion questions and how they made you think.” (POLS 221, Spring 2021)
“Kyle made great use of our designated course times by encouraging group discussion on assignments and topic both in and out of class. I appreciate the amount of research and outside scholarly opinions he applies to the course material. Moreover, he successfully breaks all of this information down in a way that is easy for students to understand.” (POLS 210, Fall 2020)
“[Kyle] was always engaged and knew what he was talking about. All of the information was conveyed in a digestible, yet challenging manner.” (POLS 150, Spring 2019)
“[Kyle] was very knowledgeable over what we were being taught. He was always open to discussion, as the class was very heavily based off of it. He encouraged us to learn and made it a great semester.” (POLS 334, Fall 2019)
“[Kyle] challenges students to put in the best work.” (POLS 334, Fall 2019)