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CTE honors 2025 Garnet Apple Award winners for teaching innovation

USC’s Center for Teaching Excellence named iSchool's Vanessa Kitzie, Ph.D., a recipient of the 2025 Garnet Apple Award for Teaching Innovation, recognizing exceptional educators who enhance student learning through innovative teaching practices.

iSchool's MLIS program and specialties among the best in the nation

The Master of Library and Information Science program is now ranked No. 16 in the nation, making it the second-highest ranked program in the SEC — a climb from our previous position at fourth in the conference.

Professor works to remove barriers to information for visually impaired

Dick Kawooya passionately works to shed light on legal or ethical obstacles -- from copyright laws to the cost of printing in braille -- which stand in the way of making digital and printed books accessible to the visually impaired.

Caldecott Medal winner Vashti Harrison to present 2025 Augusta Baker Lecture

In conversation with Augusta Baker Endowed Chair Nicole A. Cooke, Vashti Harrison will discuss her books, her collaborations, inspirations and more during the 2025 Augusta Baker Lecture. A book signing and reception will follow.

Honoring legacy, celebrating excellence: 40th Annual Deans' and Directors' Lecture

The evening was marked by poignant tributes to two influential figures in library science alongside recognition of outstanding achievements by students and alumni.

Cocky’s Reading Express brings the joy of books to Sandel Elementary

WIS TV was at Sandel Elementary as Cocky’s Reading Express rolled in with a mission: to give away 20,000 books across South Carolina in it's 20th anniversary year.

School of Information Science partners with Fusion Cyber

Thousands of jobs across the state go unfilled because applicants lack the technical expertise needed for cybersecurity roles. The iSchool and Fusion Cyber are working together to fulfill the cybersecurity needs of South Carolina.

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