# SARAH PAUL — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SARAH_PAUL--instructor_9bb0d4277375364f5ff234dc) ## 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 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1112 | 2 | | 1114 | 3 | | 1122 | 3 | | 1124 | 4 | | 1132 | 2 | | 1142 | 2 | | 1144 | 2 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 2 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 1 | | 1182 | 4 | | 1184 | 3 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:02.300563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5ODU0NDA5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1501901", "instructor_name": "Sarah Paul", "course_label": "PHILOS101", "course_id": "PHILOS 101", "course_uid": "course_432c74beba85cb7bdc1287f7", "review_date": "2018-04-20 19:02:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Paul is exactly what you would want out of a philosophy teacher. Even when the content is dry, she keeps students involved by posing good questions to the class and leaving lots of room for discussion. She represents all of the philosophical viewpoints covered in class fairly, and she allows you to draw your own conclusions.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1501901", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:02.300563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI4ODg1NzEz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1501901", "instructor_name": "Sarah Paul", "course_label": "PHI101", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2017-11-13 15:51:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I loved having Professor Paul as a teacher. She is extremely intelligent and encourages questions and discussion in lecture. She is a well-published philosopher and I loved talking to her.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1501901", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:02.300563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2Mjg0MjM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1501901", "instructor_name": "Sarah Paul", "course_label": "PHILOS141", "course_id": "PHILOS 141", "course_uid": "course_a1a2dbd6666b2eb51d01a6c2", "review_date": "2016-04-12 22:52:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I liked her; intelligent and interesting person. One thing I didn't like was when she said things like \"this seems correct\" to certain philosophies, even though she said she wasn't there to convince us to believe in a certain philosophy. Overall, very interesting and fun class with an above average professor. Didn't read, went to lecture, did well", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1501901", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:02.300563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NDY2OTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1501901", "instructor_name": "Sarah Paul", "course_label": "PHIL551", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-11-21 16:23:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Philosophy of mind is interesting, this class was not, primarily because she allowed discussion of inane topics to go on for far too long. She didn't grade our papers, even though it was an upper level class-- and we had no interaction with the person who was. She seems neat on a one-on-one basis, but just not so as a lecturer.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1501901", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:02.300563+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MjAyMzgw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1501901", "instructor_name": "Sarah Paul", "course_label": "2409", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2015-09-22 10:36:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Her lectures were essentially her regurgitating exactly what was in the assigned reading on a powerpoint with zero clarification. She shut down class discussions and would only briefly entertain questions. Seemed like she had no clue what she was talking about and I didn't really learn much in lecture. I was constantly so bored. 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