Sunday May 18, 2025

iSchool Convocation Ceremony

The iSchool's ceremony will be broadcast live online so all students and their family and friends can watch if they are unable to attend the ceremony in person.

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• Thursday

  April 24

  Writing in Information Sciences Workshop

  2:00 - 3:00 PM

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  Knox appointed interim dean

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  iSchool at Illinois ranked number one

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  Janoffs make charitable bequest to iSchool

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• Monday

  April 28

  Yingjun Guan’s Dissertation Defense

  9:00 - 11:00 AM

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  Ellis joins iSchool Career Services

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Other recent news

Garnes receives Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

April 18 2025

Carolyn L. Garnes (MSLIS '72) has received the 2025 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Library Association (ALA). The annual award, named in honor of award-winning children's book author Virginia Hamilton, is presented in odd years "to a practitioner for substantial contributions through active engagement with youth using award-winning African American literature for children and/or young adults, via implementation of reading and reading-related activities/programs."

Undergraduate Research Symposium features iSchool students and mentors

April 18 2025

Several iSchool undergraduate students will participate in the 18th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. During the event, visitors will learn about undergraduate research projects through oral and poster presentations, creative performances, and art exhibits. All are welcome to attend the symposium, which will be held on April 24 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Illini Rooms and South Lounge of the Illini Union. Oral presentations will be held on the second floor of the Illini Union.

Cordell and Liu receive Outstanding Graduate Student Award

April 14 2025

MSLIS students Cadence Cordell and Yanling Liu have been selected as recipients of the 2024-2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the University Library at the University of Illinois.

Wang wins grand prize at Research Live!

April 11 2025

Informatics PhD student Olivia Wang won the Grand Prize at the 2025 Research Live! competition, which was held on April 8 in the Campus Instructional Facility Atrium. At the event, which is hosted by the Graduate College, thirteen finalists presented their graduate research in three minutes or less to a general audience. Wang received $500 as the Grand Prize winner.