Favorite Course/Professor

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<p>This is probably just a question for current UW students or recent graduates, but any advice would of course be welcome! :) </p>

<p>Are there any classes or professors who you really thought were top notch or just fascinating? And why of course! </p>

<p>I'm planning on going into History/PoliSci/Education, so any emphasis there would definitely be appreciated, but of course I will have to take many classes in a variety of subjects, so you don't necessarily have to narrow it down to just the social sciences!</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p>Professor Harold Scheub teaches a very popular class and is actually a featured speaker at SOAR.</p>

<p>[Harold</a> Scheub](<a href=“http://african.lss.wisc.edu/faculty/scheub.htm]Harold”>http://african.lss.wisc.edu/faculty/scheub.htm)</p>

<p>[UW-Madison?s</a> ?African Storyteller? premieres on ResearchChannel (June 19, 2008)](<a href=“http://www.news.wisc.edu/15332]UW-Madison?s”>UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel)</p>

<p>[UW</a> Press - : Story, Harold Scheub](<a href=“http://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/0496.htm]UW”>UW Press - : Story, Harold Scheub)</p>

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<p>Any class by the late Harvey Goldberg. One of the few profs ever to have their lectures put on a CD by his students.</p>

<p>[Harvey</a> Goldberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Goldberg]Harvey”>Harvey Goldberg - Wikipedia)</p>

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<p>Karol Shoemaker is very good for law and history. </p>

<p>[History</a> - People - Faculty - Karl Shoemaker](<a href=“http://history.wisc.edu/people/faculty/shoemaker.htm]History”>http://history.wisc.edu/people/faculty/shoemaker.htm)</p>

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<p>A lot of people thought he was boring, but I always liked John Cooper for History. </p>

<p>Steven Clark Ridgely or something was also pretty interesting.</p>

<p>I really don’t remember anything of what I learned in college though, including what professors I had.</p>

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<p>I Loved John Cooper for history. Woodrow Wilson expert. I loved it when he’d imitate southern politicians. Sadly, he’s essentiallly retired.</p>

<p>Among the young Jeremi Suri is great to watch lecture. An expert on the history of foreign policy. Wrote a great book on Kissenger a few years ago. Ofcourse Bill Cronon is awesome (regardless of what the Wis. GOP thinks!).</p>

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<p>get past the intro stuff and this Suri lecture is great.</p>

<p>[[Henry</a> Kissinger and the American Century] - C-SPAN Video Library](<a href=“http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200328-1][Henry”>http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/200328-1)</p>

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<p>In terms of electives, I’m finishing up Human Sexuality with Janet Hyde this semester and I have really liked it. What I like is that it’s not a particularly hard class, but it is very informative and you come away really knowing a lot of practical knowledge about sex, which, let’s face it, is super helpful. Janet is HILARIOUS and great as well, totally knowledgeable, she wrote her own textbook which is apparently what a LOT of Human Sex classes all over the country use. The class is 4 credits, but doesn’t have too much work…we all need a GPA booster now and again, but instead of taking a mindless class, this one actually teaches you something that’s directly relevant to you. Highly recommended for balancing out a tough semester :)</p>

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<p>Joseph Boucher for Business Law is great…Not a class many people take for elective credit, but it’s really worth it. Funny guy, great orator, knows his stuff.</p>

<p>For intro classes, I really enjoyed Bryan Hendricks in the psych department, and Allen Clauss for o-chem. Hendricks just clearly loves his job, and Clauss breaks down what could otherwise be a tough subject.</p>