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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  Haricombe establishes scholarship in gratitude for fulfilling career in librarianship

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  Informatics PhD student presents mixed reality movement app at international conference

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• Friday

  August 28

  30th anniversary celebration of the Leep program

  10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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  iSchool to shape development of cultural heritage documentation standards

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• Tuesday

  June 30

  Yaman Yu's Dissertation Defense

  2:00 - 4:00 PM

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

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Other recent news

Celebrating ALA at 150

June 26 2026

This year, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrates its 150th anniversary in our backyard at its Chicago headquarters. As the oldest iSchool in the Midwest, our MSLIS program, established 133 years ago, has left an indelible mark on the ALA. Some of our alumni paused to reflect on their time at the iSchool and their tenure as leaders in the ALA.

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.

BIG: Solving real problems for real organizations

June 16 2026

Students in the Business Intelligence Group (BIG)—the experiential learning consultancy program affiliated with Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song's Applied Business Research courses (IS 494 and IS 514)—spent the spring semester working directly with organizations across industries, including health care, financial services, aviation, gaming, community services, and higher education. 

Cao and Liu receive Best Paper Award for FreeOrbit4D

June 12 2026

PhD student Wei Cao and Assistant Professor Yaoyao Liu received a Best Paper Award at the 4th Workshop on Generative Models for Computer Vision, which was held during the 2026 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).