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Social Data Science Major to Debut in February
New B.S. degree program to teach students how to collect, analyze data for fast-growing fields.

HR Brew: Employee surveillance is exploding with remote work (feat. Jessica Vitak)
Journalist Sam Blum examines how the expansion of worker surveillance runs the risk of shattering employees’ trust.

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The Diamondback: UMD works to revamp privacy policy (feat. Jessica Vitak)
The new proposal for a revamped privacy policy is set for a vote in the University Senate in December.

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Trace Center Directs New Digital Accessibility Research During Covid-19 Pandemic
The Trace Research & Development Center leads new initiatives to address accessibility barriers heightened due to the COVID-19 pand …

Alumni Profile: Gabriel Cruz, MIM, Class of 2021
Enterprise systems and IT development demand expertise and adaptability in a rapidly evolving technology field

UMD iSchool @ the ACM’s 2020 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
UMD iSchool's Dr. Jessica Vitak discusses the college's robust participation in the ACM's prestigious CSCW 2020 Conference.

Cogitatio Press: Strengthening Children’s Privacy Literacy through Contextual Integrity
A team of UMD iSchool researchers aim to strengthen children's privacy literacy.