Fall 2026

Introduction Into Cultural Diversity of Families

Introduction to culturally diverse families, focusing on structural factors and demographic trends.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Polina Levchenko2.8/5Jennifer Navarro Chavez

Summary

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The workload is light, with reading taking about an hour weekly and assignments described as easy or busy work. Students note that materials are often posted late, requiring quick turnaround for submissions.

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Raw average: 2.04/5 from 24 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: 1.9/5 raw quality · 2.6/5 difficulty · 9 reviews

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Polina Levchenko is criticized for slow grading and poor communication, often ignoring emails. Reviewers report late material posts and confusing terminology.

Some students found the course doable and relevant, noting manageable workload. One reviewer described a positive summer experience with easy grading.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 77.6% A/AB (n=98 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.78 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=147 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

POLINA LEVCHENKO is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only53 / 530
LEC 002Online Only50 / 500

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Student experience

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Polina Levchenko's course is generally easy but marred by severe communication failures. Students report that she rarely responds to emails and posts materials late, creating a frustrating online learning environment.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 77.6% A/AB (n=98 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.78 GPA, 87.1% A/AB (n=147 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

The workload is light, with reading taking about an hour weekly and assignments described as easy or busy work. Students note that materials are often posted late, requiring quick turnaround for submissions.

Students report that Levchenko rarely responds to emails or discussion posts, leaving them without support. Grading is described as extremely slow, taking weeks or months, and some find her grading harsh.

Topics

  • Racially and culturally diverse families
  • Structural factors impacting families
  • Demographic, economic, and historic trends
  • Similarities and distinctions among racial and ethnic groups

Skills

  • Applying knowledge of family diversity to personal life
  • Analyzing similarities and distinctions among racial and ethnic groups

Grades

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UW–Madison

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HDFS 174 · Fall 2026

Introduction into Cultural Diversity of Families

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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