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MATTHEW FARRELLY

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Prof Farrelly is such a great guy. Fun to listen to and always quick with jokes. Super caring, he's the only professor who has ever reached out to me after I missed a number of lectures due to personal circumstance. Well organized lectures and content that was genuinely interesting to learn about. Highly recommend.
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Farrelly is a great guy and professor. He values building meaningful relationships with each student and is always there to help. He is very knowledgeable and loves to joke with his students. His class is super chill. Normally only one homework assignment per week and a final paper and slideshow.
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is very interested in what he teaches which makes the class so much better. He often has guest lecturers and interacts with the class. It is reading heavy but there are discussions on the readings in class. Overall, he is knowledgable, friendly, and positive. I would recommend this professor.
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Classes with MATTHEW FARRELLY

Traces the intellectual, political, and social history of the university as an idea, institution, and community from the Middle Ages to the present.

No offering record · Fall 2025

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Fall 2021–Fall 2025

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Fall 2025EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2025EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Fall 2024EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2024EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Fall 2023EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2023EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Fall 2022EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2022EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Fall 2021EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2020EDPOL/HISTORY 107The History of the University in the West
Spring 2019EDPOL 300School and Society
Fall 2018EDPOL 300School and Society

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