Murray Forman is a Communication Studies professor at Northeastern University rated 3.18/5 by 107 students, with 3.35/5 difficulty and 33.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Murray Forman professor reviews and ratings: 3.18/5 from 107 student reviews at Northeastern (33.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Such a kind professor! He was definitely a tough grader and serious about attendance and participation, but I always felt his feedback was detailed and helpful for final drafts. He was also super funny and made classes and assignments interesting and relatable.AUD3422 2021-12-01 18:45:12 +0000 UTC
Prof. Forman is genuinely a really nice person, but the grading is a bit ridiculous. The lectures and conversations are a bit random at times and, particularly for his papers, its not totally clear what he wants. When you ask questions about this, he gives ambiguous answers and you are left hoping whatever you write is up to his standards.MSCR1420 2020-12-15 01:05:35 +0000 UTC
He is just a cool guy who is so passionate about what he teaches. Loved learning from him in every regard.MSCR1220 2016-04-15 01:40:22 +0000 UTC
I thought he was really smart and totally beautiful to look at. jCOS126 2015-03-31 04:47:07 +0000 UTC
He is a great teacher and really knows his topic !! His class are entertaining and when you walk in the classroom sometimes hell play music. He overall makes the classes very interesting. You will like his class but should participate. He is a hard grader but worth the experience. Enjoy!MSCR3422 2013-05-09 17:22:16 +0000 UTC
This professor is a really great guy at heart. He is really passionate and interesting. However, honestly this class sucks. He addresses interesting topics but doesn't know how to structure and teach a class, yet is a harsh grader on papers and quizzes. The papers are seemingly opinion based however, his comments with the grade are expectationalMSCR3429 2012-11-08 21:57:07 +0000 UTC
Murray is a nice guy who is very passionate about what he teaches, but he isn't great at teaching it. His lectures are often unclear and go off on tangents. If you comprehend the material, chances are you'll do just fine on the tests, but if you don't, there's not much hope.COMM1220 2011-08-29 11:19:30 +0000 UTC
Really cool guy, but his lectures have no direction and are often boring and hard to follow/take notes on.CMN220 2009-03-29 14:38:27 +0000 UTC
NOT a good teacher at all-- smart guy, yes; interesting, sure. good teacher? NO. grade is made up of 4 papers... and that's it. in those papers, he likes to read what he has stated in class over and over again. going to class was difficult because it was so boring. about 3-4 20 pg. readings a week. highly NOT reccommended. waste of time, unfair,ughCMNU322 2008-12-17 02:14:22 +0000 UTC
The class is nothing more than spewing out verbatum what we have read in essays he assigns. Read the essays, talk about the essays in class, and then write our own essays analyzing the essays we discussed. Boring. Pointless. A waste of time.CMN322 2007-12-08 19:38:25 +0000 UTC
He's an awesome professor! The class was hard, but it was worth the effort. 3 years after taking his class, he still remembered my name! He's great!COMM250 2006-12-20 14:15:49 +0000 UTC
The rest of you are so cold; Prof. Forman told us that his father died this semester, but he still managed to offer an awesome course. He raised interesting points and tried to get us to think about popular music and media in different ways. When we didn't talk in class, I bet we usually hadn't done the readings (I admit I didn't). He rocks!MUSIC322 2006-12-19 11:05:03 +0000 UTC
I was really excited to take this course, but now completely regret it. His lectures almost always had no direction, HIS OPINION was always right, and I honestly can't say that I learned anything in this class. He is very egotistical and treated me, personally, with no compassion or respect. I'll never take another class with this professor.POPMUS 2006-11-29 16:57:16 +0000 UTC
He thinks he is black...wierd guy who looks like he's from the 80's but acts as though he is blended from the streets of compton and haight&ashbury..someone smack himTHEORIESOFMED 2006-05-29 01:51:10 +0000 UTC
He's a really chill professor. He has a lot of passion about what he teaches and it makes you want to learn it. I went to almost every class and didn't really read the text until skimming it right before quizzes and I did well in the class. If you have questions about anything he's really good about answering them. He cares about what he's doing and that makes him a good teacher. Take him if you want to enjoy going to class.MEDIAPOPMUSIC 2005-09-15 13:34:04 +0000 UTC
Murray Forman has an average rating of 3.18/5 from 107 student reviews. 33.0% of students said they would take them again.
Murray Forman's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.35/5 based on student reviews.
Murray Forman has taught MSCR1420, MSCR3422, MSCR2400, MSCR3426, MSCR4622, MSCR2220, MSCR1000, MSCR1220 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.