On May 25, 2023, the Progressive Librarians Guild’s (PLG) Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize Committee announced that Maggie Grabmeier from University of Wisconsin-Madison is the 2023 winner of the Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize! Grabmeier’s essay was …
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Professor Corey Jackson – Amplifying the Voices of Black/Latinx Communities in Policy Discussions
Three iSchool Graduates Share Their Stories
With graduation celebrations underway this week, three notable iSchool graduates share their next chapters, relive favorite moments, and dispense some words of wisdom on what they’ve learned and how they’ve grown. Annie Aaker MA’23 Annie …
Spring 2023 Commencement: Celebrating 7 Graduates from CDIS
Michele Besant Awarded iSchool 2023 Alumni of the Year
The Information School at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce Michele Besant (MA ’93, PhD ’99) has been selected by the Alumni Board as the recipient of the 2023 Alumni of the Year …
Student Profile –Corey Black
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 …
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 …