Current instructor

Geoffrey Durham

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 6 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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His201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Very knowledgeable and kind professor. 100/10 would recommend!
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His201 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
我要不是直男我就爱上他了，历史系怎么特么会有那么阳光的教授我服了
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HIS229 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Durham is a great history lecturer. He is able to convey broad information in a short period of time, while ensuring student understanding of the greater picture. He is avaliable outside of class to review material. Beware of pop quizes and difficult tests.
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HIS229 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Durham was one of my favorite professors at UW. His lectures were entertaining and focused on concise information from a range of many centuries. His grading is very fair and the exams themselves are topical and not too difficult if you attend lectures. He was clearly very knowledgeable about the class topic and able to answer tough questions.
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His201 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Durham was for sure passionate. However, he was highly disorganized with due dates and submission locations ALL over the place. He never lets you know where you stand as no grades are ever posted to canvas. Comes off arrogant, and his grading seems like he's on a power trip--no A's even for beyond A level work. Office hours felt unhelpful.
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HIS229 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
One of the kindest, most caring, and smartest professors I have had. Makes every student feel listened to and important. I didn't even care about the course material but was engaged every step of the way because of how he taught. I would take anything he taught because he does the work to build a community. Just know that he does pop quizzes.
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Classes with Geoffrey Durham

HISTORY 418

History of Russia

3–4 credits

HISTORY OF RUSSIA covers Russian political, economic, and social history from 1800 to 1917, including foreign relations and their impact on domestic policy.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 75.9% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

Geoffrey Durham

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample
HISTORY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

HISTORY 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Stephen KantrowitzGiuliana Chamedes+44 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
HISTORY 999

Independent Work

1–6 credits

HISTORY 999 is an independent work course involving directed study under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Stephen KantrowitzGiuliana Chamedes+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026HISTORY 418History of Russia
Fall 2026HISTORY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026HISTORY 699Directed Study
Fall 2026HISTORY 708Introduction to Professional Research in History
Fall 2026HISTORY 999Independent Work

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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