# SUNNY YUDKOFF — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SUNNY_YUDKOFF--instructor_85dd08839481780f02a2c6a9) ## 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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Her lectures are incredibly well structured and engaging. She gives great feedback on assignments and allows resubmissions for everything but the final paper. She is obviously very passionate about the subject matter and it shows in the quality of her lectures.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2210389", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:21.740207+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTYxNzM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2210389", "instructor_name": "Sunny Yudkoff", "course_label": "JEWISH230", "course_id": "JEWISH 230", "course_uid": "course_ff6447fa1490979006f44a41", "review_date": "2024-12-08 21:18:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I really enjoyed Professor Yudkoffs class! She was engaging and made the content interesting and easy to learn. She expects a lot from her students but is always willing to help and answer questions. Attendance in class is mandatory but the lectures are interesting and she engages the class throughout. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2210389", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:21.740207+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4MjI0Mjk5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2210389", "instructor_name": "Sunny Yudkoff", "course_label": "JS230", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2023-09-19 16:04:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She is an exceptional thinker and teacher! I really enjoyed my class with her.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2210389", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:21.740207+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NTgyODYy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2210389", "instructor_name": "Sunny Yudkoff", "course_label": "JEWISH230", "course_id": "JEWISH 230", "course_uid": "course_ff6447fa1490979006f44a41", "review_date": "2023-04-05 02:40:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She loves taking random half points and full points off on assignments which at first does not seem like a problem. Half of the time there won't even be an explanation for why these half points were taken off. These points add up and add up causing my grade to keep dropping. I email her over and over to receive a bull shit response.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2210389", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:04:21.740207+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NDkzODcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2210389", "instructor_name": "Sunny Yudkoff", "course_label": "JEWISH230", "course_id": "JEWISH 230", "course_uid": "course_ff6447fa1490979006f44a41", "review_date": "2023-03-09 22:40:42 +0000 UTC", "comment": "A lot of these comments had problems with Professor Yudkoff but I didn't see her class this way. I took her for Jewish Humor, and while some lectures could be dry, I found her engaging. She made her expectations clear and allowed re-dos on assignments, exams, and essays based on feedback. 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