It has been fifteen years since Allison Kaplan joined the iSchool. In that time, she taught classes, advised students, and created a name for herself as the person with all the answers about the school library media program. She is now ready to retire and relax, and we asked her a few questions about her …

Leadership changed at the iSchool this spring. Dr. Alan Rubel, who joined the faculty in 2010, will serve as iSchool director for the next three-year term. Dr. Rubel’s research interests are in information ethics, policy, and law, focusing on information privacy and security, surveillance, and algorithmic decision-making. He is also a faculty member in UW’s …

The UW–Madison Information School (iSchool) recently moved up in the U.S. News and World Report ranking as the 11th best program for Library and Information studies in the nation.  While the iSchool was already top-ranked in previous years as 14th in the nation, the leap in ranking reflects the school’s longstanding commitment to educate students …

Help the iSchool celebrate the Class of 2021! The iSchool will host a virtual graduation ceremony on May 9 via a Canvas Celebration site. An email was sent to alumni on Tuesday, May 4 with the Canvas site information. If you didn’t receive the email, please contact Anna Palmer, ahpalmer@wisc.edu. The site will open at …

First year student Monika Hetzler is about to have more in common with her mom. Her mother, Svetha Hetzler, is the library director at the Sun Prairie (WI) Public Library and had a significant influence on Monika’s decision to pursue the library profession. “Growing up, my mom would always take us to the library with …

The iSchool recently received an unprecedented gift: a $5.5 million donation with the flexibility to be used at the discretion of the school. The gift will support the research and diversity missions of the iSchool. Specifically, the gift is expected to fund the research of new junior faculty members, helping them become prominent scholars in …

The iSchool is excited to name Patrick Losinski (MA’83) as the 2021 Distinguished Alumnus. Patrick is currently the CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio. Tell us a little about your background. I grew up in Stevens Point, WI and attended UW-Stevens Point. My degree included an internship for the local cable access television …

Dear iSchool family, We write to share our grief for the loss of the eight people murdered Tuesday in Atlanta. While we do not yet know all of the details, reports indicate that people were targeted for violence based on their perceived race and gender. Six of those killed were of Asian descent and seven …

Rachel Vagts did not anticipate that serving as the president of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) would involve responding to a global pandemic, but she has successfully helped the organization through the unprecedented circumstances. This meant moving educational offerings and annual meetings to virtual formats and adjusting the budget to avoid employee layoffs. The …