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Celebrating Exceptional Black Library Leaders, Alumni of the UMD iSchool
Stories of six exceptional leaders transforming the library and information science community.
UMD Driskell Center and iSchool Launch New Crowdsourcing Project to Preserve the Work of African American Art Pioneer
Preserving African American visual art by providing a platform to make the Driskell Papers accessible.
The Passing of Margaret Carty
Margaret Carty, MLA Executive Director and pillar of the library community, passed on Feb 4, 2021.
Alumni Spotlight: A Visionary in the Valley: An Alumna’s Journey to the Globe’s Center for Tech Innovation – Solace "Lacey" Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM ‘19
Solace “Lacey” Arevalo-Sabado, HCIM’19, held an unflinching dream to make a name for herself in arguably the nation’s most reco …
UMAICS: Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good, featuring Wei Ai
Using machine learning techniques to influence positive behavior.

(Illustration by Lauren Biagini courtesy of Maryland Today)
Maryland Today: Don’t Take the (Click)bait, featuring Naeemul Hassan
Creating tools to combat clickbait online.
Design is a Contract
Whether you design physical objects, digital experiences, or classroom curricula, your design is a contract with the users.