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• Dr. Johnny Smith Featured on CBS-TV's "Atlanta Plugged In"

  March 4, 2016

  School of History and Sociology Assistant Professor Johnny Smith was featured on the program "Atlanta Plugged In," which aired on CBS tv station 46 on March 4th.  Dr. Smith was interviewed about his recently co-authored book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammed Ali and Malcolm X.

  

• Kaye Husbands Fealing Organizes the Symposium on the Science of Broadening Participation

  March 2, 2016

  Kaye Husbands Fealing, chair of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, organized the Symposium on the Science of Broadening Participation sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

  

• In Memoriam: Mary Phillips Wesley

  March 2, 2016

  The College remembers our friend and colleague Mary Phillips Wesley who passed away on February 23, 2016

  

• Head to Succeed Founding Editor of Prestigious Atlanta Review

  February 25, 2016

  Georgia Tech’s Karen Head has been named editor of the world renowned poetry journal, Atlanta Review. Head inherits the mantle for the 22-year old publication from founding editor, Dan Veach. Georgia Tech’s JC Reilly will serve as associate editor.

  

• Nunn Calls for Renewed U.S. - Russia Cooperation to Fight ISIS and Avert Global Catastrophe

  February 25, 2016

  In a speech February 24 in Moscow, former senator Sam Nunn outlined six points to address "clear and dangerous challenges" in U.S. - Russia relations that undermine global strategic stability.

  

• International Affairs Student's ‘FretWizard’ Is InVenture Prize Finalist

  February 25, 2016

  The annual InVenture Prize competition celebrates interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation at Georgia Tech. Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts student Molly Ricks, a international affairs major in the Sam Nunn School, is co-designer of FretWizard, a novel learning tool for aspiring guitarists that qualified as a finalist for this year's prize.

  

• Georgia Tech Course Selected for NAE’s Book on Exemplary Engineering Ethics Programs

  February 23, 2016

  An ongoing project in undergraduate course design by Georgia Tech public policy professor Robert Kirkman is one of 25 “exemplary” programs showcased by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) in a new report, Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers.

  

• Eight Selected for Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Awards

  February 23, 2016

  Eight members of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have been selected to receive the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for the 2014 - 2015 academic year. 

  

• In Memorium: Wister Cook

  February 22, 2016

  The College remembers our colleague Wister Cook who passed away on January 13, 2016.

  

• In Memoriam: Maxine Thompson Turner

  February 19, 2016

  Maxine Turner broke barriers in joining Georgia Tech as one of its first women faculty in the 1960s. She was a pioneer in seeking equity on campus for women and minority students and in the development of a technical communications program at Georgia Tech.   

  

• Panel Discusses Implications and Potential Effects of the COP21 Climate Change Conference

  February 19, 2016

  On January 20, 2016 Georgia Tech’s Center for International Strategy, Technology and Policy (CISTP) along with the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies (CETS) hosted a public panel to discuss the implications and potential effects of the Paris Climate Accord..

  

• Richard Utz to Serve on Advisory Board for the International Association for Robin Hood Studies

  February 18, 2016

  Richard Utz recently accepted an invitation by Alex Kaufman and Valerie Johnson, to serve on the Advisory Board of The Bulletin for the International Association for Robin Hood Studies.

  

• Freshman Marcus Marshall Named to All-ACC Academic Football Team

  February 18, 2016

  Marcus Marshall, a freshman undeclared major in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, recently was selected to be part of the 2015 All-ACC Academic Football Team.

  

• College Faculty Receive Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award

  February 18, 2016

  Six faculty members in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts were selected to receive the Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award for the 2014-2015 academic year. The awards are based upon student surveys.

  

• Tuition Rates Unchanged for 2016 - 17

  February 17, 2016

  The Board of Regents announced Tuesday that it would make no changes to tuition for University System of Georgia (USG) institutions for the 2016 - 17 academic year. 

  

• Goodman Participates in Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security Workshops; Seeks to Establish Program in Ivan Allen College

  February 12, 2016

  Nunn School professor Seymour Goodman participated in two Washington workshops October 22 - 23 working on the nation’s critical infrastructure systems.

  

• Winnefeld Discusses Military Acquisition Reform in Testimony for House Armed Services Committee

  February 11, 2016

  Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a distinguished professor in the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, testified in front of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on February 10.

  

• Calm Down – The Supreme Court’s “Stay” on the Clean Power Plan is Just a Procedural Step

  February 10, 2016

  On February 9th, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court halted implementing the Clean Power Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

  

• Leiden Manifesto Codifies Best Practices for Metrics-based Research Assessment

  February 10, 2016

  To support researchers and managers, five experts led by Diana Hicks, professor in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology, proposed ten principles for the measurement of research performance: the Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics. Published as commentary in Nature in July 2015, the principles are being circulated around the world. A video summarizing the principles is available and it has been published in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Leading Edge Digital Publications Series.

  

• The Clinton Foundation Career Talks

  February 10, 2016

  On Wednesday, February 3, a representative from The Clinton Foundation met with Georgia Tech students to talk about internship and career opportunities with The Clinton Foundation.

  

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