Friday June 10, 2022

2022 Summer Getaway: Media Literacy

Up your media literacy game at the iSchool Summer Getaway! The School Librarian Licensure Program is offering professional development for librarians and educators on June 10-11 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

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  Dinh defends dissertation

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  Lee selected for leadership institute

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  New project to improve health of patients with kidney failure

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  Yen supports student success through annual fund

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  Spectrum Scholar Spotlight: Brandi Hart

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• Saturday

  June 11

  2022 Summer Getaway: Media Literacy

  8:30 AM - 4:00 PM

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iSchool students present their research at Urbana City Council meeting

May 23 2022

At the Urbana City Council meeting on May 9, students in the Community Data (IS 594) course presented their research on how communities are reducing gun violence. According to their instructor Chamee Yang, postdoctoral research associate with the iSchool, Community Data Clinic, and Just Infrastructures Initiative, the new course was designed as an experiential learning opportunity with a community engagement component, where students could gain research experience with real-world implications. Throughout the Spring 2022 semester, students worked in groups to explore community-driven approaches to prevent gun violence.

Summer Getaway to focus on media literacy

May 17 2022

After a pandemic break, the iSchool is pleased to announce that the seventh annual Summer Getaway will be offered in person on June 10-11. Led by iSchool faculty/instructors/staff and school librarians, this professional development event offers a series of workshops focused on topics related to media literacy.

2021 Downs Intellectual Freedom Awards given to #FReadom Fighters and ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom staff

May 13 2022

For libraries and librarians, 2021 was an especially challenging year in terms of the increase in attempts at censorship. According to the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom, the number of challenges to library materials more than tripled from 2020 to 2021. In addition, current estimates show that 82 to 97 percent of challenges go unreported, suggesting that the total number of challenges are significantly greater.

iSchool alumni named 2022 Movers & Shakers

May 11 2022

Five iSchool alumni are included in Library Journal’s 2022 class of Movers & Shakers, an annual list that recognizes 41 professionals who are moving the library field forward as a profession. Jeanie Austin (PhD '17) was honored in the Advocates category, Van McGary (MS/LIS '18) was honored in the Change Agents category, Elisandro Cabada (MS/LIS '17) and Robin Davis (MS/LIS '12) were honored in the Innovators category, and Barbara Alvarez (MS/LIS '12) was honored in the Educators category.