Fall 2026

Ethnicity, Race, and Justice

Examines ethnicity, race, and justice with a specific emphasis on US Latinx/e peoples.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Michael Light4.1/5

Summary

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Assignments and exams are straightforward, but grading relies heavily on article evaluations with unclear criteria, and the fast lecture pace complicates note-taking.

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Prerequisites

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C&E SOC/​SOC 140, 210, 211,SOC 181,AMER IND/​AFROAMER/​ASIAN AM/​CHICLA 102,CHICLA 201, 210, 230,POLI SCI/​CHICLA 231,HISTORY/​CHICLA/​GEN&WS 245,LEGAL ST/​SOC 131, or POLI SCI/​LEGAL ST 217(or FOLKLORE 102 prior to Fall 2026)

CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440

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Professors

Fall 2026

Michael Light

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.47/5 from 19 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: 3.7/5 raw quality · 2.7/5 difficulty · 3 reviews

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Michael Light is praised for delivering valuable, life-relevant lectures that avoid irrelevant content, with one student calling him a caring favorite instructor.

However, reviewers note his fast lecture pace hinders note-taking and criticize unclear grading criteria for article evaluations, while another cites his ego as a drawback despite straightforward assignments.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.29 GPA, 66.2% A/AB (n=77 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.10 GPA, 54.2% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.43 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=65 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MICHAEL LIGHT is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, 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 Instruction6 / 700
LEC 001Classroom Instruction52 / 700
LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 700

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Student experience

the class

Michael Light delivers engaging, thought-provoking lectures that students find valuable, though his fast pace and perceived ego create mixed experiences regarding clarity and comfort.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.29 GPA, 66.2% A/AB (n=77 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.10 GPA, 54.2% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.43 GPA, 76.9% A/AB (n=65 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Assignments and exams are straightforward, but grading relies heavily on article evaluations with unclear criteria, and the fast lecture pace complicates note-taking.

Students appreciate the course's real-world relevance and intellectual stimulation, though some find the instructor's personality distracting or off-putting during lectures.

Topics

  • Ethnicity, race, and justice in the US context
  • US Latinx/e peoples

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 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.

4 earlier forecasts · 0.19 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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1333 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/LEGALST/SOC 440 · Fall 2026

Ethnicity, Race, and Justice

Recorded 2026-09-07
CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440 · Fall 2026

Ethnicity, Race, and Justice

Recorded 2026-09-07
CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440 · Fall 2026

Ethnicity, Race, and Justice

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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