CUE guide evaluations for Lieberson's course Sociology 150, "The Social Underpinnings of Taste" note that one half of students particularly praise his sense of humor.
Lieberson says humor can cause students to perk up in class.
"What will anyone remember in any class anyway? Probably little," he says. "It's good in the class if you're a little witty. It makes things more lively for [students]."
"I'm never sure what I'm going to say in class, something comes up [and I run with it]," he said.
CUE guide evaluations also show that one third of all students fault Lieberson's organization. Yet Lieberson doesn't worry about his CUE rating.
"You can't appeal to everybody," he said.
Then there's Associate Professor of Linguistics Bert R. Vaux.
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