Congratulations to SILS 2020 graduates!

May 10, 2020

The UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) is proud to recognize its 2020 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS), and Bachelor of Science in Information S…Read more

Doctoral, Masters, Undergraduate

Long-time SILS faculty member and former dean Barbara Moran dies at age 75

May 7, 2020

Dr. Barbara Burns Moran, PhD, long-time faculty member and former dean of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), passed away at age 75 at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., in the company of her family on May 2, 2020. SILS has created…Read more

Zeynep Tufekci discusses the WHO, pandemic planning, and epidemiological models in recent Atlantic columns

April 21, 2020

In recent columns for The Atlantic, UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci examines the World Health Organization’s problems and plight, the need to adopt policies that will help people cope with the p…Read more

Megan Threats (PhD ’20) spotlighted in Forbes magazine

April 21, 2020

Forbes magazine recently profiled UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) PhD candidate Megan Threats in an article about soon-to-be doctoral graduates. The story focused on doctoral women of color who are thriving despite the interrupti…Read more

Information systems minor Xavier Nonez awarded Harvey Beech Scholarship

April 21, 2020

Xavier Nonez, a junior minoring in information systems at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), was one of three students awarded the UNC Harvey Beech Scholarship in 2020. Nonez is majoring in business administration and plans to…Read more

Author, professor, and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom joining SILS and CITAP

April 16, 2020

Author, professor, sociologist, and National Book Award finalist Tressie McMillan Cottom will join the faculty of the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) as an associate professor, effective July 1. McMillan Cottom will be affiliated…Read more

Zeynep Tufekci: “It Wasn’t Just Trump Who Got It Wrong”

March 24, 2020

In her latest contribution to The Atlantic, UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci explains that the COVID-19 crisis engulfing the United States is not only a failure of leadership, but also the result…Read more

Carolina Student Impact Fund to help students affected by COVID-19

March 23, 2020

Carolina students facing financial hardships because of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak can apply for assistance through the Carolina Student Impact Fund. The fund helps students who budgeted carefully for the semester but are now facing unexpec…Read more

Zeynep Tufekci: “Why Telling People They Didn’t Need Masks Backfired”

March 17, 2020

In her latest op-ed for the New York Times, UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) Associate Professor Zeynep Tufekci explains why telling people they didn’t need masks to protect themselves from coronavirus COVID-19 misfired and possib…Read more

SILS alumna Meredith Evans (PhD ’06) to deliver keynote at University hooding ceremony

February 27, 2020

Meredith R. Evans, Director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta(link is external), will give the keynote address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s 2020 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 9. Dr. Meredith Eva…Read more