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iSchool Student Services Webinar: INFO 294 / MARA 294 Internships Q and A Panel Discussion with Faculty Advisors
Students enrolled in the Master of Library and Information Science or Master of Archives and Records Administration program are welcomed to join INFO 294 / MARA 294 faculty advisors, Dr. Mary Ann Harlan and Dr. Darra Hofman along with internships site supervisor and part-time MARA faculty member Rae Lynn Haliday (Rae), MBA, CRM, CIGO, FAI, for an informative Q and A discussion of the iSchool internships-for-credit program! Panelists will discuss eligibility, how to apply, custom internships, internship outcomes, and more!
BSISDA and HCAI Certificate Online Open House
Join us for an online open house and learn more about the BS in Information Science and Data Analytics major and Human-Centered AI Certificate program at SJSU. Our faculty and staff members are excited to meet you online during our open house. RSVP Today!
Dr. Souvick Ghosh Named SJSU’s Inaugural AI Faculty Fellow for 2025–2026
Dr. Souvick Ghosh, assistant professor at the San José State University School of Information, has been selected as the university’s inaugural AI Faculty Fellow for 2025–2026. The appointment marks a significant milestone in exploring how artificial intelligence impacts teaching, learning, and research across the Silicon Valley campus.
Full story: AI Faculty Fellow
The Information Community of the iSchool
Published: November 10, 2025 by Rebecca Snyder
Before starting my MLIS at San José State University, I wasn’t entirely sure what my beginning courseload was going to look like. After getting my BA in Art History and Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, I’d been primed for long Socratic seminar-style discussions and lengthy papers on theoretical topics and art. I loved every second of it, and as a result, it shaped me into a person tethered to the humanities—which colors my experiences in academic spaces.
From Pandemic Classrooms to the iSchool: A Conversation with Alum Jessie Durant
Published: October 19, 2025 by Rebecca Snyder
In March 2020, I had experienced just one full quarter of college at UC Santa Cruz before we were told to go home for “a couple of weeks” to take precautions against the Covid-19 virus. At the time, it didn’t seem like that big of a deal—maybe a little worrying, but definitely not the global event it turned into. Before that announcement, I was taking full advantage of being out of my hometown: determined to befriend everyone on my dorm floor, saying “yes” to every invitation and taking my literature studies very seriously. So, I was pretty devastated when we got word that we wouldn’t be returning to campus anytime soon and would instead be confined to our childhood bedrooms.
