Many thanks to iSchools Community Manager, Ulrike Liebner for sharing this wonderful spotlight on my new book! Since this iSchools Book Talk provides a nice overview of both the scholarly and practical contributions of the book, I thought I’d also share parts of the article below for those who might also find this write-up useful…
The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation
I look forward to participating in this wonderful event tomorrow at 1pm ET via the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society‘s YouTube page in celebration of Alisa Valentin and Claudia Ruiz’s new excellent paper, titled “The Blueprint for Equitable Digital Participation” from Public Knowledge, UnidosUS, and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). From the Benton…
IIJA Was Signed Into Law in 2021 not 2011
It is always hard for me to believe that even after I read something I’ve written a million times I still may not notice an error. Unfortunately, this error is on page 2 of my new book, “Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy.” In the Introduction, I discuss the Infrastructure…
Book Release Day!
It’s book release day! 📖 ❤️ This book is for everyone who helps people gain access to affordable broadband, digital devices, and digital skills in the US and around the world. This book is also for everyone who advocates for faster, affordable high-speed internet and the funding to support digital equity. If you don’t do…
New Tech Policy Press Op-Ed
Cook County Digital Equity Director and visionary leader, Kyla Williams Tate and I have a new piece up at Tech Policy Press. In it, we share our perspectives on why our federal government needs to restore the Digital Equity Act. Mainly, we argue that federal funding is required to sustain the ecosystems that digital equity…
Beta Phi Mu Spring Initiation Talk
I was invited to give a talk, which I titled “LIS Values: Access, Equity, and Social Justice” at today’s Beta Phi Mu Initiation for our students in the School of Information Sciences. As the website exaplains, Beta Phi Mu “was founded in 1948 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a group of leading…
IS 420 Community Informatics Fall 2026
It is honestly a dream come true to be able to teach Community Informatics in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this fall. I came to Illinois as a doctoral student in the fall 2010 to study community informatics under Dr. Kate Williams and later under Dr. Christian Sandvig. In…
Libraries in a Democratic Ecosystem
I’m excited to join my friend and colleague, Claudia Șerbănuță for the first in a series of engaging discussions on “Libraries in a democratic ecosystem” hosted by Acesso Cultura. As the website explains (also below):Online debates5, 12, 19 May (Tuesdays) and 25 May (Monday)7-9pm CETThe debates will be held in English. They will not be…
Book Blurbs for Digital Equity Ecosystems
It turns out that you can learn quite a lot when you write a book. For one thing, I didn’t know that “blurbers” was a word! Blurbers are those who write blurbs or mini-reviews for book publishers. I am incredibly grateful and indebted to Dr. Mega Subramaniam, Dr. Amy Gonzales, and Dr. Christopher Ali for…
Invited Book Talk at MSU Quello Center
I will be giving my first book talk on Wednesday, February 18th at 11:00am (EST) at the Quello Center at Michigan State University, where I am a Research Fellow. The book will be published in June 2026 by the University of California Press. Here is the link to the event on the Quello Center’s website….