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Sam Abrams (MA’17) recently finished working for the StoryCorps podcast as the community archivist. As the community archivist, she managed the lifecycle of the organization’s digital and physical assets and supported a field staff of …

Nathan has always had an interest in history and culture, and has gravitated towards positions in archives libraries, and museums. He volunteered with the Smithsonian Institution’s Anthropology Library, and later worked at the National Archives …

Dr. Susan Allen (MA’68), is a dedicated leader who has flourished as a scholar, practitioner, and administrator at a variety of institutions. She contributed significantly to the areas of rare books and special collections, serving …

The iSchool is excited to announce the new Mad UX Certificate, a post-graduate capstone certificate focusing on the exciting field of user experience design. UW News recently featured the certificate, which is a collaboration between …

During this time of uncertainty, we would like to remind our students, alumni, faculty and staff that you belong to an educational and professional community that values and supports you.  This community has spoken out …

Over the past two years, faculty and staff have been hard at work to broaden the scope of the curriculum while staying true to the school’s traditions in educating librarians, archivists, and information professionals. A …

Dr. Chi-Shiou Lin was recently name Director of the Department of Library and Information Science at National Taiwan University (NTU). Dr. Lin earned his PhD in 2007 and worked in the SLIS Library as a …

Dear Students, SLIS faculty and staff are committed to social justice, diversity, and equality among our staff, students, and services.   We want everyone to feel welcome and involved at SLIS. SLIS is currently in the …

Molly McBride is a 2016 graduate of the iSchool. Below, she describes her experience preserving film at an institute in Santiago, Chile. Thanks to a connection I made at the 2015 Association of Moving Image …

Dr. Royston joined the faculty as the Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow with a joint appointment in the Department of African Cultural Studies and will begin teaching as an assistant professor in Fall 2017. Describe …