# EWA MIERNOWSKA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/EWA_MIERNOWSKA--instructor_e562dbf61b77b1401bfe4b70) ## 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 | | 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\_e562dbf61b77b1401bfe4b70 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name EWA MIERNOWSKA ### 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 46 #### quality 4 #### difficulty 4.02 #### quality count 46 #### difficulty count 46 #### profile id rmp:941460 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00 #### courses ##### course e29d1154237a3a3aeb91d7ed ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course c9ea7f229f197dc5f8eb22c9 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 449ce1d88928ccaf70d36144 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course aaeefbd2911b26b7110a6f52 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.8968744798626047 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/EWA\_MIERNOWSKA--instructor\_e562dbf61b77b1401bfe4b70 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMzY1OTk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR228", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-05-26 20:14:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Ewa is the best language teacher I've had—demanding, often cold-calling students, and not for everyone. But her well-designed course and high standards ensure you learn a lot if you stick with it.\nA special focus is on grammar which many students struggle with. A lot of opportunities to practice grammar, speaking, writing and listening.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMDMyMzcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR228", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-04-24 17:34:14 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is so so so mean. Like, outwardly, in class, in front of all your peers. It happened to me, it happened to countless others. It's embarrassing. I regret not just taking the M/W/F class. She's not even worth a T/Th.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTc1OTA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR271", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-09 19:06:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I have a love/hate relationship with this class. Grading is very harsh, and she is not particularly forgiving of mistakes. She's a cold-caller and the class might damage your self-esteem. That being said, this was also some of the highest quality education I've ever had. The class is well-taught, but is not for the faint of heart.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTM0OTMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR228", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-11-12 23:34:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "As said in other reviews, there are a ton of awesome UW French professors, but Ewa is not one of them. I don't think being so harsh is the best way to get kids to learn French.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NzI5MzI0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR228", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-09-07 00:58:47 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While my French did improve, Ewa did her best to make this the least enjoyable French class of my life. The intimidation made me less willing to speak as compared to the other AMAZING and KIND professors in the UW French department.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:40:00.330288+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MzUyODg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:941460", "instructor_name": "Ewa Miernowska", "course_label": "FR228", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-03 14:34:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Ewa is a great teacher, but be ready to work. She gives out a lot of homework each week and you actually have to put in a lot of time. She is a cold caller, which makes class not super enjoyable.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/941460", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 46 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_c9ea7f229f197dc5f8eb22c9 | FRENCH 228 | | course\_449ce1d88928ccaf70d36144 | SLAVIC 208 | | course\_e29d1154237a3a3aeb91d7ed | SLAVIC 277 | | course\_aaeefbd2911b26b7110a6f52 | SLAVIC 301 | ### matched true ## social Image false