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June 2021

IDP announces diversity, equity & inclusion scholarship

The Department of Interdisciplinary Professions created a new scholarship to support graduate students in the department. The IDP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Graduate Student Scholarship is for talented, eligible graduate […]

6.17.2021

Graduate student attends ACRL virtual conference with support from MLS program

Master of Library Science graduate student Carrie Watson was awarded professional development funds from the MLS program to attend the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) 2021 virtual conference, […]

6.4.2021

December 2020

MLS program celebrates Fall 2020 faculty, alumni accomplishments

Faculty Assistant Professors Kawanna Bright & Mónica Colón-Aguirre presented an invited paper entitled “Encouraging interdisciplinarity: The impact of assignment requirements on students’ use of interdisciplinary sources in an LIS research […]

12.21.2020

September 2020

Soulen featured as SLC monthly researcher

Dr. Rita Soulen, assistant professor of library science, was highlighted in the September 2020 issue of School Library Connection. Dr. Soulen was the monthly researcher spotlight. The interview focused on […]

9.25.2020

Dotson publishes book on “The Value of Games”

College of Education associate professor of library science Dr. Kaye Dotson has published a new book called “The Value of Games: Putting Play Back into Practice for Children.” The book’s […]

9.18.2020

August 2020

Hands’ research into first-generation students and COVID-19 published

During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students across the world had to transition from daily in-person classes to digital learning. While this transition was difficult for many students, the leap was […]

8.14.2020

June 2020

Marson, MLS hosts Global Library Exchange webinar on COVID-19

On June 8, Dr. Barbara Marson and the Masters in Library Science Program hosted its first Global Library Exchange webinar on the topic of how libraries in Paris, Lisbon, and […]

6.30.2020

MLS program celebrates Spring 2020 accomplishments

The Master of Library Science program celebrated many faculty and alumni accomplishments during the spring 2020 semester. Below are the highlights: Faculty Assistant Professors Kawanna Bright & Mónica Colón-Aguirre presented […]

6.15.2020

February 2020

COE faculty serve as panelists at school librarian professional development

Several College of Education faculty members participated in a panel discussion about helping school librarians reach underserved populations last month. They shared their knowledge and expertise about the specific needs […]

2.13.2020

January 2020

MLS program celebrates Fall 2019 accomplishments

The College of Education’s Master of Library Science program celebrated many faculty and alumni accomplishments during the fall 2019 semester. Faculty: Assistant Professor Kawanna Bright presented “Teaching privilege & equity when […]

1.3.2020