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Marc Faddoul and a tweet about his TikTok research

Algorithmic Transparency, and Marc Faddoul’s Very Good Year

Jan 19, 2021

MIMS alumnus Marc Faddoul, who works as a research scientist with Prof. Hany Farid, has made strides in algorithmic transparency this year with his social media research

Hany Farid Appointed Associate Dean and Head of School

Jan 15, 2021

I School Professor Hany Farid has been appointed Associate Dean and Head of School for the School of Information.

photo of Judy Yung standing in front of a street in San Francisco Chinatown

Alumna Judy Yung, a Pioneer in Asian American Scholarship, Dies at 74

Jan 12, 2021

Judy Yung (M.L.S. ’68) died on December 14, 2020, at the age of 74.

New Book on Ideology and Libraries by Professor Michael Buckland

Dec 15, 2020

Professor Emeritus Michael Buckland’s new book, Ideology and Libraries: California, Diplomacy, and Occupied Japan, 1945–1952, was recently published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Representing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at the I School

Nov 12, 2020

The I School has established a group of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) student representatives for each degree program at the School.

Algorithmic Justice For The Win: I School Scholars Receive Public Interest Tech Grant

Nov 9, 2020

Professors Deirdre Mulligan and Jenna Burrell have been awarded a $180K grant from the New America Public Interest for Technology Network to cultivate a pipeline for public interest technology scholars at UC Berkeley.

Pioneering NLP Research Examines Representation in Texas Textbooks

Oct 28, 2020

Ph.D. student Lucy Li Awarded Best Paper by the American Educational Research Association

They Can Relate: From First-Gen to Faculty

Oct 22, 2020

Professors Michael Rivera and David Bamman recount their experience and share advice.

Quarantine with Me: Notes from the I School Community

Oct 20, 2020

We asked some members of the I School community to open the doors to their lives at home and give us a closer look at what they’ve been up to.

I School Wins New Graduate Diversity Pilot Program Grant

Sep 25, 2020

The School of Information has been selected as one of nine UC Berkeley recipients to receive the new Graduate Diversity Pilot Program grant from the Graduate Division.