Saturday November 22, 2025

Fall break begins

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

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  Olalere receives HSLI Jira Scholarship

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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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  What are the benefits of seeing drought through a social lens?

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  Craig named Illinois Library Luminary

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  Yu receives 2025 Google PhD Fellowship

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• Wednesday

  November 12

  Movie Night: Wicked

  5:00 - 7:00 PM

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Other recent news

Vaez Afshar named APT Student Scholar

November 11 2025

Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar has been named a Student Scholar by the Association for Preservation Technology (APT). Each year, around ten students are selected worldwide for the scholarship program based on the quality and innovation of their research abstracts, as well as their contribution to the field of preservation technology. Scholars are paired with mentors from the APT College of Fellows, prepare and present their research during the association's annual conference, and enjoy opportunities for long-term professional networking and mentorship within the preservation community.

Cultural immersion fellowship prepares Pellecer for future in technology policy

November 10 2025

Aisaiah Pellecer had originally planned to attend graduate school after earning his bachelor's degree in information sciences + data science (BSIS+DS). His plans changed after learning about the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a fellowship that annually provides 65 American and 65 German young professionals the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries—studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program. 

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. 

Kang makes sense of too much information

November 5 2025

As an MSIM student at the iSchool, Zhanchen Kang is passionate about helping people make sense of the overwhelming amount of information in their daily lives. Kang earned an undergraduate degree in information systems in China before coming to the University of Illinois to further explore how technology, data, and people intersect.