Fall 2026

Global Food Security

PLPATH 311 explores the drivers and barriers of food insecurity and examines solutions to address global food security challenges.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Nisa Karimi3.3/5

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Historical reviews of Jeri Barak-Cunningham: Reviewers consistently report a heavy workload with long homework assignments due on short notice, often over weekends. Students describe the volume of work as insane or absurd, with many assignments and time-consuming exams, despite some noting the material itself is not particularly difficult.

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
PLPATH 311

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  • Satisfied Communications A

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 2.79/5 from 14 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 — Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.3% A/AB (n=149 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Nisa Karimi is the current instructor for PLPATH 311. Historical reviews for Jeri Barak-Cunningham are polarized. Some students praised her kindness and exam support, while others criticized her grading clarity and demeanor.

JERI BARAK-CUNNINGHAM is recorded teaching in Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NISA KARIMI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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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LEC 001Classroom Instruction182 / 2007

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Jeri Barak-Cunningham describe her as an awesome, knowledgeable, and kind professor who plans the class thoughtfully. Students found the course interesting and beneficial for their global health degree, noting that exam answers are in the slides and office hours are helpful.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.64 GPA, 86.9% A/AB (n=175 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 87.3% A/AB (n=158 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 95.3% A/AB (n=149 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Jeri Barak-Cunningham: Reviewers consistently report a heavy workload with long homework assignments due on short notice, often over weekends. Students describe the volume of work as insane or absurd, with many assignments and time-consuming exams, despite some noting the material itself is not particularly difficult.

Historical reviews of Jeri Barak-Cunningham: A major frustration is the lack of clear grading rubrics and vague feedback, making it difficult to understand expectations. Some students found Barak unapproachable, passive-aggressive, or condescending, and noted that questions were treated as an inconvenience.

Topics

  • Barriers to food production
  • Barriers to food availability
  • Population growth impacts
  • Solutions to food insecurity

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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PLPATH 311 · Fall 2026

Global Food Security

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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