Alumna named director of libraries at Oberlin College & Conservatory
04/01/2016
The School of Information Sciences (SIS) congratulates alumna Alexia Hudson-Ward on her appointment as the Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries at Oberlin College & Conservatory. Hudson-Ward currently serves as a tenured associate librarian at Penn State and will begin at Oberlin in her new role on July 1 of this year. As the director of libraries, Hudson-Ward will oversee and be responsible for the four campus libraries as well as other critical operations such as collection development, space utilization, technology integration, and special exhibits.
Hudson-Ward, who earned her MLIS from SIS, also holds a BA in English and African American studies from Temple University and is pursuing her PhD in managerial leadership in the information professions at Simmons College. Read the full announcement concerning her new appointment on Oberlin’s website.
