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Falina Enriquez

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Raw average: 2.26/5 from 43 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ANTHRO 300
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Very discussion heavy. Lectures were boring and not super necessary if slides were posted, but couldn't skip because there was a graded discussion every class. Each week had one small-group discussion, one class discussion. She was clearly knowledgeable about anthro, friendly and checked in with me multiple times about accommodations.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Mostly very boring. Lectures were unnecessary to attend in hindsight -- the slides have all the important parts of the readings. She just read over verbatim what the textbook said, and every time we had class, we would have to complete an inquisitive quiz on the chapter assigned for that day.
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ANTHRO 300
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Enriquez was a great professor. I'm wondering if the other bad reviews are just because 104 sucks to teach and faculty are bored by it. She was extremely knowledgeable in both ethnography and social theory, and made a lot of theory/philosophy stuff very easy to understand. My only critique is that she often didn't show much enthusiasm.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
The class itself is easy but lectures are super boring. Discussion takes attendance but there is no point in coming to lectures. All exams are online and answers are available on quizlet.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Anthro 104 will be an easy class with any professor at UW Madison, since the exam solutions are all posted on quillet and you have 2 days to take the exam online. You don't really need to go to lectures, but it helps to actually do the readings and take notes so you're prepared for the mandatory discussions each week.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
The most boring lectures I've ever attended, can't read the room. With 12 people left coming to lecture, maybe it's not a good idea to "think-pair-share". She also wouldn't round my 92.95% to a 93% which is super lame of her. Monotonous voice, unengaging presentations. The exams are online, the subject is easy. But she overcomplicates everything
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Classes with Falina Enriquez

Topics in Ethnology covers variable content including peoples and cultures of the European part of the USSR, Soviet Asia, anthropology of space and time, and American Indian folklore.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.68 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Seminar course in cultural anthropology focusing on current literature, methods, and assigned problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

ANTHRO 999 is an advanced course offering mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

No recorded grade history

Examines specific themes in Chicano/a life, culture, and identity, including border culture, ethnicity, and Mexican immigration to the US.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ANTHRO 330Topics in Ethnology
Spring 2027ANTHRO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027ANTHRO 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027ANTHRO 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027ANTHRO 698Directed Study
Spring 2027ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2027ANTHRO 940Seminar-problems in Cultural Anthropology
Spring 2027ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2027CHICLA 330Topics in Chicano/a Studies
Spring 2027CHICLA 699Directed Study
Fall 2026ANTHRO 340Music, Race, and Culture in Brazil
Fall 2026ANTHRO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026ANTHRO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026ANTHRO 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026ANTHRO 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026ANTHRO 698Directed Study
Fall 2026ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2026ANTHRO 940Seminar-problems in Cultural Anthropology
Fall 2026ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2026CHICLA 902Interdepartmental Seminar in Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies Topics

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