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SANDRA ADELL

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Raw average: 3.69/5 from 39 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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What students say

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AA337 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
kinda all over the place w pointless lectures, v self-involved, tries hard to be "fun"....easy a but annoying
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AA337 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Adell is a real gem. Hilarious lectures, don't have to take notes, she plays video clips and shares personal stories. You read a book every week or every other week but just need one short talking point each class. Only 4 paper assignments, she gives great feedback, gives extensions. Love her as a person, made me get a minor in Afro-Amer Studies.
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AFRO227 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Adell was very passionate and tried to make lectures fun but really they were pretty boring and pointless. The class is a lot of reading. There are 10 books and you are graded on 4 papers. Some of the books were actually interesting and others were dreadful. Very sweet professor though.
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AFROAMER 227
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Adell's class was super interesting. It was mainly discussions about the book we read before coming in so it felt more like a forum than a class. It was super engaging and I enjoyed the conversations my peers and I had. There is definitely a lot of reading, but staying on top of it from the start helps a ton. Few writing assignments.
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AA225 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Adell was one of the sweetest and inspiring professors I've had. She was super understanding and accommodating to the fact that classes switched to online. She always made class super fun and interesting. We had great discussions. I would recommend this class! A few papers here and there but nothing too bad.
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AAS225 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Had a lot of reading and writing, but it's a literature class so,,, probably should be expected. She's super fun and relaxed though, she kept class periods over zoom pretty chill and enjoyable. You can tell she really cares about her students!
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Classes with SANDRA ADELL

AFROAMER 525

Major Authors

Credits unavailable

AFROAMER 525 is a graduate course on major authors, focusing on intensive literary criticism of their works.

No offering record · Spring 2025

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Sandra Adell

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample
AFROAMER 699

Directed Study in Afro-american Studies

1–6 credits

AFROAMER 699 is an advanced directed study course where students arrange specific projects with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2025

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Sandra AdellEthelene Whitmire+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677

Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings

Credits unavailable

This course examines Black women's literature using historical, feminist, and political critical frameworks.

No offering record · Spring 2025

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Sandra Adell

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2025AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2025AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2025AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Fall 2024AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2024AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2024AFROAMER 337The Harlem Renaissance
Spring 2024AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Fall 2023AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Fall 2023AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2023AFROAMER 337The Harlem Renaissance
Spring 2023AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2023AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Fall 2022AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2022AFROAMER 337The Harlem Renaissance
Spring 2022AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2022AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2022AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Fall 2021AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Fall 2021AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Fall 2020AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2020AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Spring 2020AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Spring 2020AFROAMER 675Selected Topics in African American Culture
Spring 2020AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2019AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2019AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2019AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Spring 2019AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Fall 2018AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2018AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2018AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Spring 2018AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Spring 2017AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Spring 2017AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2017AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Fall 2016AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Fall 2016AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Fall 2016AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Spring 2016AFROAMER 338The Black Arts Movement
Spring 2016AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2016AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Fall 2015AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Fall 2015AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2015AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Spring 2015AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Fall 2014AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2014AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Fall 2014AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2014AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2014AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2014AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Fall 2013AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Fall 2013AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2013AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Spring 2013AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2013AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Spring 2013AFROAMER/GEN&WS 222Introduction to Black Women Writers
Fall 2012AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2012AFROAMER 675Selected Topics in African American Culture
Fall 2012AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2012AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Spring 2012AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Spring 2012AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Fall 2011AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2011AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Spring 2011AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2010AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2010AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Spring 2010AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2009AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2009AFROAMER 227Introduction to African American Literature
Fall 2008AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Spring 2008AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Spring 2008AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Fall 2007AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2007AFROAMER/GEN&WS 677Critical and Theoretical Perspectives in Black Women's Writings
Spring 2007AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis
Fall 2006AFROAMER 225Introduction to African American Dramatic Literature
Fall 2006AFROAMER 525Major Authors
Fall 2006AFROAMER 699Directed Study in Afro-american Studies
Fall 2006AFROAMER 790Research and Thesis

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