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Elizabeth Cowell on Finding Work-Life Balance and Lowering Barriers to Information Access
Elizabeth Cowell retired from the University of California (UC) Santa Cruz at the end of 2025 after 18 years at the institution. ARL caught up with Elizabeth about all that...
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Lisa O’Hara: Librarianship Is All About the People
Before retiring from the University of Manitoba at the end of 2025, Lisa O’Hara chatted with ARL about her career and research librarianship—see the interview below. Sam: Would you like...
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John Unsworth on Libraries, Higher Education, and Anti-Fascism
John Unsworth retired this month as university librarian and dean of libraries at the University of Virginia (UVA), after more than nine years in the role. We chatted with him...
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Gale Etschmaier Reflects on Her Wide-Ranging Career and the Profession
Gale Etschmaier is retiring this month as dean of University Libraries at Florida State University (FSU), after almost seven years at FSU and more than thirty years in academic library...
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Why Wouldn’t You Want This Job? You Can Change People’s Lives: Judy Russell Reflects on Her Career and the Profession
Dean Judy Russell will step down from her position in July 2025 after leading the University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries for 18 years. Read our interview with...
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Libraries Bring People and Information Together to Change the World: Steve Mandeville-Gamble on His Career and the Profession—an Oral History Interview
University Librarian Steve Mandeville-Gamble will retire at the end of the academic year, after leading the University of California (UC) Riverside Library for more than 12 years. Read our oral...
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Global Perspectives on Librarianship from lorraine j. haricombe
lorraine j. haricombe will retire from her position as vice provost and director of the University of Texas Libraries at the end of August after leading the libraries for almost...
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Parting Thoughts from Harriette Hemmasi
At the end of August, Harriette Hemmasi will be stepping down from her role as dean of Georgetown University Libraries, a position she has held for seven years. Before her...
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The John Pollitz Story: Turning Pages & Changing Lives
John Pollitz’s journey into librarianship was anything but conventional. Initially pursuing academia as a photography student, he later completed a master’s degree in Latin American history. However, when financial stability...
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Parting Thoughts from Former UMD Dean of Libraries Adriene Lim
I remain cautiously optimistic because I continue to believe deeply in the library’s mission… At the end of the 2024 spring semester, Adriene Lim, PhD, retired as dean of libraries...
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