The School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is home to world-class faculty, interdisciplinary research, and prestigious academic programs. For the past 30 years, the iSchool at Illinois has been ranked as the #1 graduate school for library and information studies by U.S. News & World Report. Our School's mission is to lead the way in understanding the use of information in science, culture, society, commerce, and the diverse activities of our daily lives—and in doing so, change the world. We advance a human-centered approach to the design and management of information systems and services. A leader in online education, we combine rigorous academics with real-time virtual classroom engagement to give our students the best educational experience possible. Our faculty collaborate with scholars around the world, and our vibrant research labs reflect the multidisciplinary nature of our work in areas such as human computer interaction, artificial intelligence, information literacy, bio- and health-informatics, and library practice and policy.