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New Sponsored Funding

Object Lessons: Current Topics for General Readership
PI: Ian Bogost
Sponsor: National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities/Natl Endowment for the Humanities
Funding: $249,680

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Georgia Tech Class Uses Outkast to Teach Social Justice features the class taught by Joycelyn Wilson (Visiting Professor LMC). WXIA-TV, February 27.

Jay Telotte and Lisa Yaszek (LMC) were quoted in Aliens as Immigrants: How ‘Arrival’ Became the Latest Political Sci-Fi Film.” The Washington Post, February 24.

Lisa Yaszek's (LMC) new book, Sisters of Tomorrow, was reviewed in “Review: Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction.” Amazing Stories, February 24.

Gen. Philip Breedlove (Nunn School) wrote Getting Russia Right.” The Washington Times, February 14.

Usha Nair-Reichert (ECON) was quoted in President Trumps Tough Trade Talk Concerns Georgia Manufacturers.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 13.

Joycelyn Wilson (LMC) was interviewed in OutKast in Class: Using Hip-Hop to Teach Social Justice.” NPR, February 7.

Thomas Lux (LMC) was featured in Thomas Lux, Esteemed Georgia Tech Teacher and Poet.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 6.

Ian Bogost (LMC) was mentioned in The Value of ‘Object Lessons’ and Learning Everything About One Thing. The Chicago Tribune, February 3.

Brian Magerko (LMC) was mentioned in Making the Grade: Tech Professor Blends Music, Computer Coding.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 31.

Blogs and Columns

Ian Bogost (LMC) wrote How a Million-Dollar Superwatch is Fighting Back Against Computing. The Atlantic, February 16.

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Mark Your Calendar for 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards: College Will Honor Stephen and Pamela Hall

Ivan Allen College alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to the third annual Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards on Wednesday evening, April 12. Six distinguished graduates from each of our six schools will be honored, the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards will be presented to a faculty member, an undergraduate, and graduate student, and we will honor Col. Stephen and Mrs. Pamela Hall with the Dean’s Appreciation Award. Don’t miss this very special program and the networking reception which begins at 5:30 pm.

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College Community Mourns the Loss of Poet and Teacher Thomas Lux

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Local and Regional Impact and Engagement

DiSalvo’s Public Design Workshop Featured in New MODA Exhibit on Sustainable Food Production

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Bowman’s Documentary on Sustainable Innovation Selected for Atlanta Film Festival

Nunn School professor Kirk Bowman’s documentary film BAD & THE BIRDIEMAN will have its North American premier at the 41st Atlanta Film Festival, taking place March 24 - April 2. The film is among the 150 selected for the 2017 festival from among more than 6,000 submissions. The Atlanta International Film Festival is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards. Check the Festival’s website for screening date.

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Global and National Impact and Engagement

China Research Center Comes to School of History and Sociology

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Shapira Convenes AAAS Panel on the ‘New Industrial Revolution’

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Fox Elected to AAAS Electorate Nominating Committee

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Clark Elected to American Association of Geographers’ Nominating Committee; Receives IPaT Inaugural Smart Cities Grant

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Faculty Research

Willie Pearson is Changing the Face of Engineering, Providing a Roadmap for Black Students and Mentors

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Boston Outlines Strategies for Affordable Low Income Housing

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Dhongde Presents Research on Multidimensional Deprivation at Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of Atlanta

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Three Ivan Allen College Faculty Receive Seed Funding from Strategic Energy Institute

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Campus Impact and Commentary

Revisiting Atlanta’s 45-Year Reputation as the “Black Mecca”

This blogpost in commemoration of Black History Month was written by Todd M. Michney, visiting professor in the School of History and Sociology.

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Using Social Media for Research and Collaboration

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Alumni News

Digital Media Alumna Zuley Clarke (’05) Envisions the Future of Video Marketing at Her New Startup

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Student Focus

Schmid’s Article on Military Technology Diffusion Published in ‘Defence and Peace Economics’

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Public Policy Doctoral Student Li Wins Prestigious Chinese Scholarship Council Award

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Career Roundup for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Students

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Public Policy Graduate Students Organize Energy Club’s 2017 Energy Expo

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2017 CRIDC Conference Showcases Research from Ivan Allen College Graduate Students

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Modern Languages Major Receives Chinese Government Full Scholarship

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2017 Ivan Allen College Ambassadors

The College Office of Undergraduate Enrollment and Student Affairs pinned a new cadre of first year Ivan Allen College Ambassadors on Friday, February 17. The Ambassadors fulfill important roles for the College including hospitality and conducting tours for prospective students. Congratulations to all new and returning Ambassadors. We appreciate your dedication and contributions to growing the College! 

Third Year of Service: Ann Louisa Brewton (HTS), Jackie Howell (IAML), Aarij Abbas (EIA), Fernanda Arcaraz (EIA), Evan Long (INTA)

Second Year of service:  Will Thomas (EIA), Kaitlin Shea (LMC), Dhanusha Subramani (LMC), Emily Bunker (LMC), Aradhana Chandra (INTA), Brian Robins (LMC), Emily Finger (IAML), Janel Gale (EIA), Libby Galli (LMC), Shekinah Hall (PUBP), Janelle Owusu (PUBP), Sam Sasser (INTA)

First Year of Service: Anu Sekar (ECON), Nathan FISHER (INTA), Ender Hidalgo (ALIS), Hannah Corpe (HTS), Haigh Angell (EIA), Rita Berglund (ALIS), Jenny Guzdial (ECON), Abby Gyger (ALIS), Grace Huber (INTA), Apollo Liu (EIA), Nicolette Mehran (IAML), Delaney Murphy (LMC), Ahiliya Nat (PUBP), Elizabeth Osman (IAML), Kayleigh Haskin (HTS/INTA), Shivali Pandya (EIA), Lexie Scott (LMC), Llinca Sipos (ECON), Josh Terry (CM), Christopher Walton (PUBP)

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Meet Global Economics and Modern Languages Major Tiffany Suwoto

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