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Assistant Professor Jiaqi Ma
A collage of 13 of the iSchool’s newest faculty members put together in the shape of the block I. First row (left to right): LaVerne Gray, Hao Wang, Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Min-Seok Choi, Iris Clever Second row (left to right): Daniel Liu, Vishal Sharma, Alex Damarjian Third row (left to right): Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, Jungmin Lee, Katryna Starks, Emilie Butt, Jiovanie Velasquez
Doctoral student Kainen Bell
Research Scientist and Director of Research and Technology Innovation Anita Nikolich
The 2026 GCEC Global Summit will be held in Brazil from July 23-25.
Assistant Dean for Community, Culture, and Engagement Caroline Nappo smiles on the steps of the iSchool building
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang talks on stage about Social Intelligence: Building AI That Understands Society at the 2026 Computing Research Association Summit.
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang
The cover of Jimi Jones and Marek Jancovic’s book “The Future of Memory: A History of Lossless Format Standards in the Moving Image Archive” (left) and Adjunct Lecturer Jimi Jones (MSLIS '07, PhD '19) (right).
Carl Volkmann
Professor and Associate Dean for Research Dong Wang, Associate Professor Jessie Chin, and Assistant Professor Emily Maemura
Interim Dean and Professor Emily Knox
Siyao Cheng stands in front of a research poster.
Professor Emeritus Donald W. Krummel
Assistant Professor Travis L. Wagner
Assistant Professor Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo smiles in front of a bookcase.
Professor Kate McDowell
Assistant Director for Communications and Content Strategy Jeanie Chung
Nicole A. Cooke, recipient of the 2025 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, smiles with Interim Dean Emily Knox.
Professor Emeritus Carole Palmer (PhD ’96), Professor Allen Renear, and Billy Tringali (MSLIS ’19)
The 2026 ACM Web Conference logo that features a tower in Dubai
Top row, from left to right: Sam Helmick (MSLIS '12), current president of ALA; Ziba Pérez (MSLIS '12), current member of the ALA Executive Board; Margaret Heller (MSLIS '08), past president of Core; Mary Ellen Davis (MSLIS '81), past president of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Bottom row, from left to right: Loriene Roy (PhD '87), past president of ALA; Beth McNeil (MSLIS '89), past president of ACRL; Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (MSLIS '95), past president of ACRL; Robert Wedgeworth (MSLIS '61), past executive director of ALA
Informatics PhD student Robbie Sieczkowski smiles while holding up a virtual reality headset
(Left) Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith (Right) The cover of Colin Rhinesmith’s new book, published by University of California Press, “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy.”
The American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition will be held in Chicago from June 25-29. The Chicago Skyline stands in the center of the graphic.
iSchool alum Lorraine Haricombe (MSLIS ’88, PhD ’92)
A small decorative frog smiles atop two leaves and white flowers outside the iSchool building.
Business Intelligence Group (BIG) student consultants smile on the steps of Foellinger Auditorium with Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song
PhD student Wei Cao and Assistant Professor Yaoyao Liu
Cover of Library Trends 74 (4) "Compelling Tensions in Library and Information Science."
PhD student Ruichen Yao (left) and Professor Dong Wang (right) smile while holding up their award certificates for Best Dataset Paper Award.
iSchool students smile for a group photo at Parcada, Urbana’s mini-golf tavern.
Associate Professor Rachel Adler and Informatics student Olive Wang
Postdoctoral Research Associate Cheeno Marlo Sayuno, Associate Director for Research Support Services, HathiTrust Research Center, Glen Layne-Worthey, Assistant Director of the Center for Children's Books Suzan Alteri, and Associate Professors Sarah Park Dahlen and Elizabeth Hoiem.
From left to right: PhD student Mubarak Raji, Associate Professor Masooda Bashir, and PhD students Ramazan Yener and Eryue Xu.
Recipient of the 2025 Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Nicole A. Cooke smiles while wearing a colorful jacket.
City skyline of Denver, Colorado, with the text CVPR, June 3-7, 2026.
The 2026 Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) annual conference will be held May 28-30 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The theme of this year’s conference is “Neighbors and Neighborhoods in Children’s Literature, Media, and Culture.”
2026 Movers & Shakers: (Left) Leah T. Dudak (MSLIS ’17); (Right) Mariella Colon (MSLIS ’07)
Professor Dong Wang and PhD student Ruichen Yao
Student award recipients pictured: Amanda Riggenbach, Anveksha Vinod Pandey, Brianna Ritchison, Jaidyn Smith, Liri Fang, Nicholas Martin, Ruben Manriquez, Ryan Pearlman, and Emma Zou.
Assistant Professor Ismini Lourentzou
Recent MSLIS graduate Mads Christiansen smiles atop the staircase at the iSchool building while holding the 2026 edition of the Trans Resources Guide.
Interim Dean Emily Knox smiles alongside Michèle Cloonan (MS '84, PhD '88) and Sid Berger (MS '87) next to the block I at the ARC.
Daniel Kraus (MSLIS ’05) stands outside in a fenced, wooded area. The cover of his novel “Angel Down.”
PhD student Mubarak Raji
Michèle Cloonan (MS '84, PhD '88), dean and professor emerita in the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons University
Students smiling and throwing up a peace sign through a window.
Alma stands tall in the midst of full trees on a summer day.
"We are hiring" graphic with a blue finial background
Assistant Professor Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo and Assistant to the Dean Christine Hopper smile in front of a colorful mural while holding their plaques.
Professor Jingrui He smiles in front of a brown backdrop.
Assistant Professor Nicola Carboni smiles in front of shelves of books.
PhD student Gladys Kemboi
J. Stephen Downie
PhD student Adebola Obayemi smiles in front of the iSchool building
Professor Emeritus Chip Bruce and the cover of his new book, "Democratic Education: Finding Hope in Challenging Times"
Undergraduate Research Week (April 26-May 2, 2026). Colorful tiles with photos of students performing research, music, and dance.
Informatics PhD student Sepehr Vaez Afshar smiles in front of the iSchool building
Adjunct Lecturer Zach Stier smiles up at a stuffed animal atop his head