Fall 2026

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

CHICLA 330 examines specific themes in Chicano/a life, culture, and identity.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Estevan Molina

Summary

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Historical reviews of Almita Miranda, Revel Sims: Workload varies by instructor; Sims' sections involved community-based research and interviews with no exams, while Miranda's sections required heavy reading loads that some students struggled to manage.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
CHICLA 330

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Revel Sims: Revel Sims is described as passionate and knowledgeable, with engaging lectures that prioritize enjoyment over memorization. However, one review notes that his slides can be jargon-heavy and final project instructions may lack clarity. He is generally viewed as accommodating and available outside of class.

ALMITA MIRANDA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REVEL SIMS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2026. 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 005Classroom Instruction14 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Revel Sims describe the course as low-stress with no exams, focusing on enjoyment rather than memorization. Students found the lectures engaging and the professor passionate, though one review noted unclear final project instructions and jargon-heavy slides.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=41 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Almita Miranda, Revel Sims: Workload varies by instructor; Sims' sections involved community-based research and interviews with no exams, while Miranda's sections required heavy reading loads that some students struggled to manage.

Historical reviews of Almita Miranda, Jose Villagran: Students value the passion and knowledge of instructors like Miranda. However, attendance and participation are critical, and some students felt excluded by inside jokes in Jose Villagran's class, finding the environment less welcoming.

Topics

  • Border culture, Chicano/a ethnicity and identity, and Mexican immigration to the United States.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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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 330 · Fall 2026

Topics in Chicano/a Studies

Recorded 2026-09-07
CHICLA 330 · Fall 2026

Transnatl Comm: Roots & Migrat

Recorded 2026-09-07
CHICLA 330 · Fall 2026

US Latinx/e Sport Experience

Recorded 2026-09-07
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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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