Erika Boeckeler is an English professor at Northeastern University rated 3.56/5 by 128 students, with 3.27/5 difficulty and 71.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Erika Boeckeler professor reviews and ratings: 3.56/5 from 128 student reviews at Northeastern (71.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Prof. Boeckeler is super nice and it's clear she has a true passion for Shakespeare and teaching. She's always fangirling over his writing and it's super wholesome. She's a tough grader, but her feedback is well thought out and she wants her students to do well. I highly recommend meeting with her (office hours) so she can help with your work.ENGL1400 2025-06-26 06:36:55 +0000 UTC
I actually took Global Lit 1 (ENGL1700), but that wasn't an option listed on this site. Anyway, she was great. I'm not an English Major, so coming from someone without an English background, I think she is a really fair teacher, and her class is absolutely manageable if you actually show up and participate.ENGL1600 2025-04-06 17:21:52 +0000 UTC
I enjoyed Prof. Boeckeler's class, although it wasn't easy for an intro. class. She's a hard grader -- don't think you can get an A on a sloppy paper. She can be intimidating at times, but email her/go to her office hours and you'll feel more comfortable about class. You do a variety of readings, and it's a good class to see if ENGL is for you.ENGL1400 2021-10-18 00:22:59 +0000 UTC
Professor Boeckeler is NOT an easy grader, but nothing unusual for an English prof., her feedback is okay. She truly wants to make connections with her students and knew all of us by name relatively quick. Boeckeler is a really nice as a person with really interesting stories to share, you can tell she's passionate and excited to teach each lesson!ENGL1600 2025-03-27 15:11:02 +0000 UTC
Difficult to get an A in this class. Good feedback is hard to come by. Wouldn't take this class or this professor again. The only plus is that she is passionate and knowledgeable in the Shakespeare topic.ENGL1600 2025-02-25 03:24:52 +0000 UTC
Professor Boeckeler is great. I took her Shakespeare class, and her clear passion for the subject was really contagious. She was very considerate about being easy on students because of the pandemic, not as in assigning zero homework, but that she was very open to working with students who were having a hard time with the class. Very sweet, fun.ENGL1600 2021-01-15 21:54:11 +0000 UTC
she really just makes things harder than it has to be. wants students to learn, and therefore makes grading hard. it's really annoying. if you already like shakespeare, don't take her class.ENGL1600 2019-02-21 20:31:17 +0000 UTC
Erika Boeckeler has an average rating of 3.56/5 from 128 student reviews. 71.0% of students said they would take them again.
Erika Boeckeler's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.27/5 based on student reviews.
Erika Boeckeler has taught ENGL1600, ENGL1700, ENGL3340, ENGL5103, HIST3340, ENGL7282, ENGL1400, ENGL1500, ENGL4710, ENGL3582, ENGL4100 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.