Olivia Freedman x’26 knew she wanted to attend UW–Madison long before applying to college. With two Badger alums as parents, Freedman visited the campus at age 10 and “fell in love,” she said. “I wanted to follow in their footsteps.” Freedman also had an early interest in using technology to help meet people’s needs; as …
Near the end of the spring 2024 semester, students in LIS 722: College and University Libraries, taught by Patrick Leeport, had the chance to test out potential new furniture for the iSchool’s future home in the pathbreaking School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) building, Morgridge Hall. As part of an extra credit assignment …
Congratulations to the spring 2024 graduates of the Information School! A total of 114 scholars completed an iSchool degree program this semester and will now launch into careers across the information professions. This semester’s graduates have completed the following programs: BA/BS Information Science: 27 graduates MA Library & Information Studies: 61 graduates MS Information: 25 …
Camber Walvoortx’26 wasn’t planning on coming to UW–Madison. She had grown up in Wisconsin, and she initially leaned toward venturing further from home, considering schools like the University of Utah. In the end, though, Walvoort said, “I felt like Wisconsin is where I needed to be because of the student culture. I wanted to experience …
The iSchool proudly congratulates seven exceptional scholars who have been named winners of this year’s iSchool Student Awards! The winners, listed below, demonstrated rigorous scholarship, campus and community involvement, and creativity. The Outstanding Student awards are new this year, to honor and reward the exceptional work being done by students across iSchool programs. 2023-2024 iSchool …
As I write this, UW is headed into Spring Break, and a few weeks later the 2023-2024 academic year will wind down. In the past two Spring Jottings, I’ve had a long list of new iSchool developments to share. I’m pleased that this year brings even more. Most recently, we were thrilled to welcome Vice …