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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Mahalo to Burton Lum for having me on his show, Bytemarks Cafe on Hawaii Public Radio to talk about my new book. Burt's work with the Broadband Hui to develop their beautiful Hawaii Digital Equity Ecosystem Map was a huge inspiration for my book. www.hawaiipublicradio.org/podcast/byte...

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Bytemarks Cafe - September 4: Digital Equity Ecosystems

Today we'll talk with Colin Rhinesmith who literally wrote the book on Digital Equity Ecosystems. We'll learn how geographically diverse communities formed coalitions to help close the digital divide.

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Robert Wedgeworth (MSLIS '61), former University Librarian at #ILLINOIS, will deliver the 2026 Windsor Lecture at 2 p.m. on Sept. 9 via Zoom. His talk, "The Future of the iSchool," explores navigating the challenges of higher ed and the world of information. ▶️ bit.ly/46FTiXE

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We are hiring an associate/assistant director of external corporate relations to cultivate relationships with corporate partners, students, and faculty to advance experiential learning, workforce development, and research partnerships. Apply by August 21 ▶️ bit.ly/4glMtiD

We are hiring. School of Information Sciences

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Congrats to #iSchoolUI Associate Professor @crhinesmith.bsky.social on being named a 2026–27 PEPP Fellow! 🎉 His project will examine the impact of Illinois’ broadband investments, particularly in rural communities, and help inform future broadband policy. Learn more ▶️ bit.ly/4wUoTQQ

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A record 13 new faculty are joining the #iSchoolUI this fall! 🎉 Meet the talented scholars whose teaching and research will help shape the future of our School ▶️ bit.ly/44WKtId

A collage of 13 of the iSchool’s newest faculty members put together in the shape of the block I.

First row (left to right): LaVerne Gray, Hao Wang, Marianne Aubin Le Quéré, Min-Seok Choi, Iris Clever

Second row (left to right): Daniel Liu, Vishal Sharma, Alex Damarjian

Third row (left to right): Janaynne Carvalho do Amaral, Jungmin Lee, Katryna Starks, Emilie Butt, Jiovanie Velasquez

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Thank you to our wonderful communications and marketing team in the @ischoolui.bsky.social for this great article! cc: @ucpress.bsky.social #digitalequityecosystems

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

BREAKING: the Massachusetts House just passed one of the best data privacy bills in the country. It includes a total ban on the sale of precise location data and includes a private right of action allowing people to sue Big Tech over data abuses. HUGE WIN! But there’s more work to do 🧵

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It was an honor to work with the visionary digital equity leader, Kyla Williams Tate on our new essay published today at @techpolicypress.bsky.social #SaveTheDigitalEquityAct

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/05/2026

Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins. (Published Oct. 2025)

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This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My book just arrived! Available from UC Press on June 9! #digitalequityecosystems

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Curious about the status of early gay organizing in national library associations? I've uploaded "Gays In Library Land" written in 1990 by library LEGEND Barbara Gittings about the early days (1970s) of ALA's Gay and Lesbian Task Force. It's a good read. archive.org/details/gays...

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Gays In Library Land : Barbara Gittings : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the American Library Association: The First Sixteen Years

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Excited to share that my book, "Digital Equity Ecosystems: How Community Coalitions Reduce Inequality and Strengthen Democracy" is available for pre-order! Use promo code: UCPSAVE30 at checkout. www.ucpress.edu/books/digita...

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Digital Equity Ecosystems by Colin Rhinesmith - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Bibi Reisdorf, PhD (she/her) @bibireisdorf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

THE @agomezfcc.bsky.social cited the work I did with the amazing @crhinesmith.bsky.social and Madison Bishop on affordability in her statement on Lifeline and Link Up reform! I'm humbled and honored every time I see that my work has real policy implications! docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/02/2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson denied a request for the late Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol. “Mike Johnson will defend a president who wants to unlawfully nationalize elections but won’t authorize a civil rights legend to lie in honor,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson.

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Speaker Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the Capitol

The Republican-led House said Jesse Jackson cannot lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. The NAACP criticized the decision.

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I will be giving my first book talk on Wednesday, Feb 18th at 11am (EST) at the Quello Center at Michigan State University. Here is the link to the event on the Quello Center’s website: quello.msu.edu/event/digita...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

In these facilitator-led conversations, you will further explore the insights discovered in the Sustaining Wellbeing sessions. Connect with peers who get your day-to-day and walk away with practical tools and strategies. #ALAVirtual26 Secure your spot today. www.ala.org/virtual-event

Image: Carrying the Work Without Carrying the Weight
Presenter Photo: Leah T. Dudak
Tuesday, February 10
11:50am - 12:20pm CST
Illustration of a clover leaf
Sustaining Wellbeing
Facilitated Conversation
Sponsor: Library of Congress: Federal Credit Union
Proudly Serving America’s Library Community
Secure Your Spot Now!
Recharging in Challenging Times
An ALA Virtual Event
Feb. 10, 2026
FOR OUR LIBRARIES.
American Library Association

Image: Reclaiming Balance: Countering the Six Root Causes of Burnout
Presenter Photo: Bobbi L. Newman
Tuesday, February 10
1:35pm – 2:05pm CST
Illustration of a clover leaf
Sustaining Wellbeing
Facilitated Conversation
Sponsor: Library of Congress: Federal Credit Union
Proudly Serving America’s Library Community
Secure Your Spot Now!
Recharging in Challenging Times
An ALA Virtual Event
Feb. 10, 2026
FOR OUR LIBRARIES.
American Library Association

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J. Nathan Matias @natematias.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"There is something particular about realizing that war is moving closer to you. The images, the emotions, the sounds, even the smells. The way we slowly grow accustomed to new forms of violence." Powerful story from Venezuela in @globalvoices.org globalvoices.org/2026/01/05/a...

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A new, terrifying sound

“I thought Venezuelans had already heard every sound the country’s violence had to offer. But this was something new — terrifying in its unfamiliarity.”

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Join the #iSchoolUI! We invite applications for the Director of Recruitment and Admissions, who will be responsible for the overall recruitment, admissions, and yield operations for the School. Submit your application by January 16 ▶️ bit.ly/44z76mf

"We are hiring" graphic with a blue finial background

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#iSchoolUI Associate Professor @crhinesmith.bsky.social has been elected to serve on the iSchools Board of Directors, where he will assist in developing the strategic direction of the iSchools organization. Congratulations, Colin! ▶️ bit.ly/4iSvwwV

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

In this new podcast, #iSchoolUI Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith and Allison Lester, host of the Thinking Through... Podcast, reflect on what gets overlooked in conversations about the digital divide. ➡️ bit.ly/4pmMtl2

Thinking Through... Digital Equity or Digital Divide?

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

This is so clearly immoral that it *feels* like it should be illegal. But current IP laws (state-level rights of publicity) aren't up to the task & ratcheting them up would risk impinging on artistic freedom. What we need instead is an anti-deepfake law, which Congress has tried and failed to pass.

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Thrilled to share the design for the cover of my new book, which will be published by the University of California Press in 2026! Many thanks to the UC Press creative team and Vanessa Rhinesmith for heavily informing the final design. #digitalequity

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Canceling Colbert is just another egregious example of why we can't entrust our major media institutions in the hands of profit-driven oligarchs. Such concentrated power over media is especially dangerous under growing authoritarianism, muffling dissent precisely at the moment when we need it most.

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The Media’s Profits Trump Democracy, Once Again

Paramount’s settlement with Trump is a symptom of deep structural rot in our corporate media system.

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MS NOW @ms.now · 21/06/2025

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out after being released from ICE detention. "The Trump administration are doing their best to dehumanize everyone here," Khalil said.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

A significant development (via Wall Street Journal)... "One of the first coordinated public efforts from the business community to push back on some of the Trump administration’s moves." Business Leaders Call Trump Attacks on Universities a Competitive Threat

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Business Leaders Call Trump Attacks on Universities a Competitive Threat

More than 200 business leaders signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to reverse its moves against colleges and universities, arguing that funding cuts and restrictions on [student

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Colin Rhinesmith @crhinesmith.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I am excited to share that our 2019 paper, titled “The Ability to Pay for Broadband” (Rhinesmith, Reisdorf, & Bishop) is now available open access in the journal Communication Research and Practice. #digitalequity #broadband #digitalinclusion www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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The ability to pay for broadband

This paper presents findings from two studies: a national study of digital inclusion programmes managed by community-based organisations in the USA that help people gain access to low-cost broadban...

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

"The artificial intelligence boom means the Environment Agency has no idea how much water England will be short of in future decades, as datacentres do not have to report how much they are using to cool their servers."

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AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England

Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls

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Janessa Goldbeck @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Your regular reminder tariffs are taxes paid by American consumers. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/u...

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Trump Steel Tariffs Expanded to Hit Home Appliances

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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 10/06/2025

Unbelievable. The supposedly progressive state of MA, where I reside, is sharing teenagers' biometric data with FBI and ICE. Multiple students have recently been detained by ICE in Chelsea, MA. We have a bill to stop this: H.1657 / S.1058. Please send letters: actionnetwork.org/letters/emai...

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Email MA State Reps and Senators

An incident at Chelsea High School on May 14th resulted in two students being detained by ICE. This revealed chilling loopholes in MA state law that leave our children, their families, and our communi...

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

One of the reasons this program is so popular is the Whittier Public Library also offers free summer meals for kids and teens. So ICE decided to show up the day the summer reading and free meal program for children began. Absolute ghouls. www.whittierlibrary.org/Home/Compone...

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This piece in the NY Times correctly hones in on why international students are vital to US interests Kicking them out will destroy the research & development pipeline that has propelled the US into global leadership in science & tech

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iSchool at Illinois @ischoolui.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Stay connected with us wherever you are! Follow us on all your favorite platforms for the latest news, events, and #iSchoolUI happenings—now including Bluesky! 🦋

Follow the iSchool at Illinois on socials, including Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and now Bluesky!

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 29/05/2025

At least 31 gender and sexuality based resource centers have shuttered across 23 college campuses. Read the full story here ⤵️

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These Colleges Are Shuttering Their Women’s and LGBTQ+ Centers

Here’s what to know.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

[1/5] We're launching a new thing @ the Metro NY Library Council: The Cross-Reference Coalition is an experimental school tracing exuberantly🤗 interdisciplinary links btw NYC's libraries + archives; connecting its knwldg workers, grad students, artists + designers. We'll also make a rad book...

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The Cross-Reference Coalition An Experimental School

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 23/05/2025

Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hitting Indian Country hard, posing a serious threat to the future of these vital institutions.

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Tribal colleges face uncertain future amid federal funding cuts

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