Welcome to the College of Information
The University of Maryland College of Information (INFO) is a top-ranked research and teaching college where faculty, staff, and students are passionate about using information and technology to break down barriers and create exciting new possibilities.
Research
Expanding the frontiers how information and technology is accessed, used, and leveraged to empower individuals and communities.
Partners
Working with community, academic, and industry partners to create information science solutions and create learning and career opportunities for students.
Academics
Offering Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Certificate programs to prepare the next generation of information professionals and researchers.
Alumni
Supporting new generations of students through scholarships, internships, and connections while enjoying networking and other benefits.
UMD INFO News
Dr. Subramaniam and the students in Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM’s) Master of Information Management (MIP) program
Supporting Library Innovation Abroad: Mega Subramaniam’s Fulbright Journey in Indonesia
Follow updates from Dr. Mega Subramaniam’s Fulbright scholarship advancing library education, digital inclusion and international colla …
UMD graduate student Nick Gentry found this early draft of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" in the archives of another civil rights activist, the Rev. John Melville Burgess, at the Virginia Theological Seminary. At left is a photo of the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, cofounder with King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and his secretary, Willie Pearl Mackey, who typed at least three versions of the letter. (Photo courtesy of Virginia Theological Seminary) Photo via Maryland Today.
MLIS Student Spotlight: Maryland Today: A Watershed Text Resurfaces (ft Nick Gentry ’26)
A remarkable archival discovery by MLIS student Nick Gentry uncovered a rare draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic letter
News Release: John Bertot Returns to INFO to Lead with Purpose as New Dean
A professor, researcher, and university leader, Bertot brings a record of public impact—and a people-first vision—to the college he …
Left to right: UK Minister Kanishka Narayan, Lee Tiedrich, Singapore Minister Josephine Teo, Yoshua Bengio, Alondra Nelson, Adam Beaumont, Director of the UK AI Security Institute, present the International AI Safety Report at the AI Impact Summit in India.
UMD INFO College’s Lee Tiedrich Leads Global Efforts to Shape AI Policy
As UMD’s inaugural AIM Fellow, Tiedrich helps build the standards and systems needed to turn AI policy into effective practice
Upcoming Events
To: Friday, July 24, 2026 - 5:00 pm
To: Friday, July 24, 2026 - 5:00 pm
To: Tuesday, December 15, 2026 - 7:00 pm