The University of Maryland College of Information Studies (UMD INFO College) is a top-ranked research and teaching college where faculty, staff, and students are passionate about using information and technology to break down barriers and create exciting new possibilities.

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Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.  

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Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.

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Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers. 

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Recent INFO News

Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu, University of Maryland, College Park

Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu, University of Maryland, College Park. Photo by Lisa Helfert.

Press Release: UMD Undergraduate Student Wins Prestigious U.S. Department of State Fellowship

May 2, 2024 | Foreign Affairs IT Fellowship (FAIT)

Astrid Gabriella Tagne Meleu, BS of Information Science student at the UMD INFO College, will join the Foreign Affairs Information Tech …

Movers & Shakers 2024

Press Release: UMD INFO’s Allison Jennings-Roche Named 2024 LJ Mover & Shaker

May 1, 2024 | Library Journal

LJ’s Class of 2024 Movers & Shakers highlights 50 individuals helping move library work forward

University of Maryland AIM news story via WJLA news network

ABC-7 News: University of Maryland Launches Interdisciplinary Institute on Artificial Intelligence (ft. Sheena Erete)

April 30, 2024 | INFO Staff

INFO Professor Sheena Erete will become the Associate Director of Research at UMD’s new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Ins …

Digital humanity in space.

Data, Death, and What Comes Next

April 30, 2024 | Katie Shilton

A scholar outlines how to respect the digital traces the dead leave behind

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