Jefferson Riordan is an English professor at Northeastern University rated 3.57/5 by 27 students, with 2.99/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Jefferson Riordan professor reviews and ratings: 3.57/5 from 27 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Took ENGW3304 online with him, incredibly understanding prof. Seemed to always be willing to give extensions if you had valid reasons, even if he could sometimes be hard to reach.ENGL3301 2020-12-16 00:14:32 +0000 UTC
I loved taking Professor Riordan's class. He is so easy-going and understanding. He would have us read a few things in class and let us work on upcoming essays. Not a lot of assignments. There was no textbook or anything, just pdfs of short articles. He was very encouraging and was always there to help. If I had to describe him in 1 word: chill.ENG111 2020-07-30 21:01:03 +0000 UTC
Overall a mellow guy. He's clearly very knowledgeable in his field, and he respects and appreciates well-reasoned arguments and personal opinions. A bit of a tough grader, never gave all that much feedback, and I never really knew what exactly he based his grades on. But he's reasonable enough if you need some extra time for a paper.ENGW1111 2018-08-01 17:32:56 +0000 UTC
He was a great teacher. Deadlines are flexible, and he's always available for extra help. You don't get to choose your college writing teacher, but if you do get him, you're lucky! Also, his sense of humor is great if you can get it!ENGL1111 2011-03-09 13:30:06 +0000 UTC
I know you don't get to choose really what professor you get for the writing classes, but if you get Riordan, consider yourself lucky. I had a blast in his class and he's such a character.ENGU309 2008-04-15 10:26:10 +0000 UTC
Interesting prof; seemed to like teaching an otherwise boring class. RecommendedENGU111 2008-04-11 13:22:02 +0000 UTC
After hearing all the horror stories about AWD classes, I was thrilled to have such an engaging professor. The class was a lot of work, but at times it was incredibly fun and, if it wasn't for paper #3 (the obligatory research paper), I would've chosen this class as an elective.ENGU306 2008-01-23 17:52:11 +0000 UTC
Good guy, great hair-doo, can't blame him for how boring the class is, gotta blame the department. Very good clarity.CJ380 2006-10-25 16:35:16 +0000 UTC
Great class. If you have the option to choose him for Advanced Writing, definitely do. He is really nice & really understanding of all the other things/work you may have going on & will almost always give an extension if needed. At the same time, you still learn a decent amount and it was a really enjoyable class. Really nice, great sense of humorENGL3301 2011-04-24 21:23:38 +0000 UTC
Good teacher, just grades a bit hard. Boring classes but I think it's just the class.ENG111 2008-11-17 21:37:05 +0000 UTC
Jefferson Riordan has an average rating of 3.57/5 from 27 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Jefferson Riordan's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.99/5 based on student reviews.
Jefferson Riordan has taught ENGW1111, ENGW3304, ENGW3315, ENGW3308, ENGW3307, ENGW3314, ENGW3306, ENGW3303 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.