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 …
Jottings Spring 2023
Student Spotlight – Alina Mukhortova
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 …
Best wishes to Debra Shapiro
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 …
American Library Association Awards Reaccreditation
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 …
iSchool Assistant Professor Chaoqun Ni Studies Gender Disparity in Academia
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. …
Welcome Brendan Casey
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 …