Jean Mcmillan Lang is a Journalism professor at Northeastern University rated 2.5/5 by 6 students, with 3.7/5 difficulty and 50.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Jean Mcmillan Lang professor reviews and ratings: 2.5/5 from 6 student reviews at Northeastern (50.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
This woman is the main reason why I am no longer a Journalism major. She is stubborn yet very hypocritical because she expects students to be flexible to her bipolar rules about Journalism. While giving tests and quizzes, she distracts you with random sidebars or laughs when students are stumped by her ridiculously specific questions.JRNL1101 2017-03-29 19:13:29 +0000 UTC
For an into level class Lang expects far too much of her students. She is unclear, and in my opinion favors students. She was rude and treated her class as if it was the only one you took. I would absolutely NOT recommend taking any classes with her.JRNL1100 2012-11-12 13:35:33 +0000 UTC
She is just not a very good teacher. She is suppose to be teaching students that are just starting out in journalism, but she grades like we are professionals already. She is more than eager to tell students how horrible their writing is and will never say something nice. She has really turned me away from journalism. Do not take her!JOUR1 2010-12-11 17:27:42 +0000 UTC
Very good teacher, enjoyed coming to class even though it was at 8am. She does have you read the newspaper every day and get a quiz every other monday. Understands not everyone is a journalism major and grades papers with that in mind.JRNU150 2008-12-04 17:04:40 +0000 UTC
Had her for J1 & J2, very friendly woman, get on her good side and she's more likely to do you a solid. You get a rewrite for almost every assignment and she is very specific about what to fix so you're able to get a good grade. Quizzes are easy as long as you read the Globe. No surprises from her.JRNL1101 2016-10-31 12:31:31 +0000 UTC
She is very, "my way or the highway". In class you are either listening to her read out of the textbook or sitting around doing nothing. Sometimes you learn a lot from teachers who are like her, but in this case, you don't.JRNL1101 2014-04-10 16:45:25 +0000 UTC
Jean Mcmillan Lang has an average rating of 2.5/5 from 6 student reviews. 50.0% of students said they would take them again.
Jean Mcmillan Lang's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.7/5 based on student reviews.
Jean Mcmillan Lang has taught JRNL2201, JRNL1101 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.