# Matt Villeneuve — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

Matt Villeneuve

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    "comment": "Overall Prof. V is very passionate and knows what he's talking about. I took this class both because it an ethnic studies and because I thought it would be interesting to add as a history major, which Prof. V just convinced me even more. Very easy to talk to in office hours, and only assigns two monographs to read for the semester. Very fun class. ",
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    "comment": "Prof V is amazing! He's so passionate about the topics we discussed. There is a little bit of reading, but it's nothing crazy. Not a tough grader. We discussed the books a lot in discussion, which was VERY helpful for understanding and writing papers. If you go to class, you WILL get a good grade. Prof V makes it easy to learn!",
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    "comment": "Took History 460 with Professor Villeneuve last fall. While he was engaging, kind, and knowledgeable, the class was not what I expected. Prof has a philosophy background, and it made the class feel more like environmental philosophy than environmental history. Lectures were interesting, but unnecessary; didn't need lecture info for assignments.",
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    "comment": "I took him last semester and he was a really great professor. He genuinely wanted to see students succeed and I have never seen a professor so passionate about their class. He was always in a good mood and his content was very interesting and easy to follow. I would definitely recommend. ",
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