Ramesh Srinivasan Explores “Utopias”
UCLA professor of information studies and design media arts launches podcast, examining what it means to be human in a data-saturated world.
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Cindy Mediavilla and Kelsey Knox Publish “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland”
UCLA alumnae and information professionals expand the conversation on women’s contributions to the park’s design, entertainment, and visitor experience.
Michelle Caswell Appointed Inaugural Special Advisor to EVC and Provost Darnell Hunt
Founder and co-director of the Community Archives Lab in the UCLA Department of Information Studies will share expertise in community-engaged scholarship.
Stanley Griffin to Deliver 2024 Kenneth Karmiole Lecture in Archival Studies
Professor of humanities and education at the University of the West Indies to speak on the Caribbean’s regional and insular dynamics through the lens of “island records.”
Information Studies Scholar Miriam Posner is part of team awarded Mozilla Foundation Grant
Responsible Computing Challenge funds efforts to reimagine how computer science is taught
Tonia Sutherland: New Book Explores “Resurrecting the Black Body” and its Afterlife Legacies
While earning her MLIS at the University of Pittsburgh, Tonia Sutherland was assailed by the media images and footage of […]
Michelle Caswell and Anna Robinson-Sweet Win 2023 ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
Research on community-led recordkeeping projects is recognized by the Association for Library and Information Science Education.
UCLA Ed&IS Minor in Information and Media Literacy Provides Critical Tools for the Digital Age
Partnership between the UCLA Departments of Education and Information Studies enhances students’ understanding of information and media for all undergrads across campus.
Convocation Heralds New UCLA Ed&IS Academic Year
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie and keynote by Penn State’s Omi Salas Santa-Cruz welcome students, faculty, and staff back to campus.
Diane Mizrachi Honored as 2023 LISAA Alumna of the Year
UCLA Librarian for Jewish and Israel Studies and Social Sciences involved in pioneering work on repatriating Nazi-looted books to their countries of origin.
Cindy Nguyen Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
Historian of Vietnam and Southeast Asia and digital humanities scholar will provide perspectives on empire and information.
Noopur Raval Joins the UCLA Department of Information Studies
New assistant professor of information studies brings expertise in global AI development and information systems in postcolonial contexts to UCLA.
UCLA Ed&IS Commencement: Celebrating with Hope, Commitment to Change
Wasserman Dean Christina Christie and student speakers honor the Class of 2023 with messages of congratulations and encouragement.
Johanna Drucker Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society
UCLA’s retiring Breslauer Professor of Bibliographical Studies serves on the Council of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences; chairs the Advisory Committee for the organization’s Humanities, Arts, and Cultures program.
Thuy Vo Dang Honored by the Society for Public Health Education
Scholar of oral history, Southeast Asian diaspora, and community archives recognized for co-authored paper on archiving COVID-19 experience of AAPI communities.
The SMASH Project: UCLA Ed&IS Combine Departmental Expertise to Study Hate Speech
The SEIS interdisciplinary partnership collaborates with the Organization for Social Media Safety, as part of UCLA’s campus-wide Initiative to Study Hate.
Jesse Erickson: Time Traveling Scholar Reveals the Hidden Histories of Books
The Morgan Library’s Astor Curator of Printed Books & Bindings will present the 15th Annual Breslauer Lecture on Apr. 6
Ramesh Srinivasan Supports New Legislation Holding Online Platforms Responsible for Misuse
Led by Sen. Mark R. Warner, reforms to Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act were reintroduced in Congress on Feb. 28.
Ramesh Srinivasan on ChatGPT
Scholar of digital culture to discuss AI’s impact on UCLA’s academic mission of teaching, research, and service in virtual town hall on Mar. 3.
Mary Niles Maack: 1945-2023
Scholar of international comparative librarianship and history of the book shared expertise across the globe.
Safiya U. Noble Honored With North Carolina A&T’s Human Rights Medal
Scholar of internet studies recognized for groundbreaking work in algorithmic discrimination.
MLK Day: A Message from Christina Christie, Wasserman Dean
Today, we honor the life and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—our nation’s revered social and racial justice leader. […]
Universities rich in data, struggle to capture its value
UCLA–MIT Press research finds pervasive lack of data infrastructure, strategy in U.S. higher ed
Jennifer Nguyen Bernal Recognized with Student Honors by ALA and ARL
First-year MLIS student receives ALA’s David H. Clift Scholarship and is selected to the 2022-2024 ARL Kaleidoscope Program.