Ways to Support the School of Library and Information Sciences

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Learn About the School of Library and Information Sciences

We prepare students in our accredited graduate degree programs to have the leadership, creativity and technical skills to use the principles of information science, library science, data science and computing to ethically, inclusively and humanistically address critical challenges in our society.

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Ways to Give

Make a Gift Online

Make a gift to SLIS using the Institutional Advancement online giving portal.

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Leave a Legacy

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SLIS Funding Priorities

A variety of funding priorities within the School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) directly impact students, regardless of whether they are pursuing the Library Science or Information Science track. Components from each track can be incorporated into one overarching endowed donor opportunity.

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Donor Stories

Dr. Grady and Mr. Sherwin Day

A Family Legacy Is Honored by an Information Science and STEM Scholarship

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Julie Kelly

Julie Kelly, third from left. (Photo credit: UM Libraries)

An Author’s Challenge and an Upcoming Retirement Leads to a New Library Science Scholarship

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Thanks for Supporting SLIS!

Thank you for supporting the School of Library and Information Sciences! Your generosity provides transformative philanthropic support that directly impacts our Master of Library Science and Master of Information Science Students. We are sincerely grateful to our donors!