# JOSHUA CALHOUN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JOSHUA_CALHOUN--instructor_feb99082890294a1e9e0fc3c) ## 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 | | 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His class is work-heavy, but he's fairly kind on grading and his assignments enhance your learning experience. He was prone to slightly passive aggressive comments, though, and at times felt elitist. 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Also, the grading system is very unclear, and the only way to get an A is to get an \"exceptional\" on your assignments, but the grading is way too subjective and unclear. I'm sure Prof. Calhoun is a great professor, but I think this course could be run better.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1792269", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:08.553122+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODc1Njg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1792269", "instructor_name": "Joshua Calhoun", "course_label": "ENGL177", "course_id": "ENGL 177", "course_uid": "course_9a5a5105a30e4752bff193b1", "review_date": "2025-11-16 04:10:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Calhoun is very nice and inspirational. But this class is SO MUCH work for a 100-level literature breadth class. Assignments are deliberately designed to eat up your time. 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He doesn't give us a reason why we're docked points and that we're supposed to “find out for ourselves.” I will say that he's actually a super nice and chill professor but his teaching style just seems unorthodox.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1792269", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:30:08.553122+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODEwMjg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1792269", "instructor_name": "Joshua Calhoun", "course_label": "ENGL177", "course_id": "ENGL 177", "course_uid": "course_9a5a5105a30e4752bff193b1", "review_date": "2025-11-05 21:28:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Calhoun gives captivating lectures and is good at getting to the point of each lecture. 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