Announcements

Dr. Richard Arias-Hernandez
A throng of students in graduation regalia walking down the stairs to the Chan Centre for convocation.

Congratulations to the 2024 UBC iSchool Graduating Awards Winners!

With 2024 coming to a close, the UBC School of Information would like to recognize and congratulate the successful recipients of our Graduating Awards from our May and November 2024 graduating cohorts, as listed below. A special thank you to the faculty evaluators for their work, and to the donors whose generosity allows us to […]

Welcome, Dr. Alexander Ross! Dr. Alexander Ross is wearing a dark grey suit and light blue button up, with a red graduation sash. He is sitting at a table with his arms resting on the table, smiling at the camera.

Welcome Dr. Alexander Ross to the UBC School of Information!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Alexander Ross will be joining the UBC School of Information in January 2025 as an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Information Studies. Dr. Ross completed his PhD at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. He is a critical communications scholar, focusing on the political economy of communication, contingent […]

Grace Park

Grace Park (MASLIS) receives the 2024-25 ALA Spectrum Scholarship

Congratulations to Grace Park (she/her) in the Dual MASLIS program for receiving the 2024-2025 ALA Spectrum Scholarship!

Dr. Luanne Sinnamon

Dr. Luanne Sinnamon begins term as Director

The UBC School of Information welcomes Dr. Luanne Sinnamon as Director and Informatics Program Chair, as of July 1, 2024.

UBC School of Information tote bag hanging on a coat rack at the entrance of the iSchool.

It’s Here! UBC iSchool 2024 Tote Bag

New UBC School of Information tote bags, designed by MAS student Maya Parker!

Student Spotlight: Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung

Student Spotlight: Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung

Cheuk Kit (Philip) Chung, a Master of Archival Studies student at the University of British Columbia, has recently been honored with the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) Emerging Voice 2024 award.

Saguna Shankar
Dr. Julia Bullard and PhD Student Bri M. Watson have been awarded a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant
Carrie Grinstead (MLIS ’14) wins the inaugural alumni UBC short fiction contest