Sunday June 28, 2026

Alumni reception in Chicago

Join us for an iSchool alumni reception during the American Library Association annual conference. Connect with alumni, faculty, and staff, and learn what is new in the School. We will present the 2026 iSchool Alumni Association Awards and the 2025 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award.

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  Kraus wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize Award in Fiction

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  Raji invited to join UN Working Expert Group

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  Paper by He's lab recognized at ICLR 2026 workshop

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  iSchool to shape development of cultural heritage documentation standards

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• Wednesday

  June 10

  Daniel Evans's Dissertation Defense

  9:00 - 11:00 AM

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  2025 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award given to Nicole A. Cooke

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Other recent news

Informatics PhD student presents mixed reality movement app at international conference

June 25 2026

Informatics PhD student Robbie Sieczkowski's project, "The mv lab spatial trainer," is a mixed-reality app designed to help users learn and practice foundational concepts in Laban-Bartenieff Movement Analysis (LBMA).

Rhinesmith's new 'hopeful book' examines how community coalitions work to alleviate digital inequality

June 24 2026

Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith has authored a new book examining how community coalitions address digital inequality and strengthen democracy.

iSchool represented at the 2026 ALA Annual Conference

June 23 2026

Join the iSchool at the American Library Association (ALA) 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 25–29 in Chicago, Illinois.

Haricombe establishes scholarship in gratitude for fulfilling career in librarianship

June 18 2026

As a teenager helping her mother sort books in the public library in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Lorraine Haricombe (MSLIS '88, PhD '92) didn't realize that one day she would become a recognized leader in the field of librarianship. As director of their hometown library, Haricombe's mother influenced her daughter's career path and instilled in her a love of learning.