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WEIJIA LI

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 9 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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ELPA 502
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Weijia is extremely intelligent. He cares deeply for his students and for the topics he covered in class. Every week Weijia would come into class with new information on what he had learned from the research he was doing. He is very personable and a great teacher.
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GERMAN 249
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Best online teacher I've ever had. He has really nailed the online teaching. He's passionate, honest, and very fun.
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GERMAN 372
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Awesome class. Extremely knowledgeable, passionate and helpful. Not hard to earn an A. Three quizzes, two presentations (piece of cake) and a small paper. Lenient grader who wants to see you try.
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GERMAN 372
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Hands down best German class and professor ever! Transformed my learning and motivated me to view culture, language and history with critical new lenses.
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GERMAN 372
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Best professor I have had at UW Madison. He expects a lot from you but also supports you all the way. Lots of assignments but they were fun ones to work on. Added great value to my experience.
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GERMAN 372
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Weijia is the most outstanding professor I have ever had. His courses are rich in content and his commitment to students is incredible.
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Classes with WEIJIA LI

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Spring 2026ELPA 502Workshop in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Spring 2026ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Spring 2026ELPA 990Research or Thesis
Fall 2025ELPA 715Governance and Administration of Colleges and Universities
Fall 2025ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Fall 2025ELPA 990Research or Thesis
Spring 2025ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Spring 2025ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2024ELPA 715Governance and Administration of Colleges and Universities
Fall 2024ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2024ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2024ELPA 856Mobility and Inclusion in Global Higher Education
Spring 2024ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Spring 2024ELPA 990Research or Thesis
Fall 2023ELPA 715Governance and Administration of Colleges and Universities
Fall 2023ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2023ELPA 990Research or Thesis
Fall 2023ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2023ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Spring 2023ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Spring 2023ELPA 990Research or Thesis
Fall 2022ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2022ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2022ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2022ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Spring 2022ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2021ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2021ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2021ELPA 999Independent Reading
Fall 2020ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2020ELPA 999Independent Reading
Fall 2020GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2020ELPA 885Leadership for Study Abroad Programs and International Student Services
Spring 2020ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2020GERMAN 947Seminar in German Literature and Culture
Fall 2019ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2019ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2019ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Spring 2019ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2019GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2018ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2018GERMAN 285Intermediate Intensive (honors) German: Language, Culture, Texts
Spring 2018ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Spring 2018ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2018GERMAN 676Advanced Seminar in German Studies
Spring 2018GERMAN 683Senior Honors Seminar in German Literature
Spring 2018GERMAN 947Seminar in German Literature and Culture
Fall 2017ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2017ELPA 999Independent Reading
Fall 2017GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Spring 2017ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Spring 2017ELPA 999Independent Reading
Spring 2017GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2016ELPA 886Internationalization of Higher Education
Fall 2016GERMAN 305Literatur Des 20. Und 21. Jahrhunderts
Spring 2016GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2015ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2015GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2015ELPA 999Independent Reading
Fall 2014ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2014ELPA 999Independent Reading
Fall 2014GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2014GERMAN 372Topics in German Culture
Fall 2013ELPA 940Special Topics Seminar in Educational Leadership
Fall 2013GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening
Spring 2013GERMAN 249Intermediate German - Speaking and Listening

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