Historical instructor

Holly Gibbs

Adjusted rating
RMP difficulty
captured reviews
About this rating

Raw average: 5.00/5 from 5 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.

RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.

What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

ENVIRST/GEOG 309
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Holly was a great professor! Her lectures were interesting, but exams were a bit tricky at times. She was usually quite clear about what would be on exams and always willing to help clarify questions.
Rate My Professors ↗
ENVIRST/GEOG 309
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Phenomenal professor who cares a lot about her students, gives great opportunities to actually make a difference through class projects
Rate My Professors ↗
ENVIRST/GEOG 309
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr Holly is truly inspirational. She showcases important environmental concerns through case studies that will really stretch your world view.
Rate My Professors ↗
ENVIRST/GEOG 309
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Holly Gibbs is an amazing professor who's very passionate about her work and cares about the success of her students. Lectures are interesting and she gets students involved to make it more fun. There are plenty of small quizzes during class, but these and all other assignments are designed to help you do well. Overall, amazing class and professor!
Rate My Professors ↗

Personal experiences, not a representative survey. Profile matching and captured coverage are shown in the source details.

Classes with Holly Gibbs

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

No courses match this selection. Try the full catalog or another term.

Recorded teaching history

Explore courses taught by this instructor →
Browse recorded courses
TermCourseTitle

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

Instructor identity & provenance 
{
  "instructor_uid": "instructor_ccf5231e812d8d59d4da8c5e",
  "source": "legacy",
  "source_instructor_id": null,
  "identity_basis": "name_only",
  "identity_status": "unresolved",
  "name": "Holly Gibbs",
  "email": "HKGIBBS@WISC.EDU",
  "first_observed_at": "2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00",
  "last_observed_at": "2025-11-16 05:32:31.273726+00:00",
  "ratings": {
    "review_count": 5,
    "quality": 5,
    "difficulty": 2.8,
    "quality_count": 5,
    "difficulty_count": 5,
    "profile_id": "rmp:2897883",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2897883",
    "match_basis": "exact_name",
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:36:34.265419+00:00",
    "courses": {
      "course_ea0aa83c78e699597475b793": {
        "review_count": 5,
        "quality": 5,
        "difficulty": 2.8,
        "quality_count": 5,
        "difficulty_count": 5
      }
    },
    "bayesian_quality": 3.9277486268372765,
    "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957,
    "prior_weight": 20
  },
  "current": false,
  "courses": [],
  "revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "instructor_url": "/instructors/HOLLY_GIBBS--instructor_ccf5231e812d8d59d4da8c5e"
}