Monday August 24, 2026

First day of instruction - Fall 2026 semester

Classes begin for the Fall 2026 semester.

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• Friday

  August 28

  30th anniversary celebration of the Leep program

  10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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  Knox article included in IJIDI anniversary issue

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  Volkmann Scholarship honors library director and mentor

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  Wagner to receive James M. Cretsos Leadership Award from ASIS&T

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  Sanfilippo to receive Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award from ASIS&T

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  McDowell to receive ASIS&T Research Impact Award

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Other recent news

Three professors receive inaugural iSchool Research and Scholarship Awards

July 15 2026

Dong Wang (Distinguished Research Scholar, Jessie Chin (Advanced Research Scholar), and Emily Maemura (Early Career Scholar) are the first recipients of the iSchool's Research and Scholarship Awards.

Cheng awarded 2026 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

July 8 2026

Doctoral candidate Siyao Cheng was awarded a 2026 Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from Beta Phi Mu, the international honor society for library and information studies. The amount awarded for the fellowship is $3,000.

Donald Krummel passes away

July 2 2026

Professor Emeritus Donald W. Krummel passed away on June 25, 2026, in Urbana, Illinois, at the age of 96.

Chung joins the communications and marketing team

July 1 2026

Jeanie Chung has joined the Communications and Marketing team as assistant director of communications and content strategy.