William Fowler is a History professor at Northeastern University rated 4.5/5 by 19 students, with 3.0/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
William Fowler professor reviews and ratings: 4.5/5 from 19 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Professor Fowler is one of the only professors that I was honestly honored to have. His lectures are incredible, detailed and interesting. The class was an early morning one and although attendance wasn't part of the grade, he always had a full room. Grades were based on 4 doable quizzes, a project, and a paper on a super fun field trip. 10/10 .HIST2330 2016-04-10 14:24:27 +0000 UTC
Fowler is the most amazing history professor, possibly ever! He is incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and just an overall great guy! He is always willing to talk outside of class and give advice on assignments. He also gives the option of taking out of class trips rather than write papers. I wish I could take every history class with him.HIST2348 2014-04-04 10:00:28 +0000 UTC
Dr. Fowler is one of the best professors at Northeastern. I have him for Colonial and Revolutionary America. He clearly loves History and is extremely knowable. We've all learned the history of America since grade school, but Fowler always adds interesting facts and stories I never knew before. It's not hard to get an A and he's interesting.COLONIALUS 2014-03-31 16:51:06 +0000 UTC
I hated this guy. He never reviewed material and gave projects without explaining them. He took points off of a paper at the end of the year because it was in the wrong format but he never said which format it should have been in. Boring and a terrible teacher. Dont take him, let this save youHIST101 2011-04-25 16:37:44 +0000 UTC
The best history professor at Northeastern. Amazing guy, straight-forward assignments, and comical throughout the semester. He made coming to class at 8 a.m. fun. He knows so much about everything, especially Naval History his specialty. Take this guy is you're interested in History.HIST1201 2010-01-10 17:47:46 +0000 UTC
History Colloquium was fun. I had it at 8 am and Fowler is always very enthusiastic. His daily bow-tie is awesome! He learned all of our names and was interested in the students. The class was a bunch of projects, if you do them then you will do well. very simple.HIST201 2009-04-03 09:46:31 +0000 UTC
Class is interesting, but make sure you read the book fully and pay attention to every obscure person mentioned, since they tend to be the IDs on the quizzes and exams, skipping readings is not a good idea if you want to pass (dont make my mistake and wait to start reading the book until after the midterm!)HISTU130 2008-12-21 01:35:19 +0000 UTC
Loves what he teaches and you can totally tell! He has such a great enthusiasm. But watch out for the tests. He gives you the essay questions but the identification questions are the most off the wall things you would never remember. You read the entire text, but just listening to him talk makes it all worth it!HIS115 2008-11-14 15:21:08 +0000 UTC
He is very enthusiastic, repeats things a lot but is a lot of fun.HSTU130 2008-10-20 16:56:09 +0000 UTC
My favorite professor at NU. Make sure you start you term paper early rather than wait till the last minute.HIST333 2008-07-25 15:13:40 +0000 UTC
He's the type of professor that rapes your gpa, but you're still happy you took the class. he's hillarious, engaging, and worth the show! You come out knowing so much more than you ever thought possibleHISTU330 2008-06-25 18:50:07 +0000 UTC
A terrific instructor, NU is lucky to have him. His knowledge on the early US, revolution, etc., is unsurpassed. He has written numerous books (which he uses for the course). Tests are hard, but he gives you the questions in advance. Just prepare for them.HSTU330 2008-04-29 18:13:56 +0000 UTC
tough testsHIST330 2008-04-18 02:31:00 +0000 UTC
one of the best professors I've had yet. He makes everything interesting and as long as you go to class you will do wellHSTU233 2006-04-11 00:12:12 +0000 UTC
this guy is the man.HST330COLAM 2006-03-01 13:30:21 +0000 UTC
William Fowler has an average rating of 4.5/5 from 19 student reviews.
William Fowler's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.0/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.