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Nitin Verma selected as a Public Voices fellow

Teaching Assistant Professor Nitin Verma is among the 20 faculty from the University of Illinois System who were selected for the 2026–2027 cohort of the Public Voices Fellowship. The program is part of a national initiative led by The OpEd Project to help experts from underrepresented groups to be positioned as public thought leaders in their fields and contribute to the national dialogue around important issues.

Nitin Verma

Internship spotlight: Anchorage Museum Library and Archives

MSLIS student Sydney Durst spent the summer of 2026 interning with the Anchorage Museum. "I found myself really pulling from my lessons in my metadata classes," she said. "A big part of the task was identifying what information was important to put in searchable descriptions for researchers!"

Sydney Durst

Wedgeworth to deliver the 2026 Windsor Lecture

Robert Wedgeworth (MSLIS '61), former University Librarian at Illinois and the iSchool's 1991 Distinguished Alumnus, will deliver the 2026 Windsor Lecture at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9, online via Zoom. Room 126 in 501 E. Daniel Street will be available for viewing.

Robert Wedgeworth

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