Fall 2026

Community Power and Grass Roots Politics

POLISCI 416 introduces community activists to political power literature and requires field research analysis.

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Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: The course was rated as very difficult, featuring unclear grading scales and high expectations that students found harsh.

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POLISCI 416

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Fall 2026

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Michelle Schwarze is a historical instructor for POLISCI 416. Reviewers note she talks excessively and sets unclear, high expectations with harsh grading. While students learned content, concerns exist regarding her lack of regard for student mental health and workload balance.

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Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: Michelle Schwarze's seminar was highly demanding with unclear expectations and harsh grading, though students reported significant learning outcomes.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.64 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.32 GPA, 64.7% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: The course was rated as very difficult, featuring unclear grading scales and high expectations that students found harsh.

Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: Students found the instructor's lack of regard for mental health and excessive talking frustrating, despite the educational value of the content.

Topics

  • Political power and community organizing
  • Community power and grass roots politics
  • Madison area community activism

Skills

  • Conduct field research and write analysis
  • Analyze political power and community organizing literature

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