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Ivan Allen College Expert Assesses China’s Role in Stemming North Korea’s Nuclear Program

December 10, 2018

The June summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un may have complicated efforts to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Professor Fei-Ling Wang says in a new paper.
Atlanta Developer Gene Kansas Joins LMC Advisory Board

December 10, 2018

Atlanta cultural developer and Georgia Institute School of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) alumnus Gene Kansas has joined the School's Advisory Board.
Allen Hyde Publishes Research on Labor Unions and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

December 10, 2018
Innovative work ties labor union density and pollution emissions.
Lauren Klein Receives NEH-Mellon Fellowship for Digital Publication

December 10, 2018

Lauren Klein, an associate professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication has received the National Endowment for the Humanities-Mellon Fellowship for Digital Publication.
Digital Media Ph.D. Student Named United Nations Data Fellow

December 6, 2018

Adriana Alvarado Garcia, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Literature, Media, and Communication’s Digital Media program, has been selected as a United Nations (UN) data fellow.
Nunn School Alumnus Selected for Prestigious White House Fellowship

November 30, 2018
Latham Saddler, an alumnus of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was selected as a White House Fellow for the White House Office of Economic Initiatives.
General Breedlove Visits Poland for Some Speaking Engagements

November 30, 2018
From November 12-15, General Phil Breedlove, USAF (ret.), a distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, visited Poland for some speaking engagements sponsored by the German Marshall Fund (GMF)
Diana Hicks Named a AAAS Fellow

November 28, 2018

School of Public Policy Professor Diana Hicks was one of four Georgia Tech faculty members named 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
McEver Program Turns a Page with Appointment of Steven Usselman

November 27, 2018

Steven Usselman, the new H. Bruce McEver Professor of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, is assembling an advisory group from Georgia Tech’s engineering programs and working to expand his engineering in history course to be more accessible to many more students. Eventually he wants to develop a minor in engineering and the liberal arts.
School of Economics Debuts Podcast

November 26, 2018

The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Economics has launched a podcast series entitled ‘The Economics Of.’ Hosted by economics advisor Tony Gallego and School of Literature, Media, and Communication graduate Laura Grace Sears, the podcast is a platform for exploring the cutting-edge research of the School’s students and professors.
Allen Hyde Awarded Climate Change Research Grant

November 26, 2018
Allen Hyde and Jenny McGuire (EAS) received a grant from the Climate Change Fellows program at Georgia Tech to research climate resilience from different social-ecological system perspectives.
Georgia Tech's Mock Trial Team: One of the Nation’s Best

November 26, 2018

Drawing on a strong tradition of interdisciplinary education and a student body who knows what it means to work hard, Georgia Tech’s mock trial team — housed in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts — ranks among the nation’s best.
McDonald Receives Service Award from North American Society for the Sociology of Sport

November 20, 2018

Mary G. McDonald has received the Service Excellence Award from the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS). The award recognizes McDonald for service throughout her career to the association, as well the field of the sociology of sport. It was presented during the association’s annual conference in Vancouver this November.
Georgia Tech-Lorraine Commemorates the Centennial of WWI and the Armistice

November 20, 2018

On 8-11 November 2018, Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) and the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies (CETS) presented a series of events to commemorate the centennial of the armistice of the First World War.
Greenstein Presents on West Germany’s Reparations

November 20, 2018
Claire Greenstein, a postdoctoral fellow in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs’ Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, gave a talk on “Political Cover or Moral Imperative: Reparations in West Germany”
Public Policy Alumna Wins First Place in National Criminal Procedure Tournament

November 19, 2018

Lauren Renaud, who graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, recently finished first place in the 30th National Criminal Procedure (Moot Court) Tournament in San Diego, California.
Robbie Ashe III Joins School of Public Policy Board of Advisors

November 12, 2018

The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy recently announced that Robbie Ashe, chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) board, will join the School's Board of Advisors.
Sam Nunn School Professor Seeks to Tackle Infrastructure Problems

November 12, 2018

Dennis Lockhart, distinguished professor of the practice at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, is devoting much of his time and attention to an effort to kickstart the discussion over infrastructure spending in the United States.
Georgia Tech Establishes New Undergraduate Korean Program

November 9, 2018
Modern Languages' Korean program approved
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Announce New Faculty

November 1, 2018

The Georgia Institute of Technology Sam Nunn School of International Affairs has announced two new professors of the practice, Robert Bell and John G. Rice, who will join the School’s distinguished faculty starting in spring 2019.