News: Faculty & Staff

Dr. Tamara Clegg

Dr. Tamara Clegg alongside Rubble from one of Nickelodeon’s newest shows, PAW Patrol.

iSchool Professor Dr. Tamara Clegg Stars in Nickelodeon Commercial

February 14, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Clegg is an expert in youth experience and digital practices working with Nickelodeon to enhance its online learning platform, Noggin.
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Social Data Science Major to Debut in February

February 2, 2022 | Rachael Grahame
New B.S. degree program to teach students how to collect, analyze data for fast-growing fields.
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Work on the Use of Intelligent Voice Assistants by Older Adults Wins ACM TOCHI Best Paper Award

January 28, 2022 | Liz Zogby
The paper by iSchool PhD student Alisha Pradhan, iSchool assistant professor Dr. Amanda Lazar, and University of Washington’s Dr. Lea …
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HR Brew: Employee surveillance is exploding with remote work (feat. Jessica Vitak)

January 27, 2022 | UMD iSchool Staff
Journalist Sam Blum examines how the expansion of worker surveillance runs the risk of shattering employees’ trust.
Trace Center at 50 Yrs (Video): Accomplishments, Lessons Learned, Future Directions

Trace Center at 50 Yrs (Video): Accomplishments, Lessons Learned, Future Directions

January 6, 2022 | Mia K. Hinckle & Liz Zogby
A review of the Center’s work at the intersection of disability and technology over its first five decades, and a look at its current …
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Katrina Fenlon to Support New Commission to Foster Digital Humanities Projects on Social and Racial Justice

December 10, 2021 | Press Release
The Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship will look at improving the support, access, and sustainability o …
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The Diamondback: UMD works to revamp privacy policy (feat. Jessica Vitak)

September 24, 2021 | Ryan White
The new proposal for a revamped privacy policy is set for a vote in the University Senate in December.

Fall 2021 Welcome from iSchool Dean Keith Marzullo

August 31, 2021 | Keith Marzullo
Wishing students, staff, and faculty a wonderful and safe Fall semester.
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The Washington Post: Private Israeli Spyware Used to Hack Cellphones of Journalists

August 26, 2021 | iSchool News
UMD iSchool Assistant Professor Ido Sivan-Sevilla discusses the threat of unregulated private surveillance tools.