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Research

NEW BOOKS BY FACULTY

Physical Play and Children’s Digital Games by Krystina Madej (LMC). Springer Publishing (2016).

The China Order: Centralia, World Empire, and the Nature of Chinese Power by Fei-Ling Wang (Nunn School). SUNY Press (2017).

What Does Georgia Tech Think?

Selected Press for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Usha Nair-Rechert was quoted in “Marietta Ice Cream Plant Wary of Trump Talk on NAFTA, Import Tax.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 26.

Richard Barke (PubPol) was quoted in “Georgia Campaigns Keep Up Pressure Ahead of Runoff Vote.” The Hill, April 25.

Thomas Lodato (Ph.D. Digital Media 2015) was quoted in “Co-working Spaces Are the Future of Work but That Could Be a Good Thing.” The Guardian, April 23.

Becky Scheel (LMC) was featured in “This G.A. Tech Designer Wants to Champion Visual Design for Orangutans.” Hypepotamus, April 20.

Jason Borenstein (PubPol) was quoted in “Let Robots Teach Our Kids? Here’s Why That Isn’t Such a Bad Idea.” NBC News, April 19.

Valerie Thomas (PubPol) wrote an opinion piece, “2017’s Greenest States.” WalletHub, April 18.

Richard Barke (PubPol) was quoted in “Dems Look for Trump Rebuke in Georgia Special Election.” The Hill, April 18.

Ronald Bayor (HSOC) was quoted in “Mass Transit Advocates Hope for Boost from Highway Collapse.” The New York Times, April 16. (See on APNews)

Joseph Bankoff (Nunn School) was featured in “Joe Bankoff Takes Helm of Fulton County Arts Council.” Atlanta Business Chronicle, April 14.

John Walsh (PubPol) was quoted in “To Be a Genius, Think Like a 94-Year-Old.” The New York Times, April 7.

Kristie Macrakis (HSOC) was quoted in “Werner Stiller, East German Spy and Defector, Dies at 69.” The Washington Post, April 3.

FEATURED BLOGS AND COLUMNS

Christine Ries (ECON) wrote “The Two Key Questions of Trump’s Tax Proposal.” Georgia Tech Amplifier. April 28, 2017

Ian Bogost (LMC) wrote a column “Video Games Are Better without Stories” for The Atlantic, April 25.

Richard Utz (LMC) wrote “Cupid at the Castle: Romance, Medievalism, and Race at Atlanta’s Rhodes Hall.” The Public Medievalist, April 4.

Smart Japan: Observations from an Interdisciplinary Urban Design Studio by Emma French, Center for Urban Innovation Blog. April 17.

Events

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May 4, 2017 - May 5, 2017

DH + Design Symposium

8:30 am

May 6, 2017

Tech: in joy Event from the GT Tap Studio

7:00 pm

May 6, 2017

Tech in: Joy — Interactive Works from the Tech Arts Practicum at Georgia Tech and Eyedrum

7:00 pm

May 7, 2017

Tech in: Joy — Interactive Works from the Tech Arts Practicum at Georgia Tech and Eyedrum

2:00 pm

June 23, 2017

DramaTech presents Caryl Churchill’s A Number and Far Away

8:00 pm

NEWS

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2016 - 2017 HONORS AND AWARDS

Distinguished Alumni Awards Celebrate Excellence and Innovation

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts family gathered at the Historic Academy of Medicine on April 12 for the third annual Ivan Allen College Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrating innovative and influential alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the College.

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Dean's Appreciation Award

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

Allen Jr. Legacy Awards

2017 Spring Faculty and Staff Awards

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Fox Receives Ivan Allen Distinguished Researcher Award and GT SGA Teaching Award

Distinguished Faculty Research Award

SGA Faculty of the Year Award

Dhongde Receives Faculty Honors Committee Award for Research Mentorship

JafariNaimi, Jordan CTL/BP Teaching Excellence Award

LMC Sweeps Georgia Tech Employee Category for the Women of Distinction Awards at the Annual Women’s Leadership Conference

Levine Receives Graduate SGA Faculty of the Year Award

D’Unger Receives Class of 1934 Undergraduate Educator Award

Hertel Receives Innovation in Co-curricular Education Award

2016 - 2017 Student Honors

Johnson and Kelley’s Sidewalk Scholars Wins Best Public Policy Capstone Design

HTS Majors Corpe and Groves Win at President’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Spring 2017 Symposium

Utz Reappointed as Chair of School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Modern Languages Professor Bettina Cothran Retires

Cozzens to Retire After 19 Years at Tech

Mueller Presents at Centre for European Policy Studies Internet Governance Seminar

IGP Blog Post on the Seminar

Kosal Curates Journal Issue Illuminating Issues around Chemical Warfare Use in Syria and the U.S. Response

Smith Named Distinguished Lecturer by Organization of American Historians

Joe Bankoff to Chair Fulton County Arts Council

Borenstein Participates on National Academy Panel on Self-Driving Cars and Engineering Ethics

April Dialogues

History and Sociology:

Race and Gender Colloquium Series: “Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome,” Alondra Nelson and Ruha Benjamin

International Affairs:

Learning in the Context of the Diplomacy Lab Project

The Future of India - U.S. Relations: A Discussion with Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh

“One China” Policy: Its Past and Future

Surveillance, Privacy, and Data Across Borders: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives

U.S. - Japan Relations During the Trump Presidency

Literature, Media, and Communication:

Race, Reparations and Reconciliation After the Genome

Modern Languages Awards 24 ROTC Students Project GO Study Abroad Scholarships

Ivan Allen College Labs Present Innovative Computing Demos at GVU Center Research Showcase

“Resilient Atlanta” Symposium Explores Atlanta’s Rebirth During Reconstruction

CoLab Studio Space Provides Innovative Career Development Resources for LMC Community

LMCFilms Highlight Social Justice at Student Documentary Film Festival

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Alumni News

HSOC Alumna Yu Tao Presents at National Academies Workshop

Summer Plans for Ivan Allen College Students

Ivan Allen College students will be all over the world this summer. Follow their adventures on the Ivan Allen College Tumblr page!

After They Get Out, What's Next for the Ivan Allen College Class of 2017?

Six Public Policy Students Receive Office of Minority Educational Development Tower Awards

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