# WHITNEY GENT — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/WHITNEY_GENT--instructor_84287b10053ec0d22d002bba) ## 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 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_84287b10053ec0d22d002bba ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4274259 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name WHITNEY GENT ### 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 5 #### quality 3.8 #### difficulty 3 #### quality count 5 #### difficulty count 5 #### profile id rmp:2317566 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:59:23.445788+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.6877486268372763 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.263 #### graded 378 #### counts * 64 * 156 * 111 * 33 * 7 * 2 * 5 #### sections 2 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/WHITNEY\_GENT--instructor\_84287b10053ec0d22d002bba ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------- | | 1184 | course\_39e37c63d7e02503f2171e15 | COMARTS 260 | COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR | | 1182 | course\_39e37c63d7e02503f2171e15 | COMARTS 260 | COMMUNICATION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR | ## 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Other than that she was super understanding and accommodating to outside circumstances and just life in general. Was very kind and empathetic, just talked in a circle a lot. Also lots of papers/outside projects to be completed!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2317566", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:23.445788+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMyMzA1MjA4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2317566", "instructor_name": "Whitney Gent", "course_label": "CA260", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2019-10-22 01:47:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I took this class two semesters ago, and I honestly cannot remember any notable instance of Professor Gent, good or bad. If you have a good TA, it will help you a lot because this class is incredibly discussion heavy. With that said, I think Professor Gent does really care about making the class interesting, and her passion does show through.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2317566", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:23.445788+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMTAxNDA3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2317566", "instructor_name": "Whitney Gent", "course_label": "CA260", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-14 15:03:24 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She definitely knows what she is talking about, and her lectures required a lot of collaboration with other classmates. If you miss lecture, the online activity that follows you can't do because it corresponds with lecture examples. Not a ton of reading, but could get along without it. Lots of writing, but TAs are always willing to help you.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2317566", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:23.445788+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMDQ3OTQ3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2317566", "instructor_name": "Whitney Gent", "course_label": "CA260", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-05-09 22:29:43 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She knows her stuff and makes the material interesting. Lots of reading (not really, you could skip and be fine) and 4 papers with a huge final project. Only complaint is that nothing gets put online and she would just say important definitions rather than put them on the slide, so if you're not listening, you will miss important info.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2317566", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:23.445788+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5NjQwNjE3", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2317566", "instructor_name": "Whitney Gent", "course_label": "CA260", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-03-10 12:55:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The Communication Arts 260 class that I had her for was pretty straightforward. The concepts she was lecturing about were basically common sense to begin with and then she would add a lot of examples to make sure each term was incredibly clear. She really liked to get people involved too and a lot of times had us talk with classmates.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2317566", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 5 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false