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The American Library Association Spectrum Scholarship Program recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them with obtaining a graduate degree and leadership positions within the profession and ALA. The aim is to increase the number of racially and ethnically diverse professionals in the field of library and information science.

In recent years, the ALA has granted about 60 scholarships per year, most worth $5,000. The iSchool provides a 50 percent match — $2,500 for each recipient.

Recent ALA Spectrum Scholars at the iSchool

2021-22 cohort

Truc HoTruc Ho: A second-year residential MLIS student, Ho seeks to apply a social-justice lens to cataloging to make records more inclusive for marginalized communities. “As an information professional and a person of color in LIS, I believe in the importance of advocating for change in categorization and presentation of information,” Ho said. Read more

Kaitlin SraderKaitlin Srader: An incoming MLIS student, Srader's interests include digital collections, Indigenous knowledge and logistical skills of library and information science, such as metadata management. “I believe increasing accessibility through digital technology is essential to the expansion of learning of history that has been more difficult to access for historically deprived communities," she said. Read more

2020-21 cohort

  • Dillon Baker
  • Lex Barlowe
  • Jacqui Howell
  • Alice Pérez Ververa

Read about Baker here, and the other recipients here.

2019-20 cohort

  • Joanne Chern
  • Taylor Healey-Brooks
  • Joan Hua
  • Courtney Nomiyama
  • Tania-María Ríos Marrero
  • Conrrado Saldivar
  • Meneka Thiru
  • Karen Wang

Read about the 2019-20 scholarship recipients

2018-19 cohort

  • Jazmine Applin
  • Amanda Chin
  • Riko Fluchel
  • Karen Sánchez
  • Julie Varee
  • Kelli Akemi Yakabu
  • Nam Jin Yoon

Read about the 2018-19 scholarship recipients

2017-18 cohort

  • Cristal Fiel
  • Jasmine Gutierrez
  • Charlene Hien Quach

2016-17 cohort

  • Melody Leung
  • Erika Miller

Past Spectrum Scholars

  • Nicola Andrews, 2015-16
  • Erica Ervin, 2015-16
  • Sunny Kim, 2015-16
  • Sarah Reis, 2015-16
  • Karen Chen, 2014-15
  • Jessica Humphries, 2014-15
  • Xochitl Rocha, 2014-15
  • Katherine Van Arsdale, 2014-15
  • April Ybarra, 2014-15
  • Twanna Hodge, 2013-14
  • Melissa Kahili, 2013-14
  • Aiyanna Looney, 2013-14
  • Mario Macias, 2013-14
  • Kimberly R. Tate, 2013-14
  • Lisa L. Tyler, 2013-14
  • Andrea Barkley, 2012-13
  • Brandon Cal, 2012-13
  • Connie Thompson, 2012-13

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Jakob Collins and Joanne Dallas

MLIS Capstone project has kids reading and moving

Friday, May 20, 2022
With pandemic precautions and wariness lingering, Information School Master of Library and Information Science students Jakob Collins and Joanne Dallas combined reading with outdoor activity for Longview residents this...
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Nicola Kalderash

MSIM student named a Slade Gorton Leaders Fellow

Monday, May 16, 2022
Nicola Kalderash, a Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) student, was recently named a Slade Gorton Leaders Fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). Kalderash is pursuing the Early-Career Accelerated track...
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Informatics Program Overview

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21st Century Careers in Information Science and Graduate Programs Fair

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