Saturday November 22, 2025

Fall break begins

No classes will be held during the Fall Break, November 22-November 30.

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  Cultural immersion fellowship prepares Pellecer for future in technology policy

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• Thursday

  November 13

  Urbana Free Library, Champaign County Historical Archives and You

  12:00 - 1:00 PM

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  Kang makes sense of too much information

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  Vaez Afshar named APT Student Scholar

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  Yu receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

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• Monday

  November 17

  Decolonizing Knowledge: Rethinking Research, Scholarship, and Community Engagement

  5:30 - 7:00 PM

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Other recent news

Kennelly joins the iSchool’s administrative support team

November 12 2025

Quinn Kennelly joined the iSchool on November 3 as an office support specialist. She will serve as the primary receptionist on the fourth floor of the iSchool building at 614 E. Daniel Street and will also provide administrative support to Director of Informatics Programs Lisa Bievenue and the Informatics team. 

iSchool well represented at ASIS&T 2025

November 10 2025

iSchool faculty, staff, and students will participate in the 88th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), which will be held on November 14-18 in Arlington, Virginia. ASIS&T will also host a Virtual Satellite Meeting on December 11-12. 

Students from The Stu/dio to present work at MDEV

November 4 2025

Students from The Stu/dio, the University of Illinois student-led game production studio, are preparing to take the stage at MDEV 2025, which will be held on November 7-8 in Madison, Wisconsin. One of the Midwest's most popular game industry conferences, MDEV celebrates innovation and collaboration in game development by bringing together game designers, developers, and enthusiasts from across the region for panels, workshops, and networking. 

PhD students receive scholarships from IAPP

October 31 2025

Information Sciences PhD students Mubarak Raji, Eryclis Rodrigues Silva, and Eryue Xu, and Informatics PhD student Muhammad Hussain have received A. Serwin Conference Scholarships from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The award, which recognizes outstanding students in the areas of privacy, AI governance, and digital responsibility, consists of $1,000 and complimentary conference registration. The IAPP’s annual conference, Privacy. Security. Risk., will be held October 30-31 in San Diego, California.