Current instructor

Ashley Brown

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 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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HIST136 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Brown does a wonderful job with this course. Attendance is not required, but I highly recommend going to every class. She makes lectures very engaging, and if you attend and take notes, it is much easier to complete the 2 papers and 2 exams. I highly recommend taking this class, especially if Professor Brown is the instructor.
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HIST136 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
She is a good lecturer and I really appreciated how she implemented class participation into lecture. Attendance isn't mandatory but she doesn't post slides and you need the info from the slides in order to do well. All exams are online, open note and the class is graded by 2 essays and 2 exams.
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HIST136 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Decent amount of reading for required discussion section. No lecture notes posted. Exams were all online and fairly easy. Two papers and attendance made up the rest of the grade.
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Classes with Ashley Brown

HISTORY 136

Sport, Recreation, & Society in the United States

3–4 credits

HISTORY 136 explores the relationship between sport and major trends in American social, political, and economic history.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.60 GPA, 87.4% A/AB (n=135 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.58 GPA, 85.2% A/AB (n=135 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.52 GPA, 74.6% A/AB (n=138 letter grades).

Ashley BrownBrand Nakashima+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2024
HISTORY 500

Reading Seminar in History

3 credits

HISTORY 500 is a reading seminar offering advanced exploration of selected topics through small group discussion and intensive engagement with historical materials.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.45 GPA, 72.7% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.60 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Ashley BrownPaul Grant+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
HISTORY 999

Independent Work

1–6 credits

HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Stephen KantrowitzGiuliana Chamedes+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026HISTORY 136Sport, Recreation, & Society in the United States
Fall 2026HISTORY 500Reading Seminar in History
Fall 2026HISTORY 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 999Independent Work

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