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Associate Professor Position Open

February 7, 2025

Announcement of Professional Vacancy Associate Professor – Archives and Record Management (ARM) Position Description The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites nominations and appli…Read more


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Treks Show Students Career Possibilities

February 3, 2025

Virginia Beall Virginia Beall was so excited about the Fall 2024 Career Treks that she signed up for both trips. As a first-year student in the M.S. in Library Science program, she felt the trips would help her learn about different ways she might us…Read more


Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS), Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
Meredith Adamo sitting on a chair holding a copy of her book "Not Like Other Girls"

Alumna’s First Novel Nominated for Award

January 17, 2025

While working as an intern at a public library with a reputation for being haunted, a book-loving college student thinks about becoming a librarian. So, while a global pandemic turns life upside-down, she enrolls in graduate school. She works hard an…Read more


Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
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Digital Curation in Action

December 20, 2024

Interning at the U.S. Copyright Office Emma Lubove had a background in dance and was working in the service industry when she decided to reevaluate her long-term career goals. Interested in a field that combined her passion for cultural preservation…Read more


Master of Professional Science in Digital Curation and Management
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Exploring Environmental Impacts on Health

December 9, 2024

Over the next five years, Associate Dean of Research Arcot Rajasekar will work with a team of scientists and researchers across the country to advance the understanding of environmental drivers of health and disease. The project is the Network for Ex…Read more

Health Informatics
Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS)
Headshot of Jeff Bardzell standing in front of bookshelves

Meet the New Dean

November 22, 2024

Jeff Bardzell’s Unique Path to Academic Leadership Falling in Love with Reading Jeff Bardzell freely admits that he wasn’t much of a reader growing up—or much of a student. That is, until he forgot to bring a book for a required quiet reading period…Read more


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SILS Students Become Spectrum Scholars

November 12, 2024

L to R: Ian Wheeler, Ivy Drew, and Grace Villanueva This year, four students from the UNC School of Information and Library Science were awarded Spectrum Scholarships from the American Library Association. This scholarship program actively recruits a…Read more


Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
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Early-Career Professor Recognized for Teaching Excellence

October 28, 2024

Only three years into his career as a professor, Elliott Kuecker has received his second teaching award. This time, it’s the 2024 Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Early Career Excellence in Teaching Award. According t…Read more


Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS)
Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi stands at front of classroom speaking to audience

International Partners Discuss Uses of AI

October 21, 2024

In the near future, artificial intelligence (AI) systems may help people dealing with intimate partner violence, be used to address misinformation, or coach people to be more civil online. Those are just some of the research topics shared at a confer…Read more


Willie Payne and student sitting next to each other looking at papers on table

Developing Materials for Music Education

October 10, 2024

Congratulations to Assistant Professor William (Willie) Payne on receiving an Arts and Humanities Research Grant! He and his team will develop tactile graphics (raised line prints) to teach music concepts to visually impaired learners. Payne’s resear…Read more

Equity and Inclusion