Q&A with new Dean Harry Bruce
Harry Bruce, who became Dean of the Information School on Jan. 1, takes over at the pinnacle of its recent transformation. “Establishing a strong Information School is about creating a context and a model for leadership and advocacy, in terms of intellectual leadership and also as a model for the Information School movement,” says Bruce about his vision for the School. More...
A “digital divide” separates participants in the revolution in information and technology from those who are not. At the U.N. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), world leaders declared their commitment to turning this digital divide into a digital opportunity for all.
Assistant Professor Karine Barzilai-Nahon was there as the academic director of the Israeli delegation. 
The iSchool's new Institute for Innovation in Information Management (I3M) is designed to help organizations attain agility and competitive success by managing their most vital assets, their information and knowledge. Its first major event is the one-day symposium Knowledge Management in Turbulent Times on April 5. 
Lynne McKechnie, acting associate dean and associate professor of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario (UWO), will join the iSchool faculty as visiting Cleary Professor of Children and Youth Services, the Information School's first endowed professorship. "Mrs. Cleary's work has quietly enriched the lives of generations of children throughout the world." 
Whatever your dreams in life, you'll need the right information at the right time to reach your goals. Our job at the iSchool is to help you flourish by marshaling information and technology to serve you. We do that when we apply our expertise to important questions and nurture the minds of future professional leaders. The iSchool believes that connecting people with knowledge is of fundamental individual and societal importance.