Boston College teaching record

Cynthia L Lyerly

Associate Professor

History

Biography

Professor Lyerly teaches courses in American women's history, race, gender, and the Old South. She is currently at work on her second book, Thomas Dixon, Jr.: Apostle of Hate , about the well-known minister; playwright; lecturer; "professional Southerner" yet resident of New York City; "Social Gospel" preacher; rabid racist; and author of dozens of popular novels, including The Clansman , upon which D.W. Griffith's infamous film, Birth of a Nation , was based.

Official evaluation summary

4.46 / 5

Based on 84 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

HIST1841 Core Topics: When Worlds Collide: From Contact to the Constitution
Instructor rating 4.42 / 5 · Course rating 4.04 / 5 · 78 responses
Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2021
HIST7801 Graduate Colloquium: U.S. History to 1877
Instructor rating 5.00 / 5 · Course rating 4.83 / 5 · 6 responses
Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2024
HIST4901 Readings and Research: Independent Study
Taught Spring 2027, Fall 2026
HIST4962 Honors Thesis
Taught Spring 2027
HIST4454 Early American Women
Taught Fall 2026
HIST7830 Graduate Colloquium: The American Revolution in History and Memory
Taught Summer 2026

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