Designed to break down barriers around challenging topics, this event offers the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with faculty. Join us in-person on September 23.

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FIMS Homecoming 2022 - Visit our Human Library

Designed to break down barriers around challenging topics, this event offers the opportunity for one-on-one conversations with faculty. Join us in-person on September 23.

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A Message from Dean Lisa Henderson

With September full-speed ahead, there are lots of things to look forward to.

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New faculty member set to explore research-creation

Nataleah Hunter-Young will join the FIMS community on September 23.

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New FIMS Library Director looks to build on existing strengths

Melanie Mills arrived on August 1, ready to lead the FIMS Graduate Library into a new era.

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Be storytellers, John Davidson tells FIMS grads

Dedicated dad, driven to defeat Duchenne muscular dystrophy receives honorary degree.

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Archive project preserves iconic Indigenous radio program

Audio recordings feature more than 30 years of Smoke Signals episodes highlighting historical events.

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More news from FIMS

FIMS projects supported by the Strategic Priorities Funding program
Advancing social justice in an Age of Datafied Governance (Joanna Redden, Alison Hearn)
MLIS student wins the PLG's Braverman Memorial Prize (Daniel Clarkson Fisher)
Views from Italy: MLIS student Meghan O'Neill's traineeship at the European University Institute Library
More news from FIMS (alumni newsbites, successful defenses, and more)
FIMS in the Media (media hits from local, national and international sources)

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FIMS Homecoming 2022 - Human Library
Friday, September 23, 2022
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Designed to break down barriers around challenging topics, Human Library events offer the opportunity for one-on-one conversations that will broaden your understanding and provide deep intellectual engagement. Chat with professors Amanda Grzyb, Basil Chiasson, Sally Kewayosh, Paulette Rothbauer, and others, and learn something new.

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