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• Lecture Series Highlights Georgia’s Role as 2024 Battleground State

  September 18, 2023

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts recently hosted a discussion examining Georgia’s rise to becoming one of the most intriguing political battlegrounds for 2024 and beyond.  

  

• Georgia Tech ROTC Cadets Experience Summer Training — Space Force Style

  September 15, 2023

  Two Georgia Tech Air Force ROTC students participated in the first-ever Space Force-specific summer training exercise for ROTC cadets this summer.

  

• What is Biculturalism?

  September 14, 2023

  Biculturalism is when one person belongs to two different cultures, explains Cecilia Montes-Alcalá, an associate professor in the School of Modern Languages. Biculturalism, which can come with language learning, can provide a new mindset in how you view the world, she adds. Learn more in Montes-Alcalá’s two-minute lecture: 

  

• What is Afrofuturism? Learn from the Experts at Georgia Tech

  September 13, 2023

  Lisa Yaszek, Regents' Professor of Science Fiction Studies, explains what Afrofuturism is and why it's important, and shares some of her favorite works from influential Afrofuturists past and present. 

  

• Making History, and Passing on the Lessons Learned, Are All in a Day's Work for This Ivan Allen College Alumnus

  September 13, 2023

  When Antwan Owens, HTS 2021, signed a deal for advertisers to use his name and image in July 2021, he made history as the first NCAA athlete to monetize his career legally. Now, he's chalking up another first: being named as a member of Forbes' inaugural 30 Under 30 Atlanta list.

  

• Georgia’s Accent is Fading, New Research Shows

  September 7, 2023

  Georgia Tech linguist Lelia Glass is part of a team out with new research showing a rapid decline in the Georgia accent.

  

• Laura Taylor to Lead the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center as Interim Director

  September 6, 2023

  The Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) of the Georgia Institute of Technology is excited to welcome Laura Taylor as the interim director of the Energy, Policy, and Innovation Center (EPICenter).

  

• Ivan Allen College to Host Fall Seminar on Inclusivity in Storytelling and Story Creation

  September 5, 2023

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will host a seminar this fall addressing "The Role of Inclusivity in Storytelling and Story Creation," led by Julie Ann "JAC" Crommett.

  

• National Black Business Month Spotlight: Archel Bernard

  August 31, 2023

  To Archel Barnard, STC 2011, being an entrepreneur isn’t just about owning a business. It’s about representing African makers, celebrating the diversity of Atlanta, and letting people know that Georgia Tech prepares you for any challenge that can come your way.

  

• Debunking Another Myth Surrounding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

  August 29, 2023

  Housing built using the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit does not lower nearby property values, the study finds.

  

• School of Economics Study Charts America’s Monthly Struggle with Covid-19 Hardships

  August 28, 2023

  December 2020 was when the greatest number of people reported experiencing multiple hardships during the pandemic, according to the research.

  

• Brown, Yaszek Earn Reappointment as Regents’ Professors

  August 22, 2023

  Brown first received the prestigious title in 2017; Yaszek received the honor in 2020.

  

• Meet Ivan Allen College's Newest Faculty Members

  August 21, 2023

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts attracts some of the best minds in the social sciences and humanities, scholars and practitioners eager to advance Georgia Tech's mission of educating leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Our newest faculty members are no exception. 

  

• Men Still Dominate Scientific Research. Here are 26 Ways to Change That.

  August 17, 2023

  In Cassidy Sugimoto's new book, Equity for Women in Science, she explores the systemic barriers preventing the advancement of women in science and lays out 26 recommendations to help combat them.

  

• Meet John Lyon, Chair of the School of Modern Languages

  August 17, 2023

  John Lyon, who began his role as chair of the School of Modern Languages on Aug. 1, says that learning another language builds skills and strengths that are unique and essential for students at a STEM-intensive institution.

  

• Talking With André Brock About Black Twitter’s Fate on X

  August 15, 2023

  'Black Twitter' may be weaker in the Elon Musk 'X' era, but it's still a force, André Brock says.

  

• Best Charts Expansive Vision for Institute for People and Technology

  August 10, 2023

  As the first Interdisciplinary Research Institute executive director with a primary faculty appointment in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Best plans to build on the greatest strength of the Institute for People and Technology: the reason that “people” come first in its name.

  

• Hip-Hop Influences Everything

  August 8, 2023

  Is it a tight rhyme over a sick beat? Is it breakdancers in the Bronx with gravity-defying dance moves? Or is it, rather, the revolutionary technique developed by block-party DJs for extending the rhythmic underpinnings — or "break"— of a song? The truth is that hip-hop is all of these things — and then some. 

  

• School of Public Policy Moves to Rich Ahead of Renovation at Historic D.M. Smith

  August 7, 2023

  The School of Public Policy is temporarily relocating until 2025.

  

• Investors Force Black Families Out of Home Ownership, New Research Shows

  August 7, 2023

  Data from 800 neighborhoods in the Atlanta metropolitan area between 2007 and 2016 revealed that major investors bought homes in majority-minority neighborhoods far from downtowns and in lower-income areas. These homes were often undervalued because of their minority populations, but they remained desirable and offered good market value.

  

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