Fall 2026

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Examines American Indian perspectives, conservation practices, and policy environments to clarify indigeneity and resource sustainability.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Leah Horowitz2.9/5May PannchiRyan Salamon

Summary

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Workload varies by review, citing weekly readings, discussion participation, and essays. Some note minimal work, while others report extensive papers, pop quizzes, and heavy reading loads.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
AMERIND/ENVIRST 306

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 2.41/5 from 27 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 2.1/5 raw quality · 2.1/5 difficulty · 12 reviews

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Leah Horowitz receives polarized reviews; some find her knowledgeable and the workload manageable, while others describe her lectures as dull and repetitive. Students report concerns about her inflexibility during emergencies and vague grading rubrics that rely heavily on TAs. Several reviewers criticize the course organization and policy focus.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.70 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=193 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=180 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 76.6% A/AB (n=137 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Leah Horowitz is the current instructor. Historical reviews for Jessica Conaway highlight unorganized delivery and poor communication, though grading was fair. Samantha Bosco receives mixed feedback; some find her lectures boring and poorly correlated with assignments, while others appreciate her kindness and understanding nature.

LEAH HOROWITZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAMANTHA BOSCO is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction50 / 2000
DIS 301Classroom Instruction6 / 250
DIS 302Classroom Instruction7 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction9 / 250
DIS 304Classroom Instruction7 / 250
DIS 305Classroom Instruction1 / 250
DIS 306Classroom Instruction8 / 250
DIS 307Classroom Instruction6 / 250
DIS 308Classroom Instruction6 / 250
LEC 001Classroom Instruction104 / 2000
DIS 301Classroom Instruction19 / 250
DIS 305Classroom Instruction13 / 250
DIS 304Classroom Instruction17 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction8 / 250
DIS 302Classroom Instruction15 / 250
DIS 306Classroom Instruction9 / 250
DIS 307Classroom Instruction15 / 250
DIS 308Classroom Instruction8 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Reviews of Leah Horowitz’s AMERIND/ENVIRST 306 are sharply divided. Some find the content interesting and manageable, while others criticize the lectures as dull and the course organization as poor.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=180 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.74 GPA, 86.3% A/AB (n=153 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 76.6% A/AB (n=137 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Workload varies by review, citing weekly readings, discussion participation, and essays. Some note minimal work, while others report extensive papers, pop quizzes, and heavy reading loads.

Students report frustration with dull lectures, vague rubrics, and rigid policies. Others appreciate the TA-led discussions and the interesting content on Indigenous groups and policy.

Topics

  • Indigenous relationships to ancestral homelands and natural resources
  • Identities, worldviews, and environmental governance
  • American Indian perspectives, conservation practices, and policy environments
  • Resource sustainability and sovereignty

Grades

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Fall 2026 · Projected

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
AMERIND/ENVIRST 306 · Fall 2026

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Recorded 2026-09-07
AMERIND/ENVIRST 306 · Fall 2026

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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