# Glen Close — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/GLEN_CLOSE) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 94468b7d4154126ca413937bb4738a6d21e0c2277f6fa397a6078ad80a32384f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T23:19:01.870283+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\_7af9df05428d485d2cc05a7f ### source enrollment ### source instructor id gsclose ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Glen Close ### email GSCLOSE\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 23 #### quality 3.13 #### difficulty 3.22 #### quality count 23 #### difficulty count 23 #### profile id rmp:455832 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00 #### courses ##### course 35320cdab428a6e8c9b94ee9 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 4.25 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course 2ceac5f1a61b460aa58cc474 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.376365480719347 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_66d88117e767989f47bf3b52 | SPANISH 468 | TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE | 3 | 3 | 3.633 | | course\_c1a43eafd755977069626300 | SPANISH 326 | SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE | 3 | 3 | 3.536 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/GLEN\_CLOSE ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_c1a43eafd755977069626300 | SPANISH 326 | SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE | | 1272 | course\_66d88117e767989f47bf3b52 | SPANISH 468 | TOPICS IN HISPANIC CULTURE | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_c1a43eafd755977069626300", "course_id": "SPANISH 326", "title": "SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.536, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 14 enrolled students across 2 recorded lecture sections. 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You are graded by four essays in which no rubric is provided at all. He grades them like he has to prove how much smarter he is than you. He will correct things one version and ignore them in the next it makes no sense. He is on a genuine power trip the whole lecture. Don't take this class. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMDcyNDkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:455832", "instructor_name": "Glen Close", "course_label": "LITTRANS245", "course_id": "LITTRANS 245", "course_uid": "course_35320cdab428a6e8c9b94ee9", "review_date": "2025-04-28 18:38:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "In my four years at UW-Madison, I've never had a professor as terrible as professor Close. He provided no positive feedback on papers and created a really uncomfortable class environment. Participation is mandatory (he marks down how many times you participate) but if you don't agree with him he will give you lesser marks. Stay away!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxMjE0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:455832", "instructor_name": "Glen Close", "course_label": "SPAN326", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-20 02:45:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This was my second time with Profe Close and I really like his teaching style! Each class you read one piece and then a group presents and there's a class discussion during lecture. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3Nzg0MTIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:455832", "instructor_name": "Glen Close", "course_label": "SPAN472", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-05-02 02:59:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The movies we watched in class were horrid, and we had to write a paper for each film. He does pop quizzes in class, so be prepared for that. He also has a clipboard that marks how often you speak in class. This class is a LOT of work. Try to take another class if you can. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3Mjc2MjYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:455832", "instructor_name": "Glen Close", "course_label": "Span468", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-01-03 07:33:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Don't take this class if you're not willing to work hard. Exams are heavily essay based and mc often are unnecessarily specific. He ranks people on participation which at times can be stressful. However, most people in the class struggle w/ exams, and it will be accounted for in the final grade. You'll learn a lot and he's a nice guy overall. :)", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:38:17.831278+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MjE4NDk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:455832", "instructor_name": "Glen Close", "course_label": "LITTRANS245", "course_id": "LITTRANS 245", "course_uid": "course_35320cdab428a6e8c9b94ee9", "review_date": "2022-12-21 22:33:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": " Professor Close might be the most pretentious professor I have encountered in college thus far. He provides no positive feedback, and his comments on writing seem as though he is just trying to show how smart he is. You learn about interesting content but then are assessed on narratological knowledge instead of class content. Stay Away !!!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/455832", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 23 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | | course\_35320cdab428a6e8c9b94ee9 | LITTRANS 245 | | course\_2ceac5f1a61b460aa58cc474 | SPANISH 223 | ### matched true ## social Image true