T-Kay Sangwand: UCLA IS Alumna Spins the Flip Side of Archival Practice
Librarian for digital collection development at UCLA Library and global hip hop DJ reaches across borders to share musical and cultural connections.
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UCLA Ed & IS Creates New Undergraduate Minor in Information and Media Literacy
Joint program will capitalize on faculty expertise across the Departments of Education and Information Studies; prepare students for innovative careers and graduate work.
UCLA SEIS Faculty Recognized as Leaders in Public Scholarship
Twelve UCLA scholars included in Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
UCLA Education Co-Sponsors the Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas
International and multilingual event centered on the legacy of Paulo Freire, disinformation, gender equity, and environmental and racial justice.
Jené D. Brown: To Serve As President-Elect of the California Library Association
UCLA Information Studies alumna draws upon 24 years of library management experience at Los Angeles Public Library.
Joanna Smith: UCLA IS Alumna Adapts Skills to Aerospace Industry
A software configuration analyst at Northrop Grumman Corporation, Smith draws upon her wide range of library and archival experience.
UCLA IS: Corday Productions’ Gift of Vintage Video Equipment to Enhance Hands-On Learning
UCLA’s Center for Preservation of Audiovisual Heritage offers students the skills needed to enter the preservation field.
Ramesh Srinivasan: Disinformation’s Divisive Effect on Society
Scholar of digital culture discusses the loss of trust and fair discourse among internet users on global issues.
UCLA internet studies and race scholar Safiya Noble awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Noble, who joins 13 other UCLA ‘genius grant’ recipients, is set to launch a nonprofit that encourages women leaders.
Johanna Drucker Wins AIGA Steven Heller Award for Cultural Commentary
UCLA’s inaugural Breslauer Professor of Bibliography lauded for her work in the look of language and how it adds to its meaning.
Community Archives: Assimilation, Integration, or Resistance?
An excerpt from Information Studies Professor Michelle Caswell’s new book Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work that looks at how the accidental discovery of a home movie of an interracial South Asian American family provided a window into the society in which it was created.
Lessa Pelayo-Lozada: Chosen as 2021-22 ALA President-Elect
Adult services manager of the Palos Verdes Library District will be the first UCLA alumna and first Pacific Islander to assume leadership of the American Library Association.
What’s Next? How Digital Media Shapes Our Society
A summary of Professor Leah A. Lievrouw’s most recent book, which explores the rapidly changing role communication plays at the center of human experience and endeavor.
UCLA IS Expertise Serves Communities in the Pandemic with the Digital Resource Development Initiative
The Digital Resource Development Initiative was established in March 2020 by the UCLA Department of Information Studies, with the goal…
Virtual Commencement Celebrates UCLA SEIS Class of ‘21
The 2021 Commencement of the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies was celebrated by a virtual ceremony on June […]
Michelle Caswell Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars
Michelle Caswell, UCLA associate professor of information studies, has been given the Chancellor’s Award for Community-Engaged Scholars, which annually supports […]
California Rare Book School: New Director Envisions Global Impact of Landmark Continuing Education Program
In its sixteenth year, the UCLA California Rare Book School (CalRBS) is poised to redefine the contemporary relevance of libraries […]
Johanna Drucker Honored with the AIGA Steven Heller Prize for Cultural Commentary
UCLA Distinguished Professor of Information Studies Johanna Drucker has won the 2021 Steven Heller Award for Cultural Commentary from the […]
LISAA Spring Awards to Honor UCLA Alumna Victoria Steele
The UCLA Library & Information Studies Alumni Association and the UCLA Department of Information Studies will celebrate the 2021 LISAA […]
Michelle Caswell: New Book Examines Liberatory Memory Work in the Archival Field
In writing her forthcoming book, “Urgent Archives: Enacting Liberatory Memory Work,” Michelle Caswell, associate professor in the UCLA Department of…
Ellen Pearlstein Awarded Rome Prize by the American Academy in Rome
Ellen Pearlstein, UCLA professor of information studies and founding faculty member of the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological […]
Safiya U. Noble Featured on PBS’s NOVA
UCLA Associate Professor of Information Studies Safiya U. Noble was recently featured in an episode on “Search Engine Breakdown,” for […]
A Lasting Legacy of Community Service: In Memory of Professor John McNeil
A Message from Tina Christie, UCLA Wasserman Dean This week brought sad news to the UCLA School of Education and…
Shawn VanCour Appointed Director of the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force
Shawn VanCour says that when writing his 2018 book, “Making Radio: Early Radio Production and the Rise of Modern Sound […]