# JORELL MELENDEZBADILLO — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JORELL_MELENDEZBADILLO) ## 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\_9f84fd259d853423b7c01881 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 5168265 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name JORELL MELENDEZBADILLO ### 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 4.83 #### difficulty 2.5 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:2905358 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.929758295035843 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.599 #### graded 268 #### counts * 166 * 47 * 34 * 6 * 7 * 5 * 3 #### sections 12 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JORELL\_MELENDEZBADILLO ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | | 1264 | course\_176ffbff3f7e0c0f6a13e121 | AFROAMER/HISTORY 347 | THE CARIBBEAN AND ITS DIASPORAS | | 1262 | course\_920a2f0ce21e91dff8bdbaf1 | CHICLA/HISTORY 435 | COLONY, NATION, AND MINORITY: THE PUERTO RICANS' WORLD | | 1262 | course\_9ece8db211897864d843d882 | HISTORY 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | | 1254 | course\_f3c5da1f78bad390731fed93 | HISTORY 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK | | 1244 | course\_6432520b02cd7934abbfcd3f | HISTORY 682 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1242 | course\_176ffbff3f7e0c0f6a13e121 | AFROAMER/HISTORY 347 | THE CARIBBEAN AND ITS DIASPORAS | | 1242 | course\_920a2f0ce21e91dff8bdbaf1 | CHICLA/HISTORY 435 | COLONY, NATION, AND MINORITY: THE PUERTO RICANS' WORLD | | 1242 | course\_8778fa7b5b565bca47ade417 | HISTORY 681 | SENIOR HONORS THESIS | | 1234 | course\_652c8959938a0b0fa54debba | AFROAMER/ANTHRO/C\&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/SOC/SPANISH 260 | LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION | | 1234 | course\_da098c752db640aadba91bad | HISTORY 500 | READING SEMINAR IN HISTORY | | 1232 | course\_176ffbff3f7e0c0f6a13e121 | AFROAMER/HISTORY 347 | THE CARIBBEAN AND ITS DIASPORAS | | 1232 | course\_2ea5410cd24e69c27da63a1d | HISTORY 201 | THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1232 | 2 | | 1234 | 2 | | 1242 | 3 | | 1244 | 1 | | 1254 | 1 | | 1262 | 2 | | 1264 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTcxNjAw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2905358", "instructor_name": "Jorell Melendez-Badillo", "course_label": "Hist347", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-29 19:00:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Profe is the most passionate professor that I have ever had. His lectures are fiery and very memorable. With that being said, PAY ATTENTION to everything he says in class and take notes. This is not an easy class to skip; he will simply say test content, which is not always in writing. Readings are heavy but very good. Overall, great class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2905358", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNzYyMjYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2905358", "instructor_name": "Jorell Melendez-Badillo", "course_label": "Hist201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-03-12 16:20:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This is my favorite profe I've ever had throughout my whole time in college. There were a lot of readings, but they were overall manageable. He gave great feedback and was super open to different things going on in students' lives. 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So make sure you either take notes from reading or in lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2905358", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4OTIzMTYx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2905358", "instructor_name": "Jorell Melendez-Badillo", "course_label": "Hist201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-01-25 04:47:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of the best professors I've had. Super engaging and really wants you to learn and get something out of his class. For class you have: one final paper (which you work on the whole semester), group discussions, and readings. Come prepared, do the readings, and go to office hours if you're struggling. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2905358", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4ODgxMTk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2905358", "instructor_name": "Jorell Melendez-Badillo", "course_label": "Hist347", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-01-15 03:32:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "He was very passionate about the subject matter and made it clear he cared about our success. The exams weren't hard and the essays were fine. I learned a lot about the Caribbean and would recommend him to anyone looking to expand their knowledge of other cultures. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2905358", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:31.262922+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3ODEwMjEx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2905358", "instructor_name": "Jorell Melendez-Badillo", "course_label": "Hist201", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-05-03 20:38:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I loved this professor. Whenever I had a question he was very willing and available to answer. He is very obviously knowledgeable in his subject. He spent a lot of the course making mini-assignments that led up to the final paper at the end, which was very helpful. The class was discussion based with a lot of readings but was still very manageable", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2905358", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false