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Precious Abujana (left) and Andrea N Gutmann Fuentes (right)
iSchool Students Precious Abujana and Andrea Gutmann Fuentes awarded 2021 ALA Spectrum Scholarships
Abujana and Fuentes are among the American Library Association’s 60 Spectrum Scholarship award recipients for 2021.

Brenda Johnson-Perkins, Jennifer Sturge, and Nini Beegan are among the Library Journal’s distinguished group of innovators shaping the future of libraries
UMD Faculty and Alumni Honored as Movers and Shakers Class of 2021
Brenda Johnson-Perkins, Jennifer Sturge, and Nini Beegan are among the Library Journal’s distinguished group of innovators shaping th …

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 iSchool Awards Recipients
The iSchool Awards Committee is pleased to announce the iSchool Awards Recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year!

UMD iSchool Takes #4 Spot in U.S. Rankings
Library and information studies, youth services, and information systems are among programming areas to earn top-five rankings.

Jesse Anderson, College of Information Studies (left); Veeraj Shah, School of Public Health (right)
Jesse Anderson, InfoSci ’22, to Compete as Finalist in the UMD Do Good Challenge!
Anderson and partner Veeraj Shah's startup nonprofit organization, Chat Health, will be showcased as the competition continues through …

The Baltimore Sun: Harford County Library CEO Named New Chairwoman of Maryland Humanities Board
As chair of the board, University of Maryland iSchool MLS alumna Mary Hastler will continue Maryland Humanities' racial equity work. …

INFO Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Design Personalized Self-Tracking Tech for Older Adults to Improve Physical Activities
Choe, Kacorri, and A. Lazar aim to examine how older adults can personalize activity trackers through teachable interfaces to capture m …