# Marcelo PELLEGRINI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARCELO_PELLEGRINI--instructor_d9673a5686295be5d2a4ba6c) ## 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\_d9673a5686295be5d2a4ba6c ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Marcelo PELLEGRINI ### email PELLEGRINI\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2025-07-06 01:49:47.203835+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 29 #### quality 4.59 #### difficulty 2.14 #### quality count 29 #### difficulty count 29 #### profile id rmp:1044555 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00 #### courses ##### course da75f2f0a1881d00745c4332 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course c1a43eafd755977069626300 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 4.210279911651671 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARCELO\_PELLEGRINI--instructor\_d9673a5686295be5d2a4ba6c ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTQ1NjA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN224", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-27 19:16:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Spanish 230*: Marcelo is a G. Genuinely funny at times, lectures can be interesting, graded by 3 exams no homework. His syllabus changed a lot and was not ready for the start of class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODA3MDUz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN326", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-11-05 16:26:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Best Spanish profesor I had at UW. Cares about his students and expects students to care about the class in return. He's really good at engaging the class during lecture and making you think critically about what you read/learn.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM5NDAyNDk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN464", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-05-08 04:31:54 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Marcelo is one of the best professors in the Spanish department, 100 percent recommend a class with him (I have taken multiple)! Participation gets you out of your comfort zone, which is perfect to becoming comfortable and better with speaking Spanish", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzkwMTk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN326", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-22 16:53:15 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class and his other classes are like the same thing repeated over and over again. Exact format copied. Downgraded for missing a single class or not talking every single class. Exams are hit or miss, sometimes easy sometimes hard depending what he feels like asking on the essay questions and grading on those is subjective. Wouldnt take another", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM2MzgwNDE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN326", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-05-20 05:02:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Possibly my favorite professor in the Spanish department! I don't even like literature but he made discussions so fun I looked forward to each class. He's very generous in his exam/paper grading as well. For a full participation grade, you have to speak up once or more in each class, which I found a bit unusual but I appreciate the objectivity.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:21:18.241556+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1ODAzMDgz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1044555", "instructor_name": "Marcelo Pellegrini", "course_label": "SPAN363", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2022-01-27 07:58:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of my fav professors, lecture based and graded on exams and papers. Exams are easy if you take notes, I didn't do some of the readings and still got A's on the exams. He is very helpful and is always willing to talk after class, he even gave me an extension once when I was struggling to get my essay in. V cool dude who really loves literature", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1044555", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 29 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_c1a43eafd755977069626300 | SPANISH 326 | | course\_da75f2f0a1881d00745c4332 | SPANISH 460 | ### matched true ## social Image false