From the downright inappropriate remarks to the nasty attacks and an occasional nice review, Chico State professors read the comments made about them on Rate My Professors.

One Chico State professor will show students what he did this summer by displaying his name in the credits for Jay-Z’s music video “Picasso Baby.” “I have to stay relevant,” said John Roussell, a communications professor. “This instantly will catch their attention.” Roussell and his wife, Cathrine Himberg, a kinesiology professor at Chico State, were...