Spectrum Scholarship Program
What We Do
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The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them with obtaining a graduate degree and leadership positions within the profession and ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ.
Through the Spectrum Scholarship Program, the ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ affirms its commitment to diversity and inclusion by seeking the broadest participation of new generations of racially and ethnically diverse librarians to position ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ to provide leadership in the transformation of libraries and library services.
Donate to the Spectrum Scholarship Fund
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Contribute to ¹Ü¼ÒÆŲÊͼ's national diversity and recruitment effort designed to address the specific issue of under-representation of critically needed ethnic librarians.
Our Donors
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Thank you for supporting Spectrum, a program that has provided over 1,000 students with a $6,500 scholarship and personalized support to help them succeed in
Scholar Spotlight: Luisa Leija (2020) in Conversation with the Spectrum Advisory Committee
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The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other
Scholar News
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ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom to benefit from new book of essays
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A new book of essays, “Why Books Still Matter,” inspired by the late First Amendment champion Joyce Meskis, has been released this month, with proceeds...
New Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is excited to announce the release of a new course, Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories (FIR). This 6-week online course is an...
Core Webinar: Accessible and Inclusive Library Design
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Join Core for the webinar "Accessible and Inclusive Library Design" on June 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore ways to make your library more...