# Clinton Castro — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/CLINTON_CASTRO) ## 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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_34d9e401d5d738df66fba007 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id cgcastro ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Clinton Castro ### email CGCASTRO\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 19 #### quality 4.84 #### difficulty 2.05 #### quality count 19 #### difficulty count 19 #### profile id rmp:1966167 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00 #### courses ##### course e0809224294be28ec62cda00 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4.75 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.234710658229023 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_92a43268f39f5d6cd7c6deb3 | LIS 920 | SEMINAR IN INFORMATION STUDIES | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CLINTON\_CASTRO ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | | 1272 | course\_92a43268f39f5d6cd7c6deb3 | LIS 920 | SEMINAR IN INFORMATION STUDIES | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_92a43268f39f5d6cd7c6deb3", "course_id": "LIS 920", "title": "SEMINAR IN INFORMATION STUDIES", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": null, "badges": [ { "id": "rated-teacher", "label": "Highly rated instructor", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Fall 2026: Clinton Castro (4.23/5 adjusted; 19 ratings). 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I didn't pay much attention in class towards the latter half, but the workload is very manageable, at least for non-Comm B. While attendance was mandatory, many students ended up not coming with time. But that's not really Clinton's fault.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzc3MzY3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1966167", "instructor_name": "Clinton Castro", "course_label": "LIS461", "course_id": "LIS 461", "course_uid": "course_e0809224294be28ec62cda00", "review_date": "2024-05-06 16:06:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great guy. If you wanted to, you could totally scrape an A in this class without going to most of the classes, but if you have the time, I highly recommend that you attend lecture every day. They're super interesting, and it'll make the papers a lot easier. Also, find something to nerd out about and then go to office hours whenever you can.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTEyODMz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1966167", "instructor_name": "Clinton Castro", "course_label": "LIS461", "course_id": "LIS 461", "course_uid": "course_e0809224294be28ec62cda00", "review_date": "2024-01-22 23:06:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I absolutely love Prof. Castro and highly recommend him. His lectures are engaging (if you're into ethics) and he cares a lot about his students and their experience. The class is graded on 3 papers and several in-class assignments. All are very easy. Each paper was returned promptly with specific and detailed feedback for improvement. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc4NDgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1966167", "instructor_name": "Clinton Castro", "course_label": "LIS461", "course_id": "LIS 461", "course_uid": "course_e0809224294be28ec62cda00", "review_date": "2023-12-22 20:48:57 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Seems like a nice, caring guy, though I never talked to him 1-on-1. The lecture is pointless, as he just discusses philosophy papers that students need to write papers about. Graded on 3 papers (3-4 pages) that are graded pretty easily, but can take a long time if you're new to philosophical writing. Pretty useless class IMO, but an easy A.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MzUwNDQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1966167", "instructor_name": "Clinton Castro", "course_label": "LS450", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-12-28 13:36:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Castro is an excellent professor. His grading criteria is clear and he is extremely organized. There is very little reading and he shares his lecture notes with the class. Also, there were only two exams and he gives the exam questions ahead of time.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:45.227076+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4NzkxODA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1966167", "instructor_name": "Clinton Castro", "course_label": "PHIL101", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-10-26 23:29:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I am jealous of anyone who has him and wish I could be in his class again. He is AWESOME.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1966167", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 19 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_e0809224294be28ec62cda00 | LIS 461 | | course\_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7 | PHILOS 101 | ### matched true ## social Image true