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CAP students in the Expanded Arts Summer Job Program enjoy a lunch break, circa 1970 (Photo courtesy of Robert Breck Chapman Photographs at Special Collections & Archives, University of Baltimore)
Uncovering the Buried History of Baltimore’s Arts and Culture
January 27, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreThe Inheritance Baltimore program is one of the many ways MLIS alumna, Angela Koukoui, is providing better access to her community's hi …
HR Brew: Employee surveillance is exploding with remote work (feat. Jessica Vitak)
January 27, 2022 | UMD iSchool StaffJournalist Sam Blum examines how the expansion of worker surveillance runs the risk of shattering employees’ trust.
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UMD iSchool’s Jen Golbeck Turns to TikTok as a Tool to Teach Next Gen Social Media Influencers
January 5, 2022 | Hayleigh MooreUniversities are increasingly turning to TikTok and other social platforms to help enhance curriculum and prepare students for this $62 …
The Diamondback: Restorative Justice Steering Committee presents plan to College Park City Council
November 30, 2021 | iSchool NewsiSchool's Andy Fellows was one of four Committee speakers who presented a six-year plan developed to heal damage on the Lakeland commun …
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Digitized 17-18th Century Documents Shed Light on Nipmuc History
October 20, 2021 | iSchool NewsiSchool PhD student Lydia Curliss co-curated new online exhibit on the relationship between the indigenous Nipmuc communities and settl …
Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
Jonathan Lazar Named Director of the Trace R&D Center
October 11, 2021 | Liz ZogbyAfter 50 years, Trace Founder and Director Gregg Vanderheiden passes the gavel to a new director to carry the Trace legacy of accessibi …
Banned Books Week 2021 – ALA’s Most Challenged Books List for 2020 Revealed
September 29, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreThe Hate U Give, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian among the American Library A …
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The Diamondback: UMD works to revamp privacy policy (feat. Jessica Vitak)
September 24, 2021 | Ryan WhiteThe new proposal for a revamped privacy policy is set for a vote in the University Senate in December.
PhD Alumni Spotlight: To Build or Not to Build? – Myeong Lee, PhD ‘19
September 15, 2021 | Hayleigh MooreWhile planning his Master’s degree thesis, Myeong Lee was offered a simple question - "Do you want to build something or understand s …