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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• Sunday

  June 28

  Alumni reception in Chicago

  5:00 - 7:00 PM

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  Record number of instructors recognized for teaching in Fall 2025

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Other recent news

iSchool alumni named 2026 Movers & Shakers

May 27 2026

Two iSchool alumni are included in Library Journal's 2026 class of Movers & Shakers, an annual list that recognizes 50 professionals who are moving the library field as a profession. Leah T. Dudak (MSLIS '17) was honored in the Advocates category and Mariella Colon (MSLIS '07) was honored in the Community Builders category. 

iSchool researchers to present at ChLA 2026

May 27 2026

iSchool faculty and staff will present their research at the Children's Literature Association (ChLA) annual conference, which will be held from May 28-30 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The theme of this year's conference is "Neighbors and Neighborhoods in Children's Literature, Media, and Culture."

Wang Group to present work at ICWSM 2026

May 26 2026

Professor Dong Wang and PhD student Ruichen Yao will present their research at the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) 2026, which will take place May 27–29 in Los Angeles, bringing together researchers from around the world to study the intersection of social media, society, and technology. The conference is widely recognized as a premier venue for computational social science and social computing, with a highly selective acceptance process.

2026 student award recipients announced

May 22 2026

The School of Information Sciences recognized student award recipients at the iSchool Convocation on May 17. Awards are based on academic achievements, as well as attributes that contribute to professional success. For more information about each award, including past recipients, visit the Student Awards page. Congratulations to this year's honorees!