# Mary Michaud — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MARY_MICHAUD) ## 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\_e7031f080ae076cd34187c39 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id mdmichaud ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Mary Michaud ### email MDMICHAUD\@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 6 #### quality 4.33 #### difficulty 1.5 #### quality count 6 #### difficulty count 6 #### profile id rmp:3149300 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:20:07.207799+00:00 #### courses ##### course f5e46c745cf7fd47a8d29126 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 1.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 1531a5db4a3a710f8b369b43 ###### review count 4 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 1.5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 3.8143736796512275 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_58183cd87826416af01f154f | EDPOL 150 | EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY | 1 | 3 | 3.826 | | course\_e769dd7853ae946662e9a6c8 | EDPOL 417 | HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND EDUCATION POLICY | 3 | 3 | | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MARY\_MICHAUD ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_58183cd87826416af01f154f | EDPOL 150 | EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY | | 1272 | course\_e769dd7853ae946662e9a6c8 | EDPOL 417 | HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND EDUCATION POLICY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_58183cd87826416af01f154f", "course_id": "EDPOL 150", "title": "EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.826, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Higher grades", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Spring 2026 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.95 GPA across 53 letter grades, versus 3.62 for UW–Madison (1283 courses). 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She also feels very passionately about the things she teaches. She doesn't assign much homework other than readings. I would definitely take a class with her again!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3149300", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:07.207799+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMDA3MjA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3149300", "instructor_name": "Mary Michaud", "course_label": "EDPOL350", "course_id": "EDPOL 350", "course_uid": "course_f5e46c745cf7fd47a8d29126", "review_date": "2026-05-03 01:41:37 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Very interesting class! She doesn't assign too much work because she knows college kids are busy. Projects are mostly group-based, and there's a lot of discussion in the class. Homework is quite reading heavy though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3149300", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:07.207799+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyOTg1NTIw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3149300", "instructor_name": "Mary Michaud", "course_label": "EDPOL220", "course_id": "EDPOL/INTLST 220", "course_uid": "course_1531a5db4a3a710f8b369b43", "review_date": "2026-04-30 19:00:48 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed Prof Michaud's teaching and her class. She pushes everyone to think critically, and you could tell that people were engaged and comfortable participating. One of my favorite classes and professors thus far. Grades were easy, so it was easy to just focus on the content and lecture.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3149300", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:07.207799+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODM1NjUx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3149300", "instructor_name": "Mary Michaud", "course_label": "EDPOL220", "course_id": "EDPOL/INTLST 220", "course_uid": "course_1531a5db4a3a710f8b369b43", "review_date": "2026-04-14 19:30:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's a very sweet teacher, and you can tell she really cares about her students. The homework's are a lot of reading and you should be prepared to talk about them in class but it's not that bad. Attendance is mandatory but you have like 5 skips! She does a really good job talking about the current events in the world and really makes you think.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3149300", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:20:07.207799+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyNzkyMTc5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:3149300", "instructor_name": "Mary Michaud", "course_label": "EDPOL220", "course_id": "EDPOL/INTLST 220", "course_uid": "course_1531a5db4a3a710f8b369b43", "review_date": "2026-04-07 17:20:01 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her class pushes you to think critically about world issues from many perspectives and to focus on facts while reflecting on personal biases. She's flexible about extenuating circumstance if you communicate with her. Loved her class, she's very inspirational and human. 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Does not emphasize the importance of participation until 2-3 classes before the end of the semester and then a low participation score makes it virtually impossible to get an A in the class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3149300", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 6 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------------- | | course\_f5e46c745cf7fd47a8d29126 | EDPOL 350 | | course\_1531a5db4a3a710f8b369b43 | EDPOL/INTLST 220 | ### matched true ## social Image true