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Making sense of 9/11, 10 years on A select group of our journalism students took on a weighty assignment this spring: finding and interviewing some of those who lost a parent in the 9/11 attacks and reporting their stories. (read more)
SC&I honors Walter Dean Myers Jorge Reina Schement, SC&I Dean, presented acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers with the Rutgers Award for Distinguished Literature for Children and Young Adults April 27. (read more)
Johnson & Johnson funds 12 MCIS Fellowships
Twelve MCIS students benefited from the generosity of Johnson & Johnson this academic year, receiving fellowships worth nearly $500,000 in tuition, fees, stipends and program support. (read more)
Time Inc. honors SC&I student: Senior Kelly Holechek was honored as a "Time Inc. Outstanding Intern" at a recent event in its Manhattan HQ. Only three interns across Time Inc. received the award. (read more)
Mobile Communication: Dimensions of Social Policy: A new book edited by Prof. James Katz, with contributions from Prof. Craig Scott and five graduate students, is getting a great reception. (read more)
 USC's TEDx highlights MondoNet The new Internet, as envisioned by Aram Sinnreich, assistant professor of journalism and media studies, requires a completely new foundation. His recent presentation in LA grabbed a lot of attention and USC has posted it on the Web. (read more)
Inside the Beltway From the Smithsonian Museum of American History to NPR's headquarters,15 Rutgers MLIS students explored five busy D.C. libraries last month. Among their tour guides at the Library of Congress was Eric Delfino (MLIS, '87). Visit the LISSA blog (http://bit.ly/ghqCk9) for photos and to read about their recent visit to a N.J. prison library.
Benjamin Weintraub, 1916-2011 A highly respected library science faculty member for 20 years, Benjamin Weintraub died last month. (read more) | 
