Academics
Academic affairs sits under the purview of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Directors of Undergraduate and Graduate Operations, the Faculty Program Directors, and a wide range of faculty and staff supporting programs and/or thematic areas. Program committee notes can be found via links on our UMD iSchool Committees page.
The Academic Affairs team maintains a knowledge base on the functions they oversee. The knowledge base is both searchable and browsable via the taxonomy. The following links within it address some commonly asked questions:
Need Assistance?
Submit a ticket to the iSchool Academic Programs ticketing system using our portal
Inquiries can also be made via
ischoolfacquery@umd.edu; however, using email instead of the portal will slow down our ability to assist you.
Meet our team!
Leadership
Program Direction
Pamela Duffy
Faculty Director for B.S. in Information Science at College Park
Katie Shilton
Associate Professor & Faculty Director for B.S. in Social Data Science
Katy Newton Lawley
Senior Lecturer and Faculty Director, Master of Information Management (MIM)
Vedat G. Diker
Principal Lecturer and Faculty Director, Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (HCIM)
Ursula Gorham
Senior Lecturer and Faculty Director, Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)
Jesse Klein
Faculty Director for M.P.S. in Game, Entertainment, and Media Analytics (GEM) and M.P.S. in Data Journalism (DJ)
Eun Kyoung Choe
Associate Professor and Faculty Director, PhD in Information Studies
Program Management and Coordination
Emilia Azar
Program Coordinator, Master of Information Management
Cross-Cutting Support
Bill Kules
Faculty Director for iConsultancy Experiential Learning Program
David Loshin
Faculty Lead for External Relations and Careers
Advising
