Alumni

As an iSchool graduate, you have reason to celebrate. Not only are you prepared for an exciting and fulfilling future, you have lifelong connections to a dynamic community. Through these connections, you'll have opportunities to maintain relationships with faculty and classmates, broaden your professional network, mentor current students, and remain engaged with the iSchool long after graduation day.

Keep in touch

We are interested in learning about how you have used your degree. Please take the time to share your latest news, both professional and personal.

Stay connected!

The iSchool offers many ways to stay connected with former classmates as well as to keep up with School news and trends in the field, including:

Events: Check our calendar to meet us at upcoming events and participate in discussions and lectures, many of which are offered online
Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and the iSchool Alumni Connections Facebook group
Intersections magazine, which is mailed twice each year
News & Notes monthly alumni e-newsletter

iSchool Alumni Association

All alumni of the iSchool are also members of the ISAA. The ISAA recognizes alumni and student achievement through annual awards.

Catch up with your classmates

Pollack, Julia (Class of 2012) 9 days 9 hours ago

Julia Pollack was featured in The News-Gazette for the poison dark frog artwork she created for the Dixon Graphics window in Champaign.
Dietrich, Stephanie (Class of 2018) 29 days 9 hours ago

Stephanie Dietrich (MSLIS ‘18) started a new position as educational programs manager for the Cancer Center at Illinois.
Jallas, Mallory (Class of 2012) 1 month 7 days ago

Mallory Jallas (MSLIS '12) started a new position as the head of information literacy and academic outreach and clinical associate professor at the University of Illinois Springfield in August 2024.
Palid, Olivia (Class of 2021) 1 month 13 days ago

Olivia Palid (MSLIS '21) was recently promoted to senior coordinator, Chicago programs, at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science at the University of Illinois.
Cheng, Jessica Yi-Yun (Class of 2022) 1 month 14 days ago

Jessica Yi-Yun Cheng (PhD '22), assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, has been awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant for her project, "Storytelling Across Time: Building a Community Around Provenance (B-CAP)."
Villa, Katherine (Class of 2018) 1 month 20 days ago

Katherine Villa (MSLIS '18) started her new position as arts, humanities, and social sciences librarian for Researcher Services at the University of California-Davis Library on March 1, 2024, and graduated with a PhD in philosophy from the University of Miami on August 2, 2024.