# Dustin Brown — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DUSTIN_BROWN) ## 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\_e53a97afdbbe7c5af03c42ae ### source enrollment ### source instructor id dbbrown ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Dustin Brown ### email DUSTIN.BROWN\@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 4.75 #### difficulty 3.25 #### quality count 4 #### difficulty count 4 #### profile id rmp:2389635 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:43:05.283425+00:00 #### courses ##### course 8e94312e17803df4e58d353a ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.841404819622163 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5 | LAW 808 | ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING | 2 | 3 | 3.388 | | course\_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6 | LAW 722 | LEGAL ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY, & WRITING I | 3 | 3 | 3.419 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DUSTIN\_BROWN ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6 | LAW 722 | LEGAL ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY, & WRITING I | | 1272 | course\_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5 | LAW 808 | ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "course_id": "LAW 722", "title": "LEGAL ANALYSIS, ADVOCACY, & WRITING I", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.419, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Lower grades", "tone": "negative", "evidence": "Fall 2025 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.29 GPA across 51 letter grades, versus 3.63 for UW–Madison (1320 courses). Requires a difference of at least 0.20 and 30 letter grades. Historical outcomes, not predicted difficulty.", "sources": [ { "label": "Grade history and sources", "href": "/courses/LAW_722#grades" } ] }, { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 17 enrolled students across 12 recorded lecture sections. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/LAW_722#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "LAW 722 teaches legal analysis, advocacy, and writing skills including issue formulation, fact analysis, legal research, and written communication.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 60, 0, 75, 0, 0, 0, 1 ], "count": 136, "gpa": 3.4191176470588234, "topShare": 44.11764705882353, "firstTerm": "1252", "lastTerm": "1262" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_e53a97afdbbe7c5af03c42ae", "name": "Dustin Brown", "quality": 3.841404819622163, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DUSTIN_BROWN" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_51b6a53c9cb64e6acc2934f8", "name": "Andrew Norman", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ANDREW_NORMAN" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_567f935897cd62c2ad4a12a8", "name": "Ashby Fox", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ASHBY_FOX" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_9e64d982097d0719fa2d3abc", "name": "Desmund Wu", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DESMUND_WU" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_faea2ea1fd228bff54493cae", "name": "Hugh Dowell", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/HUGH_DOWELL" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_4fbc49ae7765d58043608fea", "name": "Kim Peterson", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/KIM_PETERSON" }, { "course_uid": "course_f8b2c75ac58af5d7c8568ef6", "uid": "instructor_4b22920816550982699287c8", "name": "Tony Lucchesi", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/TONY_LUCCHESI" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "course_id": "LAW 722", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 2, "source_course_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "source_record": { "entity_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1252", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "LAW 722", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 7, "source_course_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "source_record": { "entity_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1252", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "LAW 722", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 12, "source_course_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "source_record": { "entity_id": "143535b5-0676-3962-807f-590f773f4e89", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.39 GPA, 38.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.00 GPA, 0.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades)." }, "reviewFiles": [] } }, { "course_uid": "course_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5", "course_id": "LAW 808", "title": "ADVANCED LEGAL WRITING", "credits_min": 2, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.388, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 18.5 enrolled students across 2 recorded lecture sections. Small means 30 or fewer; large means 100 or more. Enrollment at scan time, not capacity or typical historical attendance.", "sources": [ { "label": "Sections and enrollment", "href": "/courses/LAW_808#schedule" } ] } ], "description": "Advanced Legal Writing uses simulated practice scenarios to teach students how to analyze the law and convey that legal analysis in a precise, accurate, clear, and concise manner.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 20, 0, 14, 0, 2, 0, 0 ], "count": 36, "gpa": 3.5, "topShare": 55.55555555555556, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5", "uid": "instructor_e53a97afdbbe7c5af03c42ae", "name": "Dustin Brown", "quality": 3.841404819622163, "quality_count": 4, "instructor_url": "/instructors/DUSTIN_BROWN" }, { "course_uid": "course_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5", "uid": "instructor_6d336ad311515742e8dae2a3", "name": "Andrew Turner", "quality": 3.781532530496905, "quality_count": 2, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ANDREW_TURNER" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "course_id": "LAW 808", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 2, "source_course_id": "4d8b4ab0-9833-33a2-b273-ce5c33b5f3a0", "source_record": { "entity_id": "4d8b4ab0-9833-33a2-b273-ce5c33b5f3a0", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1242", "type": "grade" }, { "course_id": "LAW 808", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "section_number": 4, "source_course_id": "4d8b4ab0-9833-33a2-b273-ce5c33b5f3a0", "source_record": { "entity_id": "4d8b4ab0-9833-33a2-b273-ce5c33b5f3a0", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "section_grades_latest", "term_id": "1262", "type": "grade" } ], "text": "Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.29 GPA, 28.6% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades)." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_4fca192c0963e2c985e2a0f5-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:05.283425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MzI1NjE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2389635", "instructor_name": "Dustin Brown", "course_label": "PS401", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-01 14:44:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Literally the best professor I ever had!! He was freaking amazing and you can tell how much he cared about us as students. One of the only professors I've ever had that was genuinely concerned about us learning and growing rather than like strict grading and assignments. Also, his teaching style was so clear and the assignments we had were helpful", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2389635", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:05.283425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MjEwMjk4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2389635", "instructor_name": "Dustin Brown", "course_label": "PS401", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-02 03:36:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Brown of the best professors I've at had UW. He is a very passionate, intelligent, and excellent instructor who puts in a lot of effort to make the material approachable. He breaks things down really well, but it's a lot of info so you're screwed if you fall behind. Super understanding and flexible on deadlines if you communicate. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2389635", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:05.283425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MTMwNDk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2389635", "instructor_name": "Dustin Brown", "course_label": "PS401", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-04-22 16:13:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Brown was great for legal writing. Obviously, as a previous attorney and current legal writing professor at the law school, he knows what he's talking about. Funny and relatable, I would 100% take another class with him! Grading is a bit intense as it is mostly just two legal briefs and two exams that make up your grade, but not terrible", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2389635", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:05.283425+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyNjc4MTIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2389635", "instructor_name": "Dustin Brown", "course_label": "LAW723", "course_id": "LAW 723", "course_uid": "course_8e94312e17803df4e58d353a", "review_date": "2019-12-16 18:34:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A very interactive professor that tries to come up with new activities to learn and understand the material better. Has a good sense of humor, is receptive to feedback and what you'd like to understand more of, and is willing to meet with you outside of class so long as you are prepared to ask questions. Reading is necessary for the final exam.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2389635", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 4 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_8e94312e17803df4e58d353a | LAW 723 | ### matched true ## social Image true