Dan Kennedy is a Journalism professor at Northeastern University rated 4.09/5 by 220 students, with 3.0/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Dan Kennedy professor reviews and ratings: 4.09/5 from 220 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Dan is a very knowledgeable professor. He knows what he's talking about and pushes his students to challenge their thoughts. He's a very fair grader. This class is also the journalism capstone class so it's meant to be tough. He loves answering questions and you can always go to him if you're confused. Would highly recommend any class with him.JRNL3550 2025-03-19 05:49:54 +0000 UTC
I took professor Kennedy for summer I, even though he's lecture heavy and may sometimes be extremely boring because all he does is talk, you can really tell he's super passionate about journalism and the topics that he covers. He's super caring and really just wants his students to succeed. He offers quite a few extra credit opportunities too!JRNL1150 2017-06-22 14:09:49 +0000 UTC
Professor Kennedy is one of the best professors I've had at Northeastern. He has mastered the (difficult!) art of critiquing students' writing without damaging their self-esteem in the process. It's not a blowoff class, but if you put in the effort, it feels "easy" because you know what is expected and he is always there to help. Take his class!JRNL1101 2015-01-14 21:06:55 +0000 UTC
Dan Kennedy is great and one of my favorite professors here. He is extremely nice, helpful to everyone, patient, and hilarious if you pay attention. As long as you communicate with him proactively, he is very understanding if issues arise that conflict with your deadline on an assignment. He is genuinely there to help his students.JRNL2201 2014-02-11 23:26:52 +0000 UTC
Extremely nice guy. He helped me catch up when I was going through a lot during the semester and I wound up getting an A-. Always helpful, even stayed late during finals weeks to work on our articles and bought us pizza! Not easy but again he's always helpful. I loved him! He made law of the press enjoyable too!JRNL2 2012-03-28 15:39:04 +0000 UTC
Dan is an awesome professor. I had him for ethics and law, and loved both. He's the nicest guy in the world. He is very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the subjects he teaches. He makes what could potentially be very boring classes actually pretty interesting. I would recommend his classes to anyone.JRN550 2009-04-29 00:28:16 +0000 UTC
Professor Kennedy is far and away my favorite teacher at Northeastern University. He truly cares about his students and is willing to help whenever and wherever he can. He recognizes hard work and grades accordingly. Big fan.JRN201 2009-04-01 11:25:23 +0000 UTC
I have no idea what these people are talking about. Kennedy is among the worst professors I've ever had. He bored me to tears and I learned absolutely nothing in either of his classes--Ethics and Reinventing the News. The only thing I learned is that he is anal about spelling names and will drop your grade unnecessarily for one misspelling.JOURNU640 2008-04-17 17:52:55 +0000 UTC
Dan is a great guy who really cares about his subject. He worked in the field for a good amount of time and uses his best friends from the business to come in and be guest speakers. The class is interesting and although he can do a bit of lecturing, he always cares about what a student has to say. A big part of his class is student opinion.JRN150 2008-01-04 22:10:38 +0000 UTC
Dan is awesome! by far the best professor I have. I wake up in the morning excited to go to class, and I study not only to get good grades in the class, but to work hard for him like her works hard for us. He's awesome!JRNU150 2007-09-27 21:25:50 +0000 UTC
Probably the only teacher who lectures and keeps my interest. Managed to make a boring subject interesting. Great organization of course, good balance of discussion and lecture, as well as occassional guest speakers. Knows what hes talking about and is a fair grader.JRNLAW 2007-04-29 00:16:34 +0000 UTC
Dan is an amazing professor! Law of the press could potentially be a boring class, and from what I had heard about Leff's section I was nervous, but I ended up loving the course. Dan wants his students to do well, so he doesn't make it unnecessarily hard and in the long run you end up learning more.JRNU550 2007-04-18 00:30:15 +0000 UTC
Great professor. Very good, fun guy. Grades fairly and helps you with everything. Understands that you are students with other courses and he doesnt overburden you like other journalism teachers. Enthusiastic and wil help you get the story or interview that interest you. Be prepared for grammar tests.JOURNALISM2 2006-07-20 13:02:21 +0000 UTC
Kennedy is the man. You can tell he's truly interested in what he's teaching, and though the material is sometimes dry, he uses powerpoint and stuff to make it somewhat interesting. Hes wicked funny and always available for extra help. It's clear that he wants his students to succeed. AWESOME.JRN350JRN550 2006-05-23 13:04:47 +0000 UTC
What can you say about Kennedy? The guy can be a friggin oddball, but his constant hijinks and random comments make an otherwise dull class a little fun. Quizzes can be tricky, so do study for them. Relies a lot on class notes, so show up or copy.HSTJOURNALISM 2006-04-21 01:39:24 +0000 UTC
Dan Kennedy has an average rating of 4.09/5 from 220 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Dan Kennedy's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.0/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.