Teaching

Head Teaching Assistant, Introduction to International Politics

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Human Rights, Introduction to International Politics, Graduate Lawyering

Writing Consultant for Graduate Students, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Columbia

Teaching Consultant, Senior Teacher Observation Fellow, Teaching Observation Fellow, Columbia’s Center for Teaching and Learning

Peer Tutor, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Legislation and the Regulatory State

Course evaluations

• She was simply the best, she made hard concepts easy to understand
• She is super smart, very clear in her explanation and extremely fair with grading
• She is extremely knowledgeable. Extremely easy to talk to and helpful. Answered questions completely, and created a dynamic learning environment which made it easy to learn.
• She was so approachable, always prepared, and diligent about listening to our discussion and asking questions. I enjoyed our discussions a lot and felt I grew a lot from watching videos she selected and thinking critically about prompts she asked us, allowing the application of our knowledge and discussion with class members.
• She is amazing. Her class helped me really grasp concepts within class that I didn't before. She helped me with my papers when I felt stuck and she met with me during office hours.
• Beenish Riaz is one of the most understanding and engaging TAs I have ever had. She knew I was going through a difficult time and helped me through that period. She always made discussions interesting and always had time to answer our questions. I have no critiques. She was a great discussion leader, a fair grader, and I feel lucky to have been in her section
• Beenish was a great TA. She made our discussion sections very engaging and helpful. I found her discussion sections more helpful and important than the lectures. She also returned our assignments quickly.
• Beenish is great!!! During our discussions, she provided us with most important points of the previous lectures and reading material, clarifying any and all questions and leading the discussion where we not only answered individually but also worked in groups. Her slides were also very helpful for the assignments. Beenish was also very generous with her time outside of class, extending her office hours and meeting with me individually whenever I had questions or need further clarification.
• She was great, I feel lucky to have her as my TA because she was always prepared and brought a calm, collected, and welcoming energy to discussion. I felt like I learned a bit and wasn't super stressed about the atmosphere enabling open and inquisitive discussion that I really valued
• From what I've hear, she's one of the best, if not the best IR TA.
• Beenish influenced my decision to make IR my primary subfield.

Prospective courses

International Relations/Politics

Human Rights

International Law

International Humanitarian Law

Grand Strategy

International Security

Religion in International Politics