# Karyn Riddle — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

Karyn Riddle

### email

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### last observed at

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    "comment": "One of my fav professors ever. Karyn was so compassionate and wanted her students to succeed. She made the course content truly engaging, even when it seemed like it would be boring. She was so passionate about the material she was teaching. Group project was fairly easy with the right group. Would definitely take her classes again. ",
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