Malcolm Purinton is a History professor at Northeastern University rated 4.52/5 by 906 students, with 2.98/5 difficulty and 97.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Malcolm Purinton professor reviews and ratings: 4.52/5 from 906 student reviews at Northeastern (97.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Awesome prof but TA was such an annoying graderHIST2211 2025-12-15 14:54:13 +0000 UTC
Really chill professor, has interesting lectures, and its really clear what you need to study for in advance of the module quizzes. Papers are easy and straightforward as well, TA grades nicely. Put a little effort in the class and you'll succeed and enjoy it. Will definitely take another class of his in the future!HIST2200 2025-12-04 18:54:00 +0000 UTC
The professor truly cares about teaching the material and makes each lecture interesting. The class is easy, just lectures and group projects and a few quizzes and papersHIST2220 2025-12-01 03:59:48 +0000 UTC
great lectures, passionate about the material, students and their work. easy grader, just put effort into papers, projects and quizzes for full marks. attendance is required but fairly easy. offers an extra credit papers for a sizeable grade boost. highly recommend for any history classHIST2011 2025-04-28 23:18:55 +0000 UTC
great professor, very passionate about his work and his students, super easy grader, attention counts but i would 100% take another class with him. can't recommend him enoughHIST1201 2025-04-10 16:56:43 +0000 UTC
Super interesting guy and is super enthusiastic. Very knowledgeable and shares a lot of personal experience. Very interesting and engaging lectures. Tests are fair but book sort answers are kind of graded strictly. Also maps quizzes suck but don't count for much of the grade. Very forgiving and wants you to get a good grade and learn the material.HIST2211 2025-12-12 05:07:47 +0000 UTC
Great guy and overall easy to followHIST2200 2025-11-18 18:11:20 +0000 UTC
Pls take this class. its actually the best thing ever he's so funny and interested in what he's teaching. each week usually consists of 2 lectures and 1 group project which everyone always gets full points in. you also have a quiz (on paper) and an essay due at the end of each module, they are easy and the essay is simple if you follow the criteriaHIST2220 2025-11-20 15:44:24 +0000 UTC
Very nice professor, however you will be reading and writing a LOT of papers. Despite this he is a very kind guy, and he supports you in every way!HIST1201 2021-09-15 13:39:15 +0000 UTC
Best professor I've had! I would highly recommend taking a class with him. He's so passionate and interesting, it really engages the class.HIST2211 2024-12-17 16:51:49 +0000 UTC
The undisputed goat of the NEU history department. Loves what he does, cares about his students, and is by no means a harsh grader. He's also a beer historian. Rly cool.HIST2200 2025-04-10 15:51:18 +0000 UTC
Great professor- clearly enjoyed teaching the content of the course and gave a lot of interesting supplemental material. There were some issues with clarity of instructions on certain assignments, and the TA graded most of the work. Lots of reading, but really interesting lectures.HIST2211 2024-07-22 00:57:37 +0000 UTC
Proffesor Purinton's very nice. The lectures for me were very boring but still somewhat insightful. Easy class, he lays it out very clearly. You have a 1500 word essay around every month but were fine. Hes good - don't stress easy class.HIST2200 2024-12-10 03:19:09 +0000 UTC
Great profHIST2211 2024-06-22 01:08:28 +0000 UTC
Lots of quizzes (but no midterm or final) and lots of papers. His Ta was a harsh grader when it came to the papers, which was annoying. lectures are interesting and fun. he really cares about his students and what he teaches. Just do well on the papers!!!!HIST2200 2024-07-30 15:00:57 +0000 UTC
Malcolm Purinton has an average rating of 4.52/5 from 906 student reviews. 97.0% of students said they would take them again.
Malcolm Purinton's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.98/5 based on student reviews.
Malcolm Purinton has taught HIST2220, HIST2302, HIST2301, HIST2211, HIST1215, HIST1232, HIST2011, HIST1200, HIST1201, HIST2311, HIST1130, HIST1170 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.