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Faculty Spotlight: Adjunct Lecturer, Nancy Roderer
An "iSchool hanger-on," Nancy began a long association with the school as a student and has returned sporadically over the years to te …

Alumni Spotlight: Alumna Praises iSchool as the Heart of Nation’s Archival World – Ann Abney, MLS ‘16
Ann currently works as the Special Projects Archivist for the South Carolina Political Collections (SCPC) at the University of South Ca …

Alumni Spotlight: UMD iSchool Alum and Archivist Helps to Write the “Final Drafts of History” – Tyler Stump, HiLS 2015
Tyler was especially drawn to the HiLS program after learning about the professional experiences offered in tandem with his academics a …

Faculty Spotlight: Postdoc and Adjunct Faculty Member, Sarah Gilbert
Leading projects for PERVADE, Sarah’s research focuses on learning about the perceptions of the users whose data is collected.

Staff Spotlight: Assistant Dean for Finance & Administration, Melekte Truneh
Melekte is working with the iSchool Deans to develop solutions to combat the financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, David Weintrop
David teaches classes and conducts research on ways to teach people about computing and ways we can use computing skills to teach other …

PhD Student Spotlight: Jonathan Brier
Jonathan’s current research interests lie in understanding human health and the sustainability of communities and technologies.