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@iSchoolUI
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | The Power of Information | #iSchoolUI
Champaign, IL
Joined December 2008
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    Congratulations to #iSchoolUI alumna @safiyanoble (MS/LIS '09, PhD '12), inaugural recipient of the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award. bit.ly/359O6PW
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    Congratulations to #iSchoolUI alumna @safiyanoble (MS ’09, PhD ’12), whose efforts and achievements in promoting equality across the internet have earned her the University of Illinois Alumni Association's inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Award. Video - bit.ly/3qgjQrZ
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    #iSchoolUI is ranked #1 again . . . Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students, and alumni! Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3cApujX
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    The #iSchoolUI is pleased to announce that @readingspark (MS/LIS '09, PhD '09) will join our faculty as an associate professor in August 2021. Welcome back, Sarah! bit.ly/3gYegZ0
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    #iSchoolUI is ranked #1 again . . . Congratulations to our faculty, staff, students, and alumni! #ILLINOIS bit.ly/2njq1OQ
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    History is made! The #iSchoolUI is launching a Bachelor of Science degree in information sciences (BS/IS) @Illinois_Alma. Learn more: bit.ly/2HgWuPR
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    Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020 #iSchoolUI Alumni Association (ISAA) awards: @safiyanoble (MS '09, PhD '12), @thomasgpadilla (MS '14), and Meg Edwards (MS '04)! bit.ly/3467isY
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    In 1996, the #iSchoolUI launched its Leep (MSLIS online) program. In 2024, the program turns 28 (or 7 Leap years!). Today we'd like to recognize Leep students and alumni as well as Professor Emerita Linda C. Smith, who was instrumental to the program's development and success. 🐸
    iSchool Professor Emerita, Interim Executive Associate Dean Linda C. Smith smiling and holding up a Leep t-shirt in the 1990s.
    iSchool Professor Emerita, Interim Executive Associate Dean Linda C. Smith smiling and holding two Leep frogs in 2024.
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    These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI: In this @RollingStone article, #iSchoolUI alum @safiyanoble (MSIS ’09, PhD ’12) shares her skepticism towards Google’s Ethical AI team due to their history and her research on how search engines reinforce racism. bit.ly/3OX0DdB
    Images courtesy of Rolling Stone. Photographs by Gioncarlo Valentine. Right: Safiya Noble.
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    Congrats to #iSchoolUI faculty affiliate & alum @greenharr (MS '09) on being appointed head of scholarly comm. & publishing @IllinoisLibrary
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    Assoc. Professor @ejmknox has been asked to testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) on "Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature" next Tuesday, September 12 at 10:00 am (ET). Tune into the discussion: bit.ly/3PE6vc5
    Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature. Full Committee Hearing. Date: Tuesday, September 12, 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). Emily Knox, Associate Professor
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    Congratulations to @LibnOfCongress Carla Hayden on receiving an honorary degree from @Illinois_Alma. #iSchoolUI Dean Allen Renear presented her with the honor at Commencement. #ILLINOIS2019
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    #iSchoolUI Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (@lisalibrarian), professor and coordinator for information literacy services and instruction in the @IllinoisLibrary, has received the @alisehq Best Conference Paper Award. bit.ly/31kjCWV
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    Congratulations to #iSchoolUI Assistant Professor and MS/LIS Program Director @LibraryNicole, Assistant Professor and PhD Program Director @janadiesner, and Assistant Professor @ejmknox for their promotion to associate professor with indefinite tenure!