iSchool alumna Janet Tom (MA’99) was one of ten librarians across the country to be awarded ALA’s 2019 “I Love My Librarian Award” for her work at the San Francisco Public Library. Co-workers and patrons …
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A Message to the iSchool Community
Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff of the iSchool, In the wake of recent racist anti-Black incidents and violence in Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, New York, and elsewhere around the country, we call for full …
iSchool adds new faculty members
The iSchool is thrilled to announce the addition of several faculty members! The hiring process began in early 2020 and visits to Madison luckily finished up a few weeks before campus closed facilities in March. …
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett studies the complexities of screen time in families
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett’s research on children’s media and technology use couldn’t come at a better time than during the COVID-19 shutdown. Now more than ever, young children are using screens and digital technologies to …
Rebecca Millerjohn (MA’16) named a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker
Congratulations to iSchool alum Rebecca Millerjohn! Ms. Millerjohn was named a 2020 Mover and Shaker by Library Journal. Currently a Youth Services Librarian at Madison Public Library, she is recognized for incorporating assessment into the …
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett Named Partner Investigator in $23.4 million Global Study on Digital Technology and Children
Associate Professor Rebekah Willett has been named a partner investigator in the first global effort to study the effects of digital technology on children based in the Australian Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child. …
Associate Professor Alan Rubel on Data Mining in Higher Ed
Associate Professor Alan Rubel published A Matter of Trust: Higher Education Institutions as Information Fiduciaries in an Age of Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics in the December issue of JASIST. The paper’s co-authors are …
Student Group Feature: ALA-Student Chapter
Student Group Feature Take some time to check out our wonderful iSchool organizations to learn more about how our students are becoming better scholars and community members. Every two weeks we will be profiling a …
Student Group Feature: REFORMA
Student Group Feature Take some time to check out our wonderful iSchool organizations to learn more about how our students are becoming better scholars and community members. Every two weeks we will be profiling a …
Attention Alumni! Join the Alumni Board
We are seeking new members for the iSchool Alumni Board! Please consider submitting your name for consideration. What does an Alumni Board Member Do? Choose a Distinguished iSchool Alumna/us each calendar year. More details about …