Student Testimonies

"Mariah made the class feel like a welcoming environment and invited us to challenge ourselves, others, and her." - Spring 2023 

"... she cares deeply about her students actually learning and taking the information with them beyond this quarter." -Fall 2023 

"This course was great in showcasing how writing and reading is present everywhere, anything and everything you see can persuade you to think a sort of way through their rhetoric" -Winter 2023 

"Mariah genuinely cares about her students, and you can tell that she takes time to plan out an engaging lesson. She made me fall in love with writing again." -Spring 2023 

"Even for people who were well-versed in writing, new and interesting ideas were addressed... It truly was less of a class to teach about the mechanical way someone should write an essay and more of a big-picture explanation of how to write... " -Spring 2024

"Mariah was particularly engaged in making sure that each student had a clear understanding of the process we were working on. She also allowed us to expand and test different ideas that may not have fit directly in the plan, but allowed us as students to gain a deeper understanding of the material" -Spring 2023 

"Creating our posters and discussing our readings as a group to further unpack and understand the vocabulary and concepts. I enjoyed the group activities, which allowed me to utilize critical thinking and to socialize with my peers." -Fall 2025

"Professor Mariah Sebastiani provided a fun and welcoming learning environment and gave plenty of opportunities to think critically and grow as learners and writers. Several times, I had reached out for assistance, and she provided clear and helpful instructions. She also gives thorough and detailed comments back on assignments to improve for upcoming assignments."- Winter 2023 

"I thought that Mariah did a good job at connecting with us and learning how we learn best. She did a good job at making the work interesting and giving us the opportunity to get as much feedback as possible on the assignments." -Spring 2024