Marcus Howard is a Journalism professor at Northeastern University rated 3.18/5 by 320 students, with 3.28/5 difficulty and 25.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Marcus Howard professor reviews and ratings: 3.18/5 from 320 student reviews at Northeastern (25.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
There wasn't that much work the summer online class, but the grading criteria was almost nonexistent. He would give an assignment description but no rubric, and the change the amount of points an assignment was worth after it was already due. Lots of online group work which is never fun, but nothing is too hard.JRNL1150 2025-06-26 18:35:13 +0000 UTC
Really nice teacher, but sometimes hard to know what he was looking for in assignments. Also, get ready for pop quizzes. They weren't hard and were short, but if you do the NYT pop quizzes you're set.JRNL1101 2024-09-04 13:54:14 +0000 UTC
He was fine.... He graded very slowly and would often say that football was too good to grade papers over a given weekend. He also has a very soothing voice, so bring coffee to class! However, he very clearly knows what he's talking about and cares about the course. He has a lot of experience in the field. As he signs his emails, MEH.JRNL1150 2021-12-12 22:40:00 +0000 UTC
Attendance is graded but it's no use taking notes on the lectures or the textbook, you won't use it. Professor Howard takes FOREVER to grade so don't expect timely feedback. It's helpful to have some background info on journalism even though this is supposed to be an intro class....JRNL1101 2022-05-24 21:27:48 +0000 UTC
Marcus Howard has an average rating of 3.18/5 from 320 student reviews. 25.0% of students said they would take them again.
Marcus Howard's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.28/5 based on student reviews.
Marcus Howard has taught JRNL2350, JRNL1150, JRNL1101, JRNL2201, JRNL4650 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.