Spectrum Scholarship Program
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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 ALA.
Through the Spectrum Scholarship Program, the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ affirms its commitment to diversity and inclusion by seeking the broadest participation of new generations of racially and ethnically diverse librarians to position ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵto provide leadership in the transformation of libraries and library services.
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Donate to the Spectrum Scholarship Fund
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Contribute to ALA'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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Core Webinar Series: Build Your Personal Website With Quarto
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Core extends free webinar registration for LIS students and faculty
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CHICAGO - Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (Core) is pleased to announce that LIS students who are student members of the ÂÜÀòÍøÊÓƵ may again...