Wednesday March 4, 2026

2025-2026 Gryphon Lecture

Wayne A. Wiegand, the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University, will present "Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Missing Stories in American Library History."

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  iSchool International: Studying abroad in Japan

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• Friday

  February 27

  The Application of Cultural Competency toward Diversifying the Archival Profession and Record

  5:00 - 6:00 PM

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  Spectrum Scholar Spotlight: Mariana Guerrero

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• Wednesday

  February 25

  The AI Disruption Speaker Series: Jonathan Chen

  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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  Reynolds prepares for a career in global tech

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Wiegand to deliver 2026 Gryphon Lecture

February 23 2026

Wayne A. Wiegand, the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies Emeritus at Florida State University, will deliver the 2026 Gryphon Lecture on March 4. Sponsored annually by the Center for Children's Books, the lecture features a leading scholar in the field of youth and literature, media, and culture.

New NSF award supports innovative role-playing game approach to strengthening research security in academia

February 19 2026

A new National Science Foundation (NSF) award will support an innovative effort in the School of Information Sciences to strengthen research security by using structured role-playing games (RPG) to model the threats facing academic research environments. The project, titled "REDTEAM: Research Environment Defense Through Expert Attack Modeling," addresses a growing challenge: balancing the open, collaborative nature of academic research with increasing national security risks and sophisticated adversarial threats. 

Library Trends examines data literacy in latest issue

February 19 2026

The iSchool at Illinois is pleased to announce the publication of Library Trends 74 (3) "Data Literacy: Navigating the Shift from Hype to Reality." Guest editor and Library Trends editorial board member Ben B. Chiewphasa (MSLIS '19) uses this issue to examine the intersection of technological hype and practical reality in librarianship through the lens of data literacy. 

Get to know Sid Patil, director of data strategy & alumni insights

February 18 2026

In his role with the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Sid Patil (MSIM '24) turns data into connections with alumni and students. Patil developed this human-centered thinking through his studies at the iSchool.