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• Q&A With Ivan Allen College Interim Dean Richard Utz

  April 23, 2024

  Interim Dean Richard Utz answers some questions that members of the Ivan Allen College community may have.

  

• Public Policy Student Lands Prestigious NSF Fellowship

  April 23, 2024

  Emma Menardi, a master’s student in the School of Public Policy, was awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship this spring. The fellowship provides three years of funding and tuition assistance, which Menardi plans to use to complete her M.S. in Public Policy and pursue a Ph.D.

  

• Poetry@Tech Experts Celebrate the Craft and its Challenges During National Poetry Month

  April 19, 2024

  For Poetry@Tech's Victoria Chang and Travis Denton, instilling a deep appreciation for the challenges and joys of poetry in Georgia Tech students is all in a day’s work.

  

• Aaron Levine Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

  April 18, 2024

  Aaron Levine, associate dean for research and outreach in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society.

  

• Development Studies Takes Center Stage at SEEDS Conference

  April 16, 2024

  The conference will feature nearly 50 scholars.

  

• Ivan Allen College Hosts 10th Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards

  April 11, 2024

  The yearly dinner and ceremony celebrates excellence in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community

  

• Ivan Allen College Non-Tenure Track Academic and Research Faculty Earn Promotions

  April 10, 2024

  Seven Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts non-tenure track academic and research faculty members have achieved promotion to senior research scientist, senior academic professional, principal academic professional, or senior lecturer.

  

• Fears, Promises, and Emerging Tech 

  April 9, 2024

  What can the history of telecom infrastructure teach us about AI?

  

• Ivan Allen College to Offer AI Applications Minor in Conjunction with Engineering

  April 3, 2024

  Starting this summer, students at Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will be able to earn a new minor in applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning designed to help them demonstrate their knowledge to prospective employers.

  

• Atlanta Global Studies Symposium to Focus on Languages of Sustainability, Global South

  April 2, 2024

  The Atlanta Global Studies Symposium returns April 12 with a focus on the “Languages of Sustainability and the Global South.” The event will feature a keynote lecture and live performance by Grammy award-winning musician David Sánchez.

  

• Alasdair Young Named Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development

  April 1, 2024

  Alasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named interim associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 1.

  

• Social Media Driving Force Behind Increased Visits to National Parks

  April 1, 2024

  A new study from Georgia Tech's School of Economics is the first to tie high levels of social media exposure to increased visitors to the U.S. National Parks — and the increased crowding and ecological damage they bring with them. 

  

• Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  March 27, 2024

  Celebrate National Poetry Month with Poetry@Tech; the School of Literature, Media, and Communication; the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; and the Library.

  

• Paul Alonso Awarded Fulbright to Conduct Research and Teach in Peru

  March 26, 2024

  Paul Alonso, an associate professor in the School of Modern Languages, has studied how political humorists and comedians use media platforms to push social boundaries, make us question what we think we know, and speak truth to power. A Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award will take Alonso to Peru, where he will conduct new research and teach a seminar at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima.

  

• 30 Years Later, Story of Freaknik Gets Told

  March 20, 2024

  Joycelyn Wilson, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, says the release of Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told continues to raise the profile of Atlanta’s role in hip-hop overall, not just in the South.

  

• Richard Utz Named Interim Dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  March 19, 2024

  Richard Utz, senior associate dean and professor, has been appointed interim dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 20. Dean Husbands Fealing, who served in that role since 2020, has been appointed assistant director of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. 

  

• Public Policy Research Powers Sierra Club Report on Black Energy Burden in Georgia

  March 19, 2024

  The study examines the causes of energy burden among Black residents in Georgia.

  

• Civic Data Analysis Finds New Opportunity for Federal Energy Efficiency Initiatives

  March 18, 2024

  A new study from the School of Public Policy finds that federal housing policies accelerate energy efficiency participation among low- and moderate-income households — even when those policies don’t directly address energy efficiency. 

  

• Documentary by Ivan Allen College Faculty Explores Challenges of Autism in Communities of Color

  March 18, 2024

  Georgia Tech faculty members Jennifer Singh and John Thornton produced and directed a documentary film that tells the stories of six Black families raising autistic children. The film premieres at Georgia Tech on Friday, March 22.

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Earn Institute Research Awards

  March 13, 2024

  Two Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty members have received Institute Research Awards from the Office of the Executive Vice President for Research. 

  

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