Friday February 10, 2023

GLAM Panel: Careers in Academic Librarianship

This GLAM career panel is for students interested learning more about working in academic library settings.

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  Get to know Samip Mallick, SAADA executive director

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  Benson to share copyright expertise in new roles

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• Monday

  February 13

  Emerging Scholars Panel: Asian American Youth Literature

  12:00 - 1:00 PM

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  Axelson receives grant from the Caxton Club

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• Tuesday

  February 21

  iSchool Alumni Chats: School Library Alumni

  4:00 - 5:00 PM

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  Project to study anti-Black violence in newspapers receives support from Mellon Foundation

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Other recent news

Han to host workshop for youth to learn Chinese American history

February 7 2023

PhD student Yingying Han is helping youth learn about Chinese American history and take action to preserve their cultural heritage. Through a multi-session workshop, which will take place the next four Saturdays from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the University YMCA in Champaign, Han hopes to teach children about the contributions of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans to the history of the United States.

Psi Eta Mu offers professional, social opportunities

February 7 2023

Students from the iSchool and other majors who are interested in data science, information sciences, and information systems are welcome to join Psi Eta Mu, the School's official co-ed professional fraternity. Psi Eta Mu is currently holding its rush for the spring semester and plans to accept up to twenty new members.

Nominations invited for 2022 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award

February 6 2023

The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign seeks nominations for the 2022 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2023. The award is cosponsored by SAGE Publishing.

He named AAAI Senior Member

February 3 2023

Jingrui He, associate professor and MSIM program director, has been named a Senior Member of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The Senior Member status is bestowed upon AAAI members who have achieved significant accomplishments within the field of artificial intelligence.