UMD INFO College Alumni Spotlights
The UMD INFO College Takes Great Pride in its Graduates
From archivists to librarians, web developers to information architects, our INFO alumni succeed as information professionals in every field imaginable. Scroll down to learn more about your fellow alumni! We’d also like to hear from you and share your story.
Featured INFO Alumni
INFO alumni go on to be leaders in shaping the world through information and technology for good. Here are just a few of our stars.
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 scien …
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 communiti …
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 hi …
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.”
PhD Alumni Spotlight: Navigating the HUman eXperience – Gagan Jindal, ‘20
Gagan Jindal’s unexpected journey to creating a more accessible and meaningful user experience for all.