Spring 2027

Histories of Discrimination and Resistance at UW Madison: Higher Education and Society Since 1848

Examines histories of discrimination and resistance at UW-Madison and in Madison since 1848, focusing on race, racial inequalities, and structural impacts on students, staff, and faculty.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Daniel Berman3.9/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Examine how UW policies, practices, procedures, and structures led to the marginalization and discrimination of minoritized students, staff, faculty, and community members.

  • Explore how marginalized and racial and ethnic minoritized groups resisted that discrimination through a variety of tactics and actions.

  • Explain how events unfolding at UW-Madison are representative of broader histories of higher education, discrimination, and American society regarding race and racial inequalities.

  • Identify and discuss the significance of key actors, events, themes, and ideas relating to the history of race and inequality in higher education and the United States.

Source: UW Guide

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 4 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.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL BERMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Impact of discrimination on marginalized peoples in education and work.
  • Structural discrimination and policies in higher education and society.
  • Race and racial inequalities in American society.

Skills

  • Examine how institutional policies and structures lead to marginalization.
  • Explore resistance tactics and actions used by marginalized groups.
  • Explain local events as representative of broader historical trends.
  • Identify and discuss significant actors, events, and themes in the history of race and inequality.

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EDPOL 163 · Spring 2027

Histories of Discrimination and Resistance at UW Madison: Higher Education and Society since 1848

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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