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

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. …

Faculty Spotlight: Assistant Professor, Naeemul Hassan
Naeemul is focused on computational journalism and social sensing, working on a number of projects with faculty and staff from the UMD …

PhD Student Spotlight: Xiaoyun Huang
Xiaoyun is currently exploring how people present themselves across their social media ecosystems and what factors could influence the …

Staff Spotlight: IT Coordinator, Allan Oliveros
Allan is currently focused on providing tech support to faculty and staff to make sure they are able to use tech equipment just as effe …

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 …

Social Media’s Impact on the 2020 Presidential Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Social media has been a tool for boosting civic engagement, but also a vehicle for surprisingly convincing fake news and videos.