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• A Timely Honor: Sam Nunn School Chair Funded in 20th Anniversary Year

  January 26, 2018

  Friends and family of the Senator Sam Nunn, Class of 1960 and Honorary Ph.D. 2008, have honored him by funding the Sam Nunn School Chair in International Affairs. This prestigious endowed faculty leadership chair will provide annual discretionary support for the incumbent administrative chair of the School to advance strategic priorities in perpetuity.

  

• Unlikely U.S. Will Regain Control of Internet Address Book, Georgia Tech Public Policy Expert Says

  January 25, 2018

  The U.S. government relinquished control of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in 2016. Milton Mueller, professor of public policy, says trying to reverse that decision would be difficult and potentially disastrous.

  

• In Memoriam: Richard Corbin, Professor of English

  January 25, 2018

  Dr. Richard “Dick” Johnstone Corbin, a longtime professor of English at Georgia Tech died on December 16, 2017, at the age of 85. 

  

• In Memoriam: Dr. James Bynum, English Professor

  January 25, 2018

  Dr. James J. Bynum, a longtime professor of English at Georgia Institute of Technology, passed away on December 8, 2017 at Presbyterian Village Health Care Center in Austell, Georgia.

  

• Halcyon Lawrence Receives 2018 CCCC Scholars for the Dream Travel Award

  January 24, 2018

  Halcyon Lawrence, a Brittan Fellow in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology, is one of 20 recipients to receive the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Scholars for the Dream Travel Award. Lawrence will be presented the award on Thursday, March 15, during the 2018 CCCC Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.  

  

• Doug Flamming Wins 2017 Teaching Effectiveness Award

  January 23, 2018

  The Class of 1940 Course Survey Effectiveness Award is awarded to instructors based on student feedback.

  

• Anna Westerstahl Stenport Elected to the ADFL Executive Committee

  January 19, 2018

  Anna Westerstahl Stenport, chair and professor of the School of Modern Languages, has been elected to the executive committee of the Modern Language Association’s Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (MLA-ADFL) for a four-year term, beginning January 2018.

  

• Congratulations to Renee Shelby

  January 19, 2018

  Renee Shelby passed her comprehensive exams with a "high pass" mark. Congrats!

  

• Public Policy, CACP, Faculty Discuss STEM, Disabilities, and Facilitating Science at National Academies Workshop

  January 12, 2018

  The National Academies workshop focused on allocating resources for scientific research.

  

• Ivan Allen Alumna Competes on ‘Jeopardy!’

  January 12, 2018

  Lindsay Resnick, who graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in History, Technology, and Society, credits her education in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts with helping broaden her intellectual horizons.

  

• Baker Returns from China after Working as Visiting Scholar at Beihang University

  January 11, 2018

  Paul M.A. Baker, senior director for research and strategic innovation at the Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP), spent a month in China working with faculty and doctoral students as an invited visiting scholar at Beihang University.

   

  

• HTS Alumna on ‘Jeopardy!’

  January 7, 2018

  Lindsay Resnick will be on ‘Jeopardy!’ this Tuesday at 7:30 PM.

  

• Stulberg Writes Policy Memo on Russia’s Energy Sanctions

  January 5, 2018

  Adam Stulberg, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, had his policy memo “Escaping the Energy Sanctions Tangle: Gas Networks & Off-Ramps from Escalation in U.S.-E.U.-Russia Relations” published by PONARS.

  

• If the Trees Could Speak

  December 21, 2017

  Students in Hugh Crawford's senior Seminar in Science, Technology, and Culture recently built specimen books from the wood of fallen trees. The books, called "xylotechques," will be used by youth taking part in Trees Atlanta programs.

  

• Borowitz’s Book Published by MIT Press

  December 21, 2017

  Mariel Borowitz, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has written a book titled, Open Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data. The book was published by MIT Press.

  

• Two Administrative Managers Complete the Inclusive Leaders Academy Program

  December 20, 2017

  Shamecia Powers, administrative manager in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Fariah Majumandar, administrative manager in the School of Modern Languages, completed the 2017 Inclusive Leadership Academy, a professional leadership and legacy development program for managers at Georgia Institute of Technology.

  

• Ten Present at 2017 HSOC Undergraduate Research Symposium

  December 20, 2017

  Seven History, Technology, and Society (HTS) majors, one Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) major, one International Affairs and Modern Languages (IAML) major, and one Public Policy (PUBP) major presented at the 2017 School of History and Sociology (HSOC) Undergraduate Research Symposium held in the Stephen C. Hall Building on Wednesday, November 29.

  

• Aaron Santesso’s Literature Course in which Students Make Things Receives Innovative Course Design Award

  December 20, 2017

  Aaron Santesso, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology, is the recipient of the 2017 Innovative Course Design Award, which is given by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) to encourage excellence in undergraduate teaching of the eighteenth century. 

  

• China: An Old Order Rises to Challenge the Modern World

  December 20, 2017

  A discussion about the rise of China with Fei-Ling Wang, a professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Relations in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

  

• Clark Named Inaugural Fellow of American Association of Geographers

  December 20, 2017

  Jennifer Clark has been named to the inaugural class of fellows of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), a non-profit scientific and educational society founded in 1904.

  

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