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Research

New Sponsored Research

Analyzing the Impact of the Firefly Trail on Economic Development in North Georgia
PI: Shatakshee Dhongde
Sponsor: Georgia Department of Transportation
Funding: $23,052

Recent Books by Faculty

Changing the Face of Engineering: The African American Experience edited by John Brooks Slaughter, Yu Toa, and Willie Pearson, Jr. (HSOC), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.

Advancing Women in Science: An International Perspective edited by Willie Pearson, Jr. (HSOC), Lisa Frehill, and Connie McNeely, Springer, 2015.

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Fmr. Sen. Nunn proposes 6 ways U.S., Russia can boost global security featured Sam NunnAtlanta Business Chronicle, Feb. 25.

Atlanta Review’ Gets New Editor, Home at Georgia Tech featured LMC professor Karen Head. Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 17.

Two Jackets on All-ACC Academic Football Team featured freshman Marcus Marshall. Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 10.

Coca-Colas ‘GIF The Feeling’ Campaign Gets Trolled Online mentioned LMC professor Ian Bogost. Economic Times Retail, February 10.

Stitching Together Lives and Fashion in Liberia features LMC alum Archel Bernard. The New York TimesFebruary 8.

HSOC professor Johnny Smith’s new book was reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, The Boston GlobeNational Review, Time, The Washington TimesNPR, and several other major media outlets.

Taylor Swift is the Latest Celebrity to Market Herself via a Mobile Game quoted Ian Bogost (LMC). Independent, February 4.

Featured Blog Posts

Calm Down – The Supreme Court’s ‘Stay’ on the Clean Power Plan is Just a Procedural Step wrote Marilyn Brown (SPP) in the Georgia Tech Amplifier, February 10.

To Kill a Mockingbird’ Author, Harper Lee, Passes Away, a commentary by LMC Professor Karen Head for Georgia Tech Amplifier, Feburary 19

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NEWS

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Mellon Foundation Awards Georgia Tech $1 Million for New Digital Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Center

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Save the Date! Our Distinguished Alumni Awards Are April 13!

Mark your calendar for the Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards which will be held Wednesday evening, April 13. Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited. We'll recognize a graduate from each of our six schools, as well as, our Ivan Allen Legacy Award recipients, and special honorees from our College family. Details will be forthcoming!

Admitted and Prospective Undergraduates and Their Parents Are Invited to Experience Ivan Allen College on Shadow Day on April 1

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GLOBAL IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT

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

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Young Chairs Inaugural Meeting of U.S. Jean Monnet Cooperation Network in Washington

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Head to Succeed Founding Editor of Prestigious Atlanta Review, Reilly to Serve as Associate Editor

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Panel Discusses Implications of Paris Climate Accord

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Leiden Manifesto Codifies Best Practices for Metrics-based Research Assessment

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NATIONAL IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT

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

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Goodman Participates in Washington Workshops on Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security

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Kirkman Course Selected for National Academy of Engineering CEES Book on Exemplary Engineering Ethics Programs

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Featured Research

The Turbulent, Tragic Friendship of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X and Its Implications for Modern Social Justice

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Faculty Distinctions

Kim Receives Young Economist Award

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Eight Selected for Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Awards

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ALUMNI FOCUS

Alumnus Adam LaDoux Bridges Technical and Creative Projects at Microsoft

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STUDENT FOCUS

Ivan Allen Students at the State Capitol

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Freshman Marcus Marshall Named to All-ACC Academic Football Team

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International Affairs Student Molly Ricks Is InVenture Prize Finalist with ‘FretWizard’

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Tuition Rates Unchanged for 2016-17

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IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam: Retired Faculty Member Maxine Thompson Turner

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In Memoriam: Retired Faculty Member Wister Cook

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Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts forms a vanguard for 21st century liberal arts interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation. Working at a crossroads of engineering, science, and computing, and the humanities and social sciences, faculty and students consider the human implications of technologies, policies, and actions, and create sustainable solutions for a better world. Comprised of six schools, we offer ten undergraduate degrees, thirteen master's degrees, and six doctoral degrees. Learn More

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