# Alex Lara — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ALEX_LARA) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## 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Cared about his students, remembered details about them, was fun to talk to, and overall made it a great experience. Low pressure, and was always available outside of class to help if something didn't make sense. Tests were online, quizzes were super easy, and essays were thoughtfully prepared for. Awesome guy overall.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829149", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:24.173080+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMzA4NjUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829149", "instructor_name": "Alex Lara", "course_label": "SPANISH-311", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-12-17 15:56:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best professor I've had! 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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829149", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:24.173080+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMjIxODI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829149", "instructor_name": "Alex Lara", "course_label": "SPANISH-204", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-11 16:37:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Alex was great! I had him for an early morning class and it was honestly bearable because of him and our small class size. The way content was approached in class made it super easy to learn and engage with the material, and Alex was always available for any questions or concerns we had, either during class or after.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829149", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:24.173080+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMDM3MjEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829149", "instructor_name": "Alex Lara", "course_label": "SPANISH-204", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-11-26 17:33:49 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Mr. Lara is an excellent teacher! He is super kind and cares a lot about his students success. He's also very charismatic, funny, and entertaining. As a native speaker I found this class to be helpful and insightful. Work load is not bad at all, study for the exams and you will do well, do your assignments and you will do well. TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829149", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:53:24.173080+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3OTQ1OTYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2829149", "instructor_name": "Alex Lara", "course_label": "SPANISH-203", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-05-17 18:08:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Highly recommended!! Absolutely a good teacher. Professor Alex Lara cared about his students' success. The grammar was explained very clearly and detailed in his classes. I would definitely take his class again if he teaches higher level Spanish in the future!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2829149", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 7 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image true