# Maria Lepowsky — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Maria Lepowsky

### email

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## history

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    "comment": "I took her Medical Anthropology course many years ago. I continue to use concepts and ideas discussed in this course everyday in my professional life as an RN. I really appreciate her storytelling and style of lecturing. I would absolutely take courses from Dr. Lepowsky again.",
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    "comment": "I don't know most of these reviews are so negative, Lepowsky good professor. She did an excellent job transitioning the course from in class to online and was probably the most understanding professor I've had in this situation. I took this course to fill a requirement and while I'm not interested in medicine the course material was captivating.",
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    "comment": "She is the most flexible professor I've ever had. She realizes that with the amount of information presented in this class, it's not reasonable to be expected to remember it all. Every assessment is open note/book and/or take home. She does everything she can to ensure the success of her students and is the kindest woman I've ever met.",
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    "comment": "I never rate professors, but I had to rate this professor. Her lectures and many readings didn't correlate, the slides had no outline, no bullet points, and followed no order. She cites that she went to Berkeley (in 1981) multiple times, every class. We read outdated works that are 20+ years old, and she seemed to refuse to acknowledge her own bias",
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    "comment": "I am not a GWS major but found the class and lectures interesting. Lectures slides take a while to set in --always take notes. At first I found content very dry. The books were relevant to the course material and were critical for the take-home essays. Discussion teams were dedicated to the material and discussions were useful to attend.",
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