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Maryland Giving Day – March 9, 2022

March 8, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Read about one student's inspirational story and how Giving Day is helped her pursue a degree in information science.
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Images courtesy of Hawa Jalloh (left) and Shannon Bland (right)

MLIS Alumnae Use Instagram to Amplify Black Excellence in Librarianship

March 3, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Read about two alumnae who are creating spaces for current and aspiring librarians and authors of color.
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PhD Alumni Spotlight: Science is a Social Process – Pengyi Zhang, ‘10

February 9, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore
Connecting people with technology to enhance decision making, foster collaborative learning, and create more inclusive online communiti …
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NPR: TikTok creator makes the recipes she finds on gravestones

January 28, 2022 | UMD iSchool Staff
Journalist Scott Simon talks with iSchool graduate student Rosie Grant about the food she's cooked from recipes found on gravestones.
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Precious Abujana (left) and Andrea N Gutmann Fuentes (right)

iSchool Students Precious Abujana and Andrea Gutmann Fuentes awarded 2021 ALA Spectrum Scholarships

October 14, 2021 | Hayleigh Moore
Abujana and Fuentes are among the American Library Association’s 60 Spectrum Scholarship award recipients for 2021.
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Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility

Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center

October 11, 2021 | Liz Zogby
After 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …
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UMIACS: Plaisant Retires, Concluding Stellar 34-Year Career at UMD

June 9, 2021 | iSchool News
Concluding a 34-year career at UMD that is marked by many notable contributions in research, scholarship and service.
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Alumni Spotlight: Alumna and Trailblazer Lands Career in UX Design – LaRia Rogers MIM ‘20

May 3, 2021 | iSchool News
Driven to pursue a higher education, LaRia Rogers, MIM ’20, found a second home at the University of Maryland College of Information …

Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool

February 25, 2021 | Mia K. Hinckle
Stories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.