# ERICA SIMMONS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ERICA_SIMMONS--instructor_857d939278eec6a894391e4f) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | | 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Professor Simmons clearly is knowledgeable and passionate about her topic, as evident through lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2092652", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:30.846408+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMjg4MjQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2092652", "instructor_name": "Erica Simmons", "course_label": "INTLST101", "course_id": "INTLST 101", "course_uid": "course_d7c7b11c02ca11451bdfacdd", "review_date": "2025-12-16 19:04:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Incredible professor who is very passionate about what she teaches. Exams are definitely difficult, but if you do the study guide and take thorough notes you'll be fine. Interesting and engaging lectures. Participation is not taken, but lecture slides aren't very helpful without attending lecture. Overall would definitely recommend and take again. 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