# MICHAEL THORNTON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MICHAEL_THORNTON) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 | 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id 2601801 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name MICHAEL THORNTON ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 3.17 #### difficulty 3.67 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:537132 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00 #### courses ##### course 3f5a54d40629c52c28c0fa2c ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.4277293597613663 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.132 #### graded 753 #### counts * 99 * 293 * 211 * 86 * 38 * 13 * 13 #### sections 59 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MICHAEL\_THORNTON ## history | term | 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AFROAMER 199 | DIRECTED STUDY | | 1074 | course\_e987e1ec01e406d9acf83a57 | AFROAMER 699 | DIRECTED STUDY IN AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES | | 1072 | course\_c4e5510a3877cf32c64f016f | AFROAMER 151 | INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY | | 1072 | course\_2bc97404a43d18d35dbc4bc7 | AFROAMER 199 | DIRECTED STUDY | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1072 | 2 | | 1074 | 3 | | 1082 | 2 | | 1084 | 2 | | 1092 | 1 | | 1094 | 3 | | 1102 | 1 | | 1104 | 1 | | 1112 | 1 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 2 | | 1124 | 3 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 2 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1152 | 2 | | 1154 | 3 | | 1162 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 3 | | 1174 | 3 | | 1182 | 3 | | 1184 | 2 | | 1192 | 2 | | 1194 | 4 | | 1202 | 1 | | 1204 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzNDc0MDcy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AFROAMER673", "course_id": "AFROAMER 673", "course_uid": "course_3f5a54d40629c52c28c0fa2c", "review_date": "2020-06-30 03:50:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of the best professors I've ever had. Very thought provoking discussions. Be ready to challenge your beliefs.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMzQ4ODY1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AA151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-05-21 19:26:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "His class is important, and the topics discussed are meaningful, but he is very unorganized. It's hard to know what's expected of you, and he doesn't update Canvas with grades. His grading seems arbitrary and instructions for papers are unclear and vague. Would recommend a different course for sure.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyODU0NTc3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AFRO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2020-01-21 17:10:59 +0000 UTC", "comment": "he doesn't deserve this bad reviews. jesus. AA151 is the best class i've ever taken. he's really passionate about everything he talks about, which is why people say his lectures are intense. there's an okay amount of writing- about 1-1 1/2 pages single spaced per week, then 2 big ones in the middle and end of the semester. don't procrastinate.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxOTAwMDA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AFRO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-05-17 13:24:30 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Do not take this class. Wait a semester, if you cannot find any other ethnic studies class. Professor Thornton teaches absolutely no material and just keeps yapping in lecture about the same stuff - (whites are worst, blacks are best). There is too much work involved (manual labour mostly) for the class. Again, for your own sake, skip it.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNDgyNjc1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AFRO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-03-26 19:57:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "While Professor Thornton Had some interesting content Afro 151, I would not recommend taking it. It is far too much work for a three credit course once you factor in the biweekly papers, larger writing assignments, readings, and volunteer work. His directions are frequently unclear too, and don't expect a response to your emails.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:17:29.954724+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwNzAwOTUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:537132", "instructor_name": "Michael Thornton", "course_label": "AFRO151", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-11-11 16:45:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This class requires a lot of work. However, it is extremely eye opening especially for many of the people of Madison who come from primarily white neighborhoods. Professor Thornton exposes real life struggles of minorities and is very passionate. Not difficult to do well in this class as long as you go to lecture and put thought into your writing.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537132", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ------------ | | course\_3f5a54d40629c52c28c0fa2c | AFROAMER 673 | ### matched true ## social Image false