# Kelly Nyhoff — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/KELLY_NYHOFF) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+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\_66c2e2af1e58e2f56bc57671 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id knyhoff ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Kelly Nyhoff ### email KELLY.NYHOFF\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 19 #### quality 2.16 #### difficulty 3.47 #### quality count 19 #### difficulty count 19 #### profile id rmp:2938631 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:26:25.812807+00:00 #### courses ##### course c4daa7a544a44fc041c25e3f ###### review count 15 ###### quality 2.27 ###### difficulty 3.4 ###### quality count 15 ###### difficulty count 15 ##### course fdd8b5b1ee2bc0afbb651dd8 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 2.5 ###### difficulty 3.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course a46c24b14d15a1452c8b93a0 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 2.9290696325879977 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_c4daa7a544a44fc041c25e3f | MHR 300 | MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | 3 | 3 | 3.152 | | course\_fdd8b5b1ee2bc0afbb651dd8 | MHR 310 | CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS IN BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY | 3 | 3 | 3.496 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/KELLY\_NYHOFF ## 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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2938631", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:26:25.812807+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNTA0Njg4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2938631", "instructor_name": "Kelly Nyhoff", "course_label": "MHR300", "course_id": "MHR 300", "course_uid": "course_c4daa7a544a44fc041c25e3f", "review_date": "2026-01-15 20:19:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Nyhoff cares deeply about her students and strives to guide them in learning the correct material for quizzes. Quizzes account for 43% of the grade, so take them seriously and complete the reading. She does her best to make the material engaging, and I found it interesting, but some readers might find the readings boring. Great class. 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We'd often joke about how bad she was before she'd enter class each morning.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2938631", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:26:25.812807+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMDkxMjg3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2938631", "instructor_name": "Kelly Nyhoff", "course_label": "MHR310", "course_id": "MHR 310", "course_uid": "course_fdd8b5b1ee2bc0afbb651dd8", "review_date": "2025-12-08 06:14:00 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Nyhoff is super sweet and clearly cares about all students. Class was relatively stimulating with cases and guest speakers but easy enough to not stress over. She is a little insecure in her teaching style and seeks validation which can be awkward, but overall a fine class and worth taking if you're interested in ESG/CSR", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2938631", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:26:25.812807+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNzY5MzM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2938631", "instructor_name": "Kelly Nyhoff", "course_label": "MHR300", "course_id": "MHR 300", "course_uid": "course_c4daa7a544a44fc041c25e3f", "review_date": "2025-10-28 22:33:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The bigger issue with this class is just how MHR 300 is set up. However, she does not help the experience at all. Lectures are surface level and mostly common sense, yet she still manages to be very condescending. I cannot recall a single thing I learned from this class. 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I would never take her class again.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2938631", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 19 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_c4daa7a544a44fc041c25e3f | MHR 300 | | course\_fdd8b5b1ee2bc0afbb651dd8 | MHR 310 | | course\_a46c24b14d15a1452c8b93a0 | MHR 710 | ### matched true ## social Image true