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Jennifer Tishler

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Raw average: 2.95/5 from 20 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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LITTRANS 234
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
The lectures were the same as the notes on the slides. Never elaborated on anything. Arbitrary response assignments... Tested on 3 exams and 5 essays. Superiority complex.
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LITTRANS 234
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
She teaches a 200 level class at the rigor of an advanced class, feels a lot like compensating for getting under qualified roles. Attendance mandatory, god forbid you use any electronic device in this class
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SLAVIC 275
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
The reason I chose Madison for my undergraduate, amazing professor who opened a new interest of Slavic society and culture.
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SLAVIC 275
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
I took her Slavic Literature class I wish i didn't should've dropped immediately but it wasn't so bad till the end most boring class I've ever taken. It's more of an art history course she just sort of makes things up on the fly. Her quizzes had almost nothing to do with the books we read but rather more to do with seperate pieces of art and photos
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SLAVIC 275
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
She is the reason I didn't drop out of UW-Madison. I have never had a more caring and understanding professor than Dr. Tishler. She knows college is stressful for everyone and the last thing students want to learn about is 275, but her readings are straightforward, the tests aren't going to make you stress out, and the final project was super easy.
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LIT233 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
This class was very easy and very enjoyable. Dr. Tishler is a very approachable and caring person.
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Classes with Jennifer Tishler

LITTRANS 234

Soviet Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (from 1917)

3–4 credits

Examines postrevolutionary Russian and Soviet visual arts, architecture, music, and cinema, offering an inside view of life under socialism through selected readings in Soviet literature.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Jennifer Tishler

Past students reported that Jennifer Tishler tracked attendance for a grade and prohibited electronic devices. She assessed the course with three exams and five essays, while one reviewer described lectures as unelaborated slide notes. Feedback indicated she was not an easy grader, requiring more than minimal effort to succeed.

Jennifer Tishler

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027LITTRANS 234Soviet Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (from 1917)
Fall 2026LITTRANS 233Russian Life and Culture Through Literature and Art (to 1917)
Fall 2026SLAVIC 755Topics in Slavic Literature

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