Welcome to the Sara Fine Institute Web Site
Welcome to the web site of The Sara Fine Institute (SFI). The Institute is dedicated to examining the ways technology impacts interpersonal communications and relationships with family, friends, professional colleagues, governing bodies, health care providers, and educational institutions. SFI Faculty Affiliates conduct research on social, political, ethical, medical, technical, and educational issues via innovative research projects and campus-community partnerships. Since its founding, the SFI has promoted multidisciplinary studies of users of online information, digital information production and use, and the impact of the information technology on scholarly publishing.
2008 Institute Lecture
For the 2008 Sara Fine Institute Lecture, the iSchool welcomed Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford, as the keynote speaker. The lecture was held in the Teplitz Moot Courtroom at the School of Law, which was overflowing by the time the lecture began. Dr. Lessig spoke and answered questions for more than 90 minutes, and the audience was extremely appreciative. Professor Lessig spoke on “A Declaration for Independence,” exploring how an improper dependence upon money is threatening the Academy, the Congress, and other institutions. Read
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