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Alumni Spotlight: Re-Envisioning the Role of Libraries in Teaching and Learning – Jean Donham, MLS ‘72
At the start of her professional career, Dr. Jean Donham taught at a middle school in the small town of Ames, Iowa.

Faculty Spotlight: Trevor Owens, Adjunct Lecturer
Trevor Owens has devoted much of his career to advancing digital infrastructure and programs for libraries and archives.

WUSA: Apple, Google Team Up for Contact Tracing Tech to Help Fight Coronavirus (featuring Jen Golbeck)
WUSA anchor Gio Insignares talks with Dr. Jen Golbeck about Apple and Google working together to create a new technology that would let …

Dr. Renee Hill standing in front of Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland
UMD’s Dr. Renee Hill is Recipient of the NFB Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship Award
The Accessibility Inclusion Fellowship is one of the many ways the National Federation of the Blind is supporting accessibility for bli …

Alumni Spotlight: The Work of an Ivy League Librarian – Tara Custer MLS ‘15
When looking for an ALA-accredited school, Tara came across the University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies (UMD iSchool) …

Alumni Spotlight: A Librarian’s Journey to Finding Her Calling – Amelia Nuss, MLS 2010
Some people are born knowing that they want to be a librarian. Others discover their calling after years of working in a different prof …