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Consistently named one of the top library and information science programs in the nation, the School of Information Sciences, founded in 1893 at the Armour Institute in Chicago, maintains a reputation of excellence and innovation. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was founded in 1867, and is regularly cited among leading universities in the United States. General information:
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06/16/2026
How do you gain consulting experience when you're a student?
This spring, more than 65 students in the Business Intelligence Group (BIG) worked directly with organizations on projects involving health care, financial services, aviation, gaming, community services, and higher education.
Read how students gained hands-on consulting experience while delivering real solutions for real clients ▶️ bit.ly/4orLFw0
06/15/2026
After 21 years of service to the , Assistant Director of IT Jen Anderson will officially retire on June 30.
Congratulations on this next chapter, Jen! We will miss you! 🧡
06/12/2026
Professor Emerita Linda C. Smith was featured in the American Library Association Office for Accreditation's PRISM newsletter, sharing insights from her years of service as an accreditation reviewer, panel chair, and a member of the Committee on Accreditation.
Smith discusses her distinguished career in LIS, her extensive experience as an accreditation external reviewer and panel chair, and her continued contributions to the School as Senior Dean's Fellow.
Read more ▶️ bit.ly/4aJw59k
06/11/2026
Happy birthday, dear Alma 🎉🎈
06/09/2026
A celebration of life for PhD student Fobazi Ettarh will be held at the South Asia Institute in Chicago on June 27 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. All who knew and loved Fobazi are welcome to attend.
More details can be found here ▶️ bit.ly/4osSHAL
06/09/2026
NCSA researchers hosted an innovative workshop series to make high-performance computing education more accessible for practitioners with disabilities and the broader research community.
Led by Omar Khan, a graduate research assistant at NCSA, and JooYoung Seo, an assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences at Illinois at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NCSA faculty affiliate, the workshop emerged from a recognized gap in accessible educational resources for HPC systems. While prior efforts have explored how learners conceptualize HPC environments, there has been limited work examining how to make HPC education accessible.
Learn more about their research in this story!
https://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/2026/06/08/ncsas-delta-brings-accessibility-to-hpc/
06/09/2026
Our pilot Summer Intensive program brought online students to campus for week-long immersive courses, professional development opportunities, and community-building, and social events. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this happen!
06/08/2026
Some familiar faces at the Children’s Literature Association ( ) annual conference 🧡
06/04/2026
Fight the Power! In 2013, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) suddenly and mysteriously banned Persepolis, the beloved graphic novel about author Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in authoritarian Iran. In Wake Now in the F…
06/03/2026
We are proud to announce that Nicole A. Cooke, Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and professor in the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award for her advocacy, groundbreaking research, and dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion within library and information science.
Sponsored by the and Sage Publications, the award recognizes individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it affects libraries, information centers, and the dissemination of ideas.
Congratulations and thank you for your work, Nicole!
Read more ▶️ bit.ly/4oqrBuh