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Digitized 17-18th Century Documents Shed Light on Nipmuc History
iSchool PhD student Lydia Curliss co-curated new online exhibit on the relationship between the indigenous Nipmuc communities and settl …

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.

Citizen Panel: What Values Should Regulate Social Media?
iSchool PhD student Anna Lenhart & EViD Lab host citizen panel on what values should impact legislation on content moderation of so …

Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center
After 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …

Spooktacular Field Study: Adding Congressional Cemetery Graves to Google Arts and Culture
iSchool MLIS student, Rosie Grant, shares her internship experience as a digital archivist for one of DC’s oldest cemeteries.

PhD Alumni Spotlight: Examining the "Datafication" of Family Life – Priya Kumar, PhD ‘21
From interests in public policy and journalism, to a fascination for social media’s influence on entire industries, Priya Kumar “fe …

Banned Books Week 2021 – ALA’s Most Challenged Books List for 2020 Revealed
The Hate U Give, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian among the American Library A …