Mahalo to Burt Lum for having me on his show, Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio to talk about my new book. Burt’s work with the Broadband Hui digital equity coalition to develop their beautiful Hawai’i Digital Equity Ecosystem Map was a huge inspiration for my book.
Digital Equity Ecosystems Book Review
Many thanks to Douglas Dawson for this wonderful review of my new book! It was a real pleasure to talk with Doug recently about the book. His review is incredibly comprehensive, yet concise and accessible to the general public. Here’s an excerpt from Doug’s blog post: “The book draws many specific conclusions. As somebody who…
Joining the 2026-27 PEPP Faculty Fellowship
I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining the second year of the Partnerships for Evidence-based Public Policy (PEPP) Fellowship program, which is sponsored and hosted by the Social & Behavioral Science Institute (SBSI) and the Institute for Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) at Illinois. As the newsletter announcement explains, Beginning in August 2026, PEPP fellows will undertake projects focused on…
Vincent Mosco on Media Scholarship and Activism
I’m not sure how I did not hear about the fact that Vincent Mosco passed away in 2024. In honor of the immense scholar of the political economy of communications that he was and the generosity he showed me as a young scholar in the field, I wanted to share an interview that I did…
iSchools Book Talk Feature
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…