Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Mani genuinely cares SO much about his students and I have never yet witnessed a professor teach so passionately. If you have the opportunity to take a class with him, go for it!!Rate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
B. Venkat MANI
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Best Prof at UW take him at all costsRate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
TAKE HIS CLASSES. Professor Mani is the kindest most respectful and encouraging professor at UW Madison. He truly cares for everyone one of his students.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This class was already amazing because of the topics discussed- refugees, migration, displacement, memories, trauma, history. However, Professor Venkat Mani is super kind, understanding, and wants everyone to truly engage with the materials. Ive had a great experience in this class, you do need to read but the discussions are valuable.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Spring (2021-2022) He is an amazing professor and incredibly caring. The class consists mostly of readings/ movies/ and some music. The midterm/ final we wrote mini essay response to questions but its open note. Lecture is pretty important if you want to get key ideas. Fun part of his class is he uses twitter to allow us to give our reactions.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Mani is the best professor I have ever taken. It is a literature class so expect some readings but movies are also assigned sometimes. If you participate frequently, he will love you and class will be a breeze. If you need a non-elementary literature credit, this IS the class to take.Rate My Professors ↗
Personal experiences, not a representative survey. Profile matching and captured coverage are shown in the source details.
Classes with B. Venkat MANI
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
No courses match this selection. Try the full catalog or another term.
Recorded teaching history
Explore courses taught by this instructor →Browse recorded courses
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
Instructor identity & provenance
{
"instructor_uid": "instructor_b28164cff48ac0819371111e",
"source": "legacy",
"source_instructor_id": null,
"identity_basis": "name_only",
"identity_status": "unresolved",
"name": "B. Venkat MANI",
"email": "BVMANI@WISC.EDU",
"first_observed_at": "2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00",
"last_observed_at": "2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00",
"ratings": {
"review_count": 22,
"quality": 4.73,
"difficulty": 2.36,
"quality_count": 22,
"difficulty_count": 22,
"profile_id": "rmp:304379",
"source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/304379",
"match_basis": "exact_name",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:52:30.145311+00:00",
"courses": {
"course_3fde17c982ca5b41401a7070": {
"review_count": 8,
"quality": 4.62,
"difficulty": 2.25,
"quality_count": 8,
"difficulty_count": 8
},
"course_ed00cb65fc389402984f5ed1": {
"review_count": 1,
"quality": 5,
"difficulty": 3,
"quality_count": 1,
"difficulty_count": 1
},
"course_1ba58201f1546d8d78a0c3bd": {
"review_count": 2,
"quality": 5,
"difficulty": 1.5,
"quality_count": 2,
"difficulty_count": 2
}
},
"bayesian_quality": 4.220326563593617,
"prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957,
"prior_weight": 20
},
"current": false,
"courses": [],
"revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"instructor_url": "/instructors/B_VENKAT_MANI--instructor_b28164cff48ac0819371111e"
}