Fall 2026

Introduction to Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies

Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Chicanx/e and Latinx/e peoples in the United States.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Megan Bailon3.8/5

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Students report a high volume of readings, videos, and assignments, with some noting the content is overwhelming or includes busy work despite simple summative assessments.

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Prerequisites

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CHICLA 201 used by

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Professors

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Raw average: 3.93/5 from 14 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: 3.9/5 raw quality · 1.9/5 difficulty · 13 reviews

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Megan Bailon is described as kind, caring, and passionate, with students finding her class easy if they complete homework and attend lectures. She emphasizes understanding the reasons behind discussed movements and is willing to extend deadlines.

Other reviewers criticize the course organization, citing unclear Canvas instructions, confusing structure, and excessive content. Some find her lecturing style annoying or boring, and note that heavy reliance on group discussions leads to inconsistent learning experiences.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 89.1% A/AB (n=110 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 97.3% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Armando Ibarra: Armando Ibarra receives mixed reviews for his CHICLA 201 instruction. Some students praise his passion, engaging lectures, and helpfulness, while others criticize his fast speaking pace, messy lecture style, and delayed slide postings. Workload involves significant reading and exams weighted heavily toward final grades.

ARMANDO IBARRA is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSE VILLAGRAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KIMBERLY HERNANDEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MEGAN BAILON is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YESENIA CERVERA is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. 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 Instruction42 / 100
LEC 002Classroom Instruction50 / 500
LEC 003Classroom Instruction50 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Megan Bailon is described as kind and passionate, with some students finding the course easy and rewarding if they complete the work.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.51 GPA, 70.5% A/AB (n=132 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 89.1% A/AB (n=110 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 97.3% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students report a high volume of readings, videos, and assignments, with some noting the content is overwhelming or includes busy work despite simple summative assessments.

Reviews highlight organizational issues, including unclear instructions, messy Canvas layouts, and reliance on small group discussions that create uneven learning experiences.

Topics

  • Historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions
  • Scholarly literature, paradigms, and theories

Skills

  • Engage with scholarly literature and theoretical debates
  • Analyze historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions

Grades

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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.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.15 GPA average error.

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About this comparison

1283 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
CHICLA 201 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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