Jottings: Fall 2023

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From the Director’s Chair: A lot to celebrate at the iSchool

New faculty and staff, plus thriving academic programs, highlight what has been a lively fall semester thus far.


iSchool News

Building for the future: an update on the new CDIS facility

The new facility will bring the iSchool community under one roof with the other CDIS departments, Statistics and Computer Sciences.

iSchool welcomes 4 new faculty members

Their research interests are diverse, from information security and data privacy to bias in algorithms and socially responsible machine learning.

TLAM group with Indigenous partners

How the iSchool is building partnerships with Indigenous communities

The iSchool’s Tribal Libraries, Archives and Museums (TLAM) project is expanding under new leadership.

Research spotlight: Harnessing community and technology for equitable environmental policy

What can policymakers do to address environmental injustice? iSchool researchers are looking for answers—but not on their own.


In Case You Missed It

Student spotlight: Meet 3 talented undergraduates studying Information Science

The Information Science major, now in its second year, is growing rapidly.

Michele Besant awarded iSchool 2023 Alumni of the Year

Besant served the iSchool in three different capacities during her impressive career.


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