Student Profile –Corey Black (MA Library & Information Studies x’24) Madison, Malawi, Beijing, Washington, DC. Corey Black’s journey to the iSchool has been a bit of an adventure. Like many Wisconsin kids, Black decided to attend her hometown school, UW–Madison. UW was a clear choice since she was chosen to be a Precollege Enrichment Opportunity …
Student Spotlight – Alina Mukhortova (BS Information Science x’25) Alina Mukhortova is a long way from home. She is an international student from Krasnodar, Russia, pursuing the iSchool’s newly offered information science major. The information science major will be in addition to her bachelor of science degree in consumer behavior and marketplace studies in the …
Best Wishes to Debra Shapiro Congratulations to Debra Shapiro, who will retire from the iSchool on June 30. Shapiro (MA LIS ’91) joined the department professionally in 2000 to work in continuing education services, and became the coordinator of the online master of arts program in 2006. Her previous experience included working as a reference …
Did you know that every seven years the iSchool must reaccredit its master of arts in library and information studies (LIS) program? All programs accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) go through a very formal and extensive review process. This was our year, and it was an intensive and involved process. While the iSchool …
Whenever there’s breaking news about gender disparity in the workplace, iSchool Assistant Professor Chaoqun Ni is rarely surprised. She has made gender disparity, particularly in academia in STEM fields, the center of her recent work. What she has found isn’t pretty. Ni found that women scientists in academia don’t advance at the same rate as …
Welcome to Brendan Casey, the new Director of Experiential Learning, who joined the iSchool in December. In his role, he works to secure internships and other experiential opportunities for students. “This includes everything from generating opportunities by tapping into 20 years of government and industry connections, to portfolio reviews, mock interviewing, and industry-specific coaching.” When …