Sunday May 17, 2026

iSchool Convocation Ceremony 2026

The iSchool's ceremony will be broadcast live online so all students and their family and friends can watch if they are unable to attend the ceremony in person. Please see the Convocation page for eligibility requirements, registration, deadlines, and ceremony preparation. 

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• Wednesday

  April 29

  MSLIS Town Hall

  4:00 - 6:00 PM

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  Nguyen receives Critical Language Scholarship

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  iSchool research critical in landmark $95M Apple privacy settlement

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  iSchool launches Summer Intensive

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• Friday

  May 1

  2026 Game Studies & Design Student Showcase

  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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  Dahlen selected as juror for 2026 Kirkus Prize

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Other recent news

Downie presents TORCHLITE in Germany

May 1 2026

This week, Professor and Executive Associate Dean J. Stephen Downie was a guest speaker at the Herder Institute in Marburg and the University of Göttingen. Downie, who serves as co-director of the HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC), lectured on the HTRC's "Tools for Open Research and Computation with HathiTrust: Leveraging Intelligent Text Extraction" (TORCHLITE) project.

Internship Spotlight: San Francisco Public Library

April 29 2026

PhD student Adebola Obayemi discusses her internship with the San Francisco Public Library, where she worked on Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People Initiative. She has been invited to present her proposal on digital literacy for incarcerated populations at the Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People Convening, which will be held in June in Chicago. 

Bruce explores democratic education in new book

April 28 2026

Professor Emeritus Chip Bruce has authored a new book exploring the relationship between education and democracy. Democratic Education: Finding Hope in Challenging Times was recently published by Peter Lang. 

Undergraduate Research Symposium features iSchool researchers

April 27 2026

The iSchool is well represented in the 19th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, which will be held on April 30 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Illini Union. The iSchool is a Gold Sponsor of the symposium, which spotlights undergraduate research through oral and poster presentations, creative performances, and art exhibits.