Current instructor

Anne Pringle

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Raw average: 4.10/5 from 10 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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BOT332 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
VERY passionate about fungi, incredibly knowledgable, super caring and approachable. This class was one of the best I've ever taken so TAKE IT! Not easy though, a lot of work if you take the lab section. However, you'll learn a lot. It was really cool to learn about mycology through the perspective of such an established and influential mycologist
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BOT332 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This course was incredibly interesting, and you can tell that you are working with a professor who knows their stuff. The tests are fine if you pay attention.
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BOT332 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Very passionate about the subject and making sure students understood the material!
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BOT332 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Seems like a very caring person, when asked questions though was very curt and dismissive. Class was had interesting topics though.
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BOT211 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I took Anne's course as my last couple of honors credits that were required. She is one of the best Professors I've had in my three years going to UW-Madison and genuinely cares that you learn the content and come away from the semester with a better understanding of the environment and yourself. I absolutely adore her.
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BOT332 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Devoted to helping her students succeed. She would stay after lecture and help students identify and look at fungal structures during lab. Anne is always willing to stop in lecture and answer questions as long as needed, never worrying about falling behind on the material. It is clear that she wants her students to truly understand the information.
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Classes with Anne Pringle

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis course for Botany majors involving individual research to complete an honors thesis, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+11 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 691

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 692

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course in Botany involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

Directed Study: Explore research questions in botany through guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY/PLPATH 105

Mushrooms

3 credits

Mushrooms is an introduction to fungi covering the fungal kingdom's millions of species, their uses, and ecological roles.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Anne PringleEmile Gluck Thaler

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample
BOTANY/PLPATH 332

Fungi

4 credits

Covers growth, development, variability, and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic fungi, considering ecological and economic significance, while developing microscopy skills with live materials.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 68.4% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Anne PringleMarie Trest+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
BOTANY/PLPATH 333

Biology of the Fungi

2 credits

Biology of the Fungi covers growth, development, variability, and dispersal of saprophytic, parasitic, and symbiotic fungi, considering their ecological and economic significance.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 76.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.00 GPA, 56.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.43 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Anne PringleEmile Gluck Thaler

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026
BOTANY/PLPATH 930

Seminar-mycology

1 credits

Seminar on Mycology covering topics and recent advances in the literature of the study of fungi.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Anne Pringle

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2027BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2027BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2027BOTANY 993Research: Fungal Biology
Spring 2027BOTANY/PLPATH 105Mushrooms
Spring 2027BOTANY/PLPATH 332Fungi
Spring 2027BOTANY/PLPATH 333Biology of the Fungi
Spring 2027BOTANY/PLPATH 930Seminar-mycology
Spring 2027PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Fall 2026BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2026BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2026BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2026BOTANY 993Research: Fungal Biology
Fall 2026BOTANY/PLPATH 930Seminar-mycology

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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