# Daniel Berman — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DANIEL_BERMAN) ## 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\_aac0e67f473b5876e6f258f6 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id dberman2 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Daniel Berman ### email DBERMAN2\@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 4 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 2.5 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2960452 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:46:18.473214+00:00 #### courses ##### course 7ee6ba9cbe4548a50ef23d2e ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 956cbf0bb44c5080eeb87440 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.8830714862888294 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --- | | course\_c739c30d5c9ff56f8b8a932c | EDPOL 163 | HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND RESISTANCE AT UW MADISON: HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY SINCE 1848 | 3 | 3 | 3.8 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DANIEL\_BERMAN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_c739c30d5c9ff56f8b8a932c | EDPOL 163 | HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND RESISTANCE AT UW MADISON: HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY SINCE 1848 | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_c739c30d5c9ff56f8b8a932c", "course_id": "EDPOL 163", "title": "HISTORIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND RESISTANCE AT UW MADISON: HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY SINCE 1848", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.8, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 24 enrolled students across 1 recorded lecture section. 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Lectures were interesting and covered valuable material. No exams just a couple essays and smaller writing assignments. Lots of discussion in class. Attendance was taken but make-up assignments were offered for extreme cases. Overall engaging and interesting class. Would recommend!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2960452", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:18.473214+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NTM2OTM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2960452", "instructor_name": "Daniel Berman", "course_label": "EDPOL300", "course_id": "EDPOL 300", "course_uid": "course_956cbf0bb44c5080eeb87440", "review_date": "2023-12-06 16:07:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Berman is a really great guy who deeply cares about education. His lectures were really insightful and helpful to the papers that we had to write for the course. Overall really enjoyed him as a prof.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2960452", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:46:18.473214+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NTM2ODgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2960452", "instructor_name": "Daniel Berman", "course_label": "EDPOL412", "course_id": "EDPOL/HISTORY 412", "course_uid": "course_7ee6ba9cbe4548a50ef23d2e", "review_date": "2023-12-06 16:03:21 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Berman was very knowledgeable about the course and the history of education. You can tell he really values his students and wants to create connections with them. He assigns weekly readings that can be long but are helpful to the course. Two big papers are a majority of the grade. Great professor, I would take a class again in an instant.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2960452", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------------- | | course\_956cbf0bb44c5080eeb87440 | EDPOL 300 | | course\_7ee6ba9cbe4548a50ef23d2e | EDPOL/HISTORY 412 | ### matched true ## social Image true