Recent HSOC News

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• Long-time School Supporter Homer C. Rice ‘Transformed’ School of History and Sociology

  June 13, 2024

  Celebrated Georgia Tech Athletic Director Homer C. Rice passed away this month at 97, but he leaves an enduring legacy at Georgia Tech, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and the School of History and Sociology. 

  

• Dean Search Begins for Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  June 5, 2024

  Georgia Tech will begin the search for the next dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. The search committee, chaired by Dean of Libraries Leslie Sharp, was chosen through a nomination process and includes a mix of faculty, staff, students, and alumni from within the college, as well as other units from across campus. 

  

• Will Caitlin Clark's Star Power Raise WNBA Salaries? 

  April 25, 2024

  As Caitlin Clark becomes a household name, she elevates a question WNBA players, fans, and advocates have asked for decades: why is there such a significant pay disparity between men's and women's basketball? 

  

• IAC Celebrates Exceptional Teaching, Research, and Service

  April 25, 2024

  As the 2023-24 academic year comes to a close, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community came together for the annual student, faculty, and staff celebration.

  

• Fears, Promises, and Emerging Tech 

  April 9, 2024

  What can the history of telecom infrastructure teach us about AI?

  

• Alasdair Young Named Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development

  April 1, 2024

  Alasdair Young, professor and Neal Family Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named interim associate dean for faculty development in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 1.

  

• HSOC Alumni Spotlight: Dave Morton

  March 27, 2024

  Dave Morton completed an M.S. and Ph.D. in the History of Technology (now renamed History and Sociology of Technology and Science) in 1995. Now, he works as a grants development manager at Amplify Philanthropy.

  

• Richard Utz Named Interim Dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  March 19, 2024

  Richard Utz, senior associate dean and professor, has been appointed interim dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective April 20. Dean Husbands Fealing, who served in that role since 2020, has been appointed assistant director of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. 

  

• Documentary by Ivan Allen College Faculty Explores Challenges of Autism in Communities of Color

  March 18, 2024

  Georgia Tech faculty members Jennifer Singh and John Thornton produced and directed a documentary film that tells the stories of six Black families raising autistic children. The film premieres at Georgia Tech on Friday, March 22.

  

• Marking Two Years of War in Ukraine. What Does the Future Hold in Store?

  February 21, 2024

  Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts experts assess the state of the Ukraine war on its second anniversary.

  

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Earn Summer and Fall 2023 CIOS Honor Roll Placements

  February 13, 2024

  Fifty faculty members from across the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have been named to the Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Honor Roll for instructional excellence in the Fall 2023 semester. Ten faculty members from the College were named to the Summer 2023 Honor Roll. 

  

• Dean's Report Highlights Momentum in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  January 31, 2024

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is defying enrollment trends in liberal arts and building momentum to expand its positive impact.

  

• What Does the Future Have in Store for Me?

  January 8, 2024

  As a kid, you may have looked to a not-so-technical device to predict your future: the Magic 8 Ball. Here we have Georgia Tech’s own version of the classic kid’s toy: a panel of experts who will answer our questions about what the world will look like in the next 20 years and beyond.

  

• Hyde and Linden Selected for Eighth Cohort of Emerging Leaders Program

  December 13, 2023

  Allen Hyde and Maureen Linden of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will join 14 other faculty members as part of the eighth cohort of Georgia Tech's Emerging Leaders Program.

  

• Sustainability Awards Will Help Redesign Ivan Allen College Courses to Include the SDGs

  November 29, 2023

  Six faculty members each received seed grants to help them work Sustainable Development Goal concepts into their courses.

  

• Michael Jordan Famously Didn’t Talk About Race — That Doesn’t Mean It Didn’t Shape His Career

  November 6, 2023

  A new book by sports historian Johnny Smith deconstructs what he sees as one of the most ubiquitous myths around Michael Jordan: that the basketball superstar transcended race.

  

• Making History, and Passing on the Lessons Learned, Are All in a Day's Work for This Ivan Allen College Alumnus

  September 13, 2023

  When Antwan Owens, HTS 2021, signed a deal for advertisers to use his name and image in July 2021, he made history as the first NCAA athlete to monetize his career legally. Now, he's chalking up another first: being named as a member of Forbes' inaugural 30 Under 30 Atlanta list.

  

• Meet Ivan Allen College's Newest Faculty Members

  August 21, 2023

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts attracts some of the best minds in the social sciences and humanities, scholars and practitioners eager to advance Georgia Tech's mission of educating leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. Our newest faculty members are no exception. 

  

• Usselman Bids Farewell After 27 Years

  July 25, 2023

  Steve Usselman, H. Bruce McEver Professor Emeritus of Engineering and the Liberal Arts, retires after nearly three decades with the School of History and Sociology.

  

• HSOC Ph.D. Student Jennifer Nicholas Awarded Herbert P. Haley Fellowship

  July 25, 2023

  Jennifer Nicholas is a Ph.D. student who studies the relationship between adolescent mental health and media