Current instructor

Anna Gade

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Raw average: 3.98/5 from 62 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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What students say

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ENVIRST/RELIGST 270
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
she is really cool and funny. I did not know how interesting environmental ethics was before I took the class, Prof. Gade knows A LOT!! Take her class.
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ENVIR270 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
An eccentric professor in a good way. She cares a lot and is very excited to tell you about it. Totally different from my science professors, but it was refreshing.
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ENVST441 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
one of the coolest professors at UW. She's knowledgeable in so many different things and so passionate about env studies. i had to take this as a graduation requirement and didn't want to at first but im happy i did. she's so caring, chill, and interesting to talk with. just show up to class!
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ENVST441 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Gade is an amazing teacher for environmental ethics!
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Classes with Anna Gade

ASIAN/RELIGST 206

The Qur'an: Religious Scripture & Literature

3 credits

An introduction to the Qur'an as Islamic scripture, focusing on Muslim approaches to its themes, history, and use in law, theology, and piety.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2014: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2016: 3.63 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2018: 3.82 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

Anna Gade

No recorded grade history

ENVIRST 990

Research

1–12 credits

ENVIRST 990 is an independent research and writing course fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Paul BlockLisa Naughton+49 more

No recorded grade history

ENVIRST 999

Advanced Independent Study

1–5 credits

ENVIRST 999 is an advanced independent study course in environmental studies where students conduct independent work under instructor supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Dominic ParkerLisa Naughton+13 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
ENVIRST/PHILOS 441

Environmental Ethics

3–4 credits

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS examines the adequacy of ethical theories in addressing harms to the land, posterity, endangered species, and the ecosystem itself.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

Anna Gade

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ASIAN/RELIGST 206The Qur'an: Religious Scripture & Literature
Fall 2026ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2026ENVIRST 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ENVIRST/PHILOS 441Environmental Ethics
Fall 2026RELIGST 681Senior Honors Thesis

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