This blog was created to give you an insight into the lives of four iSchool graduate students in their last semester. Navigate to the sections below to learn more about our featured Graduate iSchool Ambassadors and see their latest blog posts!
MSLIS Ambassadors
Margot Cuddihy ’23

Hometown: Burnt Hills, NY
Areas of Interest: Reference, Instruction, Academic Libraries, Government Libraries, Accessibility
Wardah Mohammed ’23

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan/Chicago, IL
Areas of Interest: Bibliographic Instruction, Information Literacy, Youth Literature Publishing
Latest MSLIS Blog Posts
- Leslie Knope’s Worst Nightmare Hi everyone! This is Margot, checking in one last time! This past week has been an absolute whirlwind and I’m excited to be filling you guys in. My Cross-Country Move Most of this past week has actually been focused on moving. Since the LIS program doesn’t have many (if any) […]
- Wardah’s May BlogHello! This is my last blog post and it feels nice to write about the end of a time and transitioning to another part of life. Thank you for reading along. <3 It was so nice to graduate with everyone this past weekend. I think sometimes school can be a […]
MSIM Ambassadors
Aradhya Seth ’23

Hometown: Bhopal, India
Areas of Interest: Business Intelligence, Database Design
Jun Liu ’23

Hometown: Wuhan, China
Areas of Interest: AR/VR, Web 3.0
Latest MSIM Blog Posts
- The Final Milestone: Graduation and a New BeginningCongratulations, my fellow classmates, on our graduation! As I reflect on the final week of my academic journey, I am filled with a mix of emotions. From completing my last examination to attending the grand graduation ceremony on the final day, I bid farewell to the graduation season with my […]
- Farewell to UIUC: A Graduation Journey Filled with Joy and MemoriesDear readers, I can hardly believe that my time at UIUC has come to an end. It has been an incredible journey, filled with many ups and downs, but I’m grateful for every moment. As I reflect on my time here, I am overwhelmed with emotions, but most of all, […]