Wednesday February 11, 2026

Book Challenges and School Libraries

Leah Gregory (Illinois Heartland Library System) and Vicki Pietrus (Niles West High School) join the CCB in a discussion about the how Illinois school libraries have been impacted by the rise of book challenges and bans. The panel will be introduced by Emily Knox, Interim iSchool Dean.

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  Wang appointed associate dean for research

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  Get to know Sneha Vyas, MSIM student

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  Haider joins academic affairs

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  Hooper joins admissions and records team

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• Wednesday

  February 4

  Making an Artist’s Book Workshop with Ben Blount

  3:00 - 5:00 PM

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  Raji selected for IAPP Westin Scholar Award

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Other recent news

Gregory B. Newby passes away

January 30 2026

Gregory B. Newby passed away October 21, 2025. Newby was an assistant professor at the iSchool at Illinois from 1991 to 1997 and taught graduate-level courses in information technology; networking tools and use; information organization and system design; and user-based design and analysis. He was the founder of Prairienet and instrumental in the design of the iSchool's Leep program in 1996.

ISAA seeks nominations for annual awards

January 28 2026

The iSchool Alumni Association (ISAA) is seeking nominations for three distinguished awards. The awards are given annually at the iSchool alumni reception held at the American Library Association conference. The deadline for nomination is April 1, 2026.

Uba invited to share research at Net Inclusion 2026

January 21 2026

PhD student Ebubechukwu Uba has been invited to present her work at the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) conference, Net Inclusion 2026, which will be held on February 3-5 in Chicago. Uba will discuss her digital inclusion work with StepUp Academy, a nonprofit education and digital inclusion initiative in Nigeria that she founded in 2023.

iSchool recognizes 2025 PhD milestones

January 21 2026

The School of Information Sciences is proud to recognize the 2025 academic milestones of our PhD students.