Alumni News

Alumna’s Start Up Helps Indian Women Support Their Child’s Development

Jul 30, 2018

Sindhuja Jeyabal is a MIMS 2016 alumna, and cofounder of Dost.

Alum Galen Panger (Ph.D. 2017) Awarded iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Prize

Jan 9, 2018

Dr. Galen Panger is the winner of the 2018 iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award. Dr. Panger’s dissertation, “Emotion in Social Media,” was judged the best dissertation from an information school in the iSchools organization.

Bailey Smith & Anne Wootton receive the Knight News Challenge award in 2012.

Pop Up Archive: From MIMS Final Project to Apple Acquisition

Dec 6, 2017

Apple bought Pop Up Archive, the Oakland-based startup, co-founded by MIMS alumnae Bailey Smith and Anne Wootton, that began as a MIMS Final Project in 2012.

Alumni Start-Up Pop Up Archive Acquired by Apple

Dec 5, 2017

Pop Up Archive was founded by Berkeley School of Information alumnae Anne Wooten and Bailey Smith. The project started as a 2012 MIMS final project.

Graduate Conquers Anxiety, Fear, and Imposter Syndrome

May 30, 2017

“I discovered this incredible sense of community and mutual support,” graduate Kyle Hamilton said about the online Master of Information and Data Science program. “I have felt more connected to you nerds online than I ever felt in my two undergrads.”

Graduation Speaker Holly Liu’s Ten-Year Journey to Becoming a Overnight Success

May 17, 2017

Alumna Holly Liu (MIMS 2003) recounted her journey from applying to the I School to eventually cofounding gaming giant Kabam, Inc., now a billion dollar company.

Alumna’s Nonprofit Start-up Seeks to Break the Cycle of Illiteracy

May 1, 2017

Dost, cofounded by alumna Sindhuja Jeyabal (MIMS ’16), is an educational nonprofit providing India’s illiterate mothers regular audio calls with instructions to prepare their children for kindergarten.