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MLIS Alumni Spotlight: The Joys of Aging Using VR – Erin Washington, MLIS ‘09

April 13, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Creating first-person, virtual reality experiences to enhance empathy and address growing issues in the caretaking industry.

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iSchool Admits First Student to New Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Program

March 7, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

Students can now graduate with a B.S. in Information Science and a M.S. in Library and Information Science in just five years.

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Photo by airfocus on Unsplash

Preparing for the Big Day

March 4, 2022 |

Guidelines for defending your Ph.D. proposal or dissertation.

Headshots of Hawa Jalloh and Shannon Bland over a pink and purple background

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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Images courtesy of the National Women's History Museum

Celebrate Women’s History Month From Anywhere

March 1, 2022 | iSchool News Staff

Explore the National Women's History Museum's collection of virtual exhibits and learn about trailblazing women, past and present.

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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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.

Diverse Group eating Lunch in Baltimore in 1970

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

January 27, 2022 | Hayleigh Moore

The Inheritance Baltimore program is one of the many ways MLIS alumna, Angela Koukoui, is providing better access to her community's hi …

Congratulations to the Fall 2021 iSchool Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the Fall 2021 iSchool Scholarship Recipients

December 22, 2021 | Mia K. Hinckle

16 students from across programs have been recognized for excellence in their work and studies.