Spring 2027

Immigration and Assimilation in American History

Survey of U.S. immigration from colonial times to the present, analyzing ethnic and racial roles in economics and politics, assimilation, and contemporary consciousness.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Thomas J. Archdeacon

The workload was described as not too much work, with a low difficulty rating.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate how the history of immigration has affected present day circumstances regarding race, ethnicity, and inequities in the U.S.

  • Summarize the basic narrative of American immigration, articulating different motivations for immigration across historical eras

  • Identify changing policies and procedures controlling immigration and naturalization.

  • Describe times when immigration and inter-group relations have been critical elements in domestic politics.

  • Interpret and evaluate key scholarly debates in the historiography of American immigration.

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Prerequisites

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  • Sophomore standing
HISTORY 403

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

THOMAS ARCHDEACON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Thomas J. Archdeacon

A past student found the course engaging, noting the professor was funny and interesting to listen to.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 3.67 GPA, 86.1% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Spring 2014: 3.61 GPA, 84.5% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Fall 2014: 3.53 GPA, 80.6% A/AB (n=72 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Thomas J. Archdeacon

The workload was described as not too much work, with a low difficulty rating.

Past student reviews · Thomas J. Archdeacon

Grading was considered fair by a previous student who took the class with Thomas J. Archdeacon.

Topics

  • History of immigration to the U.S. from colonial times to the present.
  • Roles of ethnic and racial groups in U.S. economics and politics.
  • Assimilation and contemporary ethnic and racial consciousness.
  • Policies and procedures controlling immigration and naturalization.

Skills

  • Summarize the basic narrative of American immigration and articulate motivations across historical eras.
  • Identify changing policies and procedures controlling immigration and naturalization.
  • Interpret and evaluate key scholarly debates in the historiography of American immigration.

Grades

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About this comparison

914 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

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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