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MICHAEL KWAS

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Raw average: 3.71/5 from 7 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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HIS177 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Kwas is the boss, you go kwas you go!
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HIST393 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Interesting class. Tests are a little difficult, but midterm and final were both take-home.
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HIS177 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is the man what can, I say. He makes the class hard enough, but if one puts the effort they can easily get an A. Plus he is very influencable.
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CA100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Michael Kwas is the bee's knees. Best.
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CA100 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I thought Michael was an extremely tough grader for Comm Arts 100, especially when I heard my friend's speeches and their grades on them. He was also unfair and very strange at times. He cares about teaching, but I would not recommend taking him for Comm Arts 100, especially if you are looking for an easy A.
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Classes with MICHAEL KWAS

AFROAMER/HISTORY 393

Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1848-1877

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AFROAMER/HISTORY 393 examines slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, analyzing their social, political, and economic impacts on 19th-century America and contemporary society.

No offering record · Spring 2012

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Michael Kwas

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Spring 2008–Spring 2012

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2012AFROAMER/HISTORY 393Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1848-1877
Fall 2011COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Spring 2011AFROAMER/HISTORY 393Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1848-1877
Fall 2010COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Fall 2009COMARTS 100Introduction to Speech Composition
Spring 2008AFROAMER/HISTORY 393Slavery, Civil War, and Reconstruction, 1848-1877

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