In the digital age, the reputation of the academic is no longer solely defined by tenure files and citation indices. Platforms like "Rate My Professor" (RMP) have democratized the evaluation process, offering a raw, often unfiltered look into the classroom dynamics of public intellectuals. Suchitra Vijayan, a barrister, author, and founder of The Polis Project, presents a unique case study. As a scholar whose work focuses on borders, nationalism, and human rights, her presence in the classroom is an extension of her fieldwork. This paper utilizes RMP data as a primary source to understand how high-stakes political scholarship is received by the contemporary undergraduate student.
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