# GEOFFREY DURHAM — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GEOFFREY_DURHAM--instructor_624ab3b26a85e7c07c1d5e87) ## 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\_624ab3b26a85e7c07c1d5e87 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4429612 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name GEOFFREY DURHAM ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 6 #### quality 4.5 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:3002989 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.8536044488819963 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.5 #### graded 147 #### counts * 55 * 57 * 24 * 8 * 1 * 1 * 1 #### sections 13 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GEOFFREY\_DURHAM--instructor\_624ab3b26a85e7c07c1d5e87 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1254 | course\_6c1ae4421e0ee9dadca4ef82 | GNS/HISTORY 265 | AN INTRODUCTION TO CENTRAL ASIA: FROM THE SILK ROUTE TO AFGHANISTAN | | 1254 | course\_6432520b02cd7934abbfcd3f | HISTORY 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1254 | course\_3b97b068160d601be814baa5 | HISTORY 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1254 | course\_e67a48eaa18f8b797c05f843 | HISTORY 705 | TOPICS IN GLOBAL HISTORY | | 1254 | course\_f3c5da1f78bad390731fed93 | HISTORY 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1252 | course\_2ea5410cd24e69c27da63a1d | HISTORY 201 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | | 1252 | course\_8a99b73b3619d48a8b2d237a | HISTORY 418 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA | | 1252 | course\_8778fa7b5b565bca47ade417 | HISTORY 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1252 | course\_3b97b068160d601be814baa5 | HISTORY 699 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1244 | course\_2ea5410cd24e69c27da63a1d | HISTORY 201 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | | 1244 | course\_eb2d01075b9871de5f5eafe5 | HISTORY 229 | EXPLORATIONS IN TRANSNATIONAL/COMPARATIVE HISTORY (HUMANITIES) | | 1242 | course\_2ea5410cd24e69c27da63a1d | HISTORY 201 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | | 1242 | course\_8a99b73b3619d48a8b2d237a | HISTORY 418 | HISTORY OF RUSSIA | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1242 | 2 | | 1244 | 2 | | 1252 | 4 | | 1254 | 5 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNjAyODY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "His201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-02-11 06:17:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very knowledgeable and kind professor. 100/10 would recommend! ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5OTQzOTU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "His201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-11-13 23:40:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDYzNTU1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "HIS229", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-14 22:12:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDUyNDY5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "HIS229", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-13 20:02:02 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQ2NDQw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "His201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-13 01:52:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:32.340237+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5MjExMjU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3002989", "instructor_name": "Geoffrey Durham", "course_label": "HIS229", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-04-19 15:57:19 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3002989", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false