UMD iSchool Alumni Spotlights
UMD’s iSchool Takes Great Pride in its Graduates
From archivists to librarians, web developers to information architects, our iSchool alumni succeed as information professionals in every field imaginable. Take a moment to read these interesting stories about your fellow iSchool Terps!
Stay Engaged with the UMD iSchool
The alumni of the UMD iSchool have been shaping the interaction between people and information. Today our alumni are engaged with the iSchool like never before.
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The Search for Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge
How Jewish ethics and law can be applied to new technological discoveries of the online environment, the arts, and more.
Jane Robbins (left) and Mary Keefer (right), 1988. Image courtesy of the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Digital Collection.
Alumni Profile: Jane Robbins, PhD ‘72
The iSchool catches up with the its first PhD graduate as she shares her legacy as one of the most influential leaders in library science educati …
MLIS Alumni Spotlight: The Joys of Aging Using VR – Erin Washington, MLIS ‘09
Creating first-person, virtual reality experiences to enhance empathy and address growing issues in the caretaking industry.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Empowering Kids and Adults to Design Better Together – Greg Walsh, ‘12
Alumni’s PhD experience inspired the launch of two research groups to develop new technology for youth and other in-need communities.
Images courtesy of Hawa Jalloh (left) and Shannon Bland (right)
MLIS Alumnae Use Instagram to Amplify Black Excellence in Librarianship
Read about two alumnae who are creating spaces for current and aspiring librarians and authors of color.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Science is a Social Process – Pengyi Zhang, ‘10
Connecting people with technology to enhance decision making, foster collaborative learning, and create more inclusive online communities.
CAP students in the Expanded Arts Summer Job Program enjoy a lunch break, circa 1970 (Photo courtesy of Robert Breck Chapman Photographs at Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore)
Uncovering the Buried History of Baltimore’s Arts and Culture
The Inheritance Baltimore program is one of the many ways MLIS alumna, Angela Koukoui, is providing better access to her community’s hidden histo …
PhD Alumni Spotlight: No Such Thing as Perfect in Research – Jes Koepfler, ‘14
Wayfinding through our integrated digital world as a UX research leader.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: The Fight for Access to Justice – Ursula Gorham, ‘15
How an alumni is working towards improving access to critical online legal resources and striving to close the “justice gap.”