Nichola Minott is a Political Science professor at Northeastern University rated 3.30/5 on Rate My Professors by 10 students, with 3.0/5 RMP difficulty and 60% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Nichola Minott professor reviews and ratings: 3.30/5 from 10 RMP ratings at Northeastern (60% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
I loved having Dr. Minott in class! Her lectures were inspiring and I appreciate the special guests she would bring in (including environmental lawyers!). Sometimes students were unclear with the grades she gave but so long as you do the work and participate you will be fine! She is also willing to slightly bump your grade if you show enough effortPOLS2395 2026-06-09 22:44:54 +0000 UTC
She is great! Super intellectual, super sweet. Would recommend!INTL2718 2026-04-30 16:47:37 +0000 UTC
I think she is the worst teacher I've had throughout my education. She is so hard to reach outside of class. One day she didn't show up to class and waited 40 minutes to tell us class was cancelled with no apology. She also goes on random tangents all the time it's so bad. Nice person but horrible teacherPOLS2395 2025-12-13 18:12:09 +0000 UTC
i genuinely do not know why her rating is so low on here. she was one of the best professors i ever had. the way she teaches is very memorable and she's very lenient with grading as long as you know what you're doing. frequently gives out examples for you to follow for a good grade and is overall very niceINTL2718 2025-12-17 18:36:35 +0000 UTC
People like to hate Minott, but she knows her stuff and is a great lecturer. The class addressed key issues and was very interesting. She always kept you attentive, and the podcast assignment was a great way to end the semester. Grading can be nit-picky and random, but most people do fine. She can be a bit difficult to reach, but was never an issuePOLS2395 2025-04-14 18:07:05 +0000 UTC
Ok, Minott truly is passionate about her work. After taking this class it is clear that she wants everyone to succeed. She made time after class to discuss research projects and I truly believe her reaction time to emails improved over the course of the semester. Grading is hard but she tells you what she expects. I am taking another class of hers!INTL2718 2025-05-01 21:09:45 +0000 UTC
I would avoid at all costs. She was hardly reachable outside of class and graded randomly. She also went on long irrelevant tangents and at one point said she didn't know what the IRA is (one of the most important pieces of environmental policy). She inappropriately put images of self-flagellation in the lecture without any trigger warning.POLS2395 2024-12-17 16:44:47 +0000 UTC
All class time was spent with Professor Minott reading word for word off the slides, and her slides consisted almost entirely of information copy and pasted from various websites. She required us to read numerous articles completely unrelated to the course matter (and tested us over them), gave no instructions/feedback, and never answered emails.INTL2718 2025-01-02 01:48:22 +0000 UTC
Lectures are pointless; they go over the readings and fail to make any new points. Class barely discusses key pieces of policy and spends absurdly long on irrelevant concepts. Minott was on her phone while students presented their final projects. Also refused to read my work (during office hours) before I could ask. Would avoid.POLS2395 2024-12-16 23:42:17 +0000 UTC
Professor Minott is an amazing teacher who genuinely cares about her students. It has been such a pleasure to be able to take her class and learn from her. She possesses so much knowledge about what she is teaching about, and she constantly shares her own experiences with the class. I highly reccomend this professor to anyone!INTL2718 2024-12-08 04:16:03 +0000 UTC
Nichola Minott is rated 3.30/5 on Rate My Professors from 10 ratings. 60% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Nichola Minott's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.0/5 on Rate My Professors.
Nichola Minott has taught INTL2718, POLS2395, PPUA6101, INTL5268, PPUA5268, INTL5100, PPUA5100, INTL3400 and 1 more at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.