On November 2, 2026, students, alumni and faculty of the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Communication & Information Sciences (CIS) gathered in Hamilton Library and online to celebrate the program’s 40th anniversary.
Unique at UH Mānoa, CIS spans five units (Communication, Communicology, Information & Computer Sciences, Information Technology Management and Library & Information Science), across three colleges (Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and the Shidler College of Business).
The Founding Chair of the CIS Program was LIS Dean Emeritus Miles Jackson, and in the 40 years since the program’s inception, graduates have blended social and technological approaches to research questions that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries, and become researchers, tech founders and leaders of complex organizations worldwide.
More information about CIS can be found at https://www.hawaii.edu/cis/
