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• A Final Note from the EU Study Abroad Program

  July 25, 2019

  We are in the homestretch of our ten-week program and one of the many highlights this year is the sheer number of anniversary events that we marked as well as a few “firsts” for the EU program: the centennial of the Treaty of Versailles and as our first update mentioned, our group participated in the commemorations at the Palace of Versailles on June 28th.

  

• Call for Proposals: K-12 Course Development Projects in World Languages and Global Learning

  July 25, 2019

  The Atlanta Global Studies Center seeks proposals from K12 teachers for course development projects in less commonly taught languages and global learning.

  

• HTS 2801 Students Participate in WWI Centennial Commemoration

  July 22, 2019

  On Thursday, June 27, 2019, a group of twenty students in HTS 2801 (Special Topics, Treaty of Versailles) at Georgia Tech Lorraine traveled from Metz to Compiègne, France to undertake an historic visit.

  

• Senator Sam Nunn Named Recipient of the Peace Through Strength Award

  July 19, 2019

  Former Senator Sam Nunn, a distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, will receive the Peace through Strength Award from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute at the 7th annual Reagan National Defense Forum. 

  

• Atlanta Global Studies Center Calls for Applications to Visiting Scholar Program

  July 16, 2019

  AGSC funding available for scholars of global studies to serve as Visiting Scholars in Residence at GT.

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Address the Impacts of Climate Change

  July 16, 2019

  Among sobering statistics, 2018 was the fourth warmest year since 1880 (when consistent record-keeping began) with 2016, 2017, and 2015 ranking as the three hottest. Fallout from increased global temperatures includes melting polar ice, rising sea levels, coastal flooding, severe weather events, altered ecosystems, and species extinction.

  From the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, faculty and researchers at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts are addressing critical aspects of the increasingly complex threats posed by climate change. 

  

• New Georgia Tech Study Examines Diversity, Social Mistrust

  July 11, 2019

  The study found that social capital increased in counties where one ethnicity dominates, but declined in communities with higher rates of diversity.

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Tour Georgia Communities for Emerging Leaders Program

  July 11, 2019

  Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty enrolled in the 2018-2019 cohort of Georgia Tech's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) were given a unique opportunity to visit some of the communities their students call home in a recent tour to Northwestern Georgia. 

  

• Husbands Fealing and Lockhart Featured at State Budget Conference Hosted by Volcker Alliance and Atlanta Federal Reserve

  July 11, 2019

  Kaye Husbands Fealing, chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, and Dennis Lockhart, professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta were participants in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Volcker Alliance’s “FY2020 State Fiscal Conference: Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting—Looming Risks, Durable Solutions”, which was held in Atlanta on July 10-11.

  

• Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows Set Goals for 2019-20 Academic Year

  July 9, 2019

  At the final meeting of the term, each of the cohorts of the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellows discussed challenges, as well as goals and action plans, for the 2019-20 academic year.

  

• The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs’ Georgia Tech Model United Nations Program (GTMUN) Announces Conferences in The United Arab Emirates

  July 1, 2019

  This December, Georgia Tech’s Model United Nation Program (GTMUN) will be traveling to the United Arab Emirates to conduct two separate conferences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. These two conferences, GTMUN Emirates Abu Dhabi and GTMUN Emirates Dubai, are co-sponsored by the Hale Education Group and Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.

  

• International Affairs EU Study Abroad Program Exposes Students to Intercultural Learning

  June 24, 2019

  From Argentina to South Korea, study abroad season is in full swing at the Ivan Allen College as our students participate in a myriad of interdisciplinary programs all over the globe.

  Students in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs’ European Union Program have enjoyed an especially exciting trip as they visited the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France during the institution’s recent elections. 

  

• Nature, Governance, and Sustainability in Costa Rica - An Interdisciplinary Experience

  June 14, 2019

  In just five weeks, we interviewed a former vice president of Costa Rica, scrambled up the slopes of a volcano, and came face to face with sloths, vipers, and bullet ants. The Nature, Governance, and Sustainability in Costa Rica (NGS-CR) Study-Abroad Program has been an unbelievable experience. From the remote jungles of Sarapiqui to the stunning peaks of Monteverde, Costa Rica has inspired us to explore and learn at every turn.

  

• Ivan Allen College Students Explore the World of Law

  June 14, 2019

  Students are spending the summer interning in anything from patent law to the non-profit sector to paralegal work.

  

• Public Policy Students Selected for 2019 Georgia Innovative Economic Development Research Internship Program

  June 14, 2019

  The Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) program at Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute has selected two students from the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, and one from Georgia State Univerity's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, as the 2019 Georgia Innovative Economic Development interns.

  

• HSOC Fall 2019 Speakers Series

  June 10, 2019

  The full list of speakers for the HSOC Fall 2019 Speakers Series is now available. The fall 2019 series focuses on the theme of "Global Environments."

  

• Renee Shelby Wins 2019 Body & Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award

  June 7, 2019

  Renee's paper, "Techno-Physical Feminism: Surveillance, Anti-Rape Technology & Shifting Risk Paradigms," has won the 2019 Body & Embodiment Graduate Student Paper Award.

  

• Jennifer Singh to Give Keynote at Autism Genetics Research Conference

  June 7, 2019

  Singh is the keynote speaker at the "Autism, Genetics & Identity: Exploring the Complexities of Autism Genetics Research" Conference at Columbia University.

  

• Neha Kumar Appointed Chair of the Association for Computing Machinery's Future of Computing Academy

  June 7, 2019

  Neha Kumar, an assistant professor with a dual appointment in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing, has been appointed chair of the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Future of Computing Academy.

  

• Georgia Tech Research Center Calls for Comprehensive Voluntary National Standards for Election Security

  June 6, 2019

  The Center for Advanced Communications Policy has published a whitepaper proposing a a voluntary, standards-based national model for evaluation of election hardware and processes.

  

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