# LORI LOPEZ — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LORI_LOPEZ--instructor_66e8c6b25ba97d3bb5983415) ## 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 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Not a ton of work and pretty easy. Only 2 tests and they aren't cumulative. Participation is self-graded but she notices if you participate or not. I have nothing bad to say but nothing that amazing to say about her either. I definitely recommend for an easy com elective!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1756182", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:46.100042+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3MTg4MTQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1756182", "instructor_name": "Lori Lopez", "course_label": "CA420", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-12-19 16:26:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Course content is well organized but extremely boring and dry. Class can also fall flat due to the lack of engaging materials that does not spur any meaningful discussion. She is not accessible in or outside of class and can be demeaning at times too. 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It was basically a repeat of discussions and I hardly paid attention (but had to go bc attendance is mandatory) because she didn't lecture much anyway.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1756182", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:46.100042+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0MTgwNTkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1756182", "instructor_name": "Lori Lopez", "course_label": "CA347", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-12-23 00:46:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class was interesting and fun, but a lot of work. Prof Lopez is very knowledgeable on the subject and is very nice. 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