Recent HSOC News
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Ivan Allen College Faculty, Staff,and Students Honored for Diversity and Inclusion
September 8, 2020
Georgia Tech's 2020 Diversity Symposium included numerous awards to Ivan Allen College faculty, staff, students, and programs.
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Georgia Tech Introduces Long-Term Initiative to Advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
August 25, 2020
To advance Georgia Tech’s new mission and strategic plan, the Institute is launching a campuswide sustainability effort to enhance Tech’s teaching, research, and operations.
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School of History and Sociology graduate Renee Shelby receives postdoctoral fellowship from Northwestern
August 18, 2020
Renee Shelby, who earned her Ph.D. from the School of History and Sociology this past spring and earned the Ivan Allen College Graduate Student Legacy Award in 2018, has received a postdoctoral fellowship from Northwestern University.
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New Directors of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Announced
August 17, 2020
The School of History and Sociology is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Dan Amsterdam as the new Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor Kristie Macrakis as the Director of Graduate Studies.
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Laura Bier Appointed Provost's Teaching and Learning Fellow
August 17, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Laura Bier, who will be a Provost's Teaching and Learning Fellow for 2020-2021.
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New York Times Op-Ed by HSOC Alumnus
August 17, 2020
Laurence Ralph, recipient of the 2017 HSOC Alumni Award, recently published an essay and video on "The Scars of Being Policed While Black" in the New York Times.
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Twelve New Faculty Join Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
August 17, 2020
These professors and academic professionals comprise the 2020/2021 cohort of incoming faculty.
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Welcome Back, Ivan Allen College!
August 17, 2020
Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing welcomes you back to the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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Kate Pride Brown and Todd Michney Named Class of 1969 Teaching Fellows
July 30, 2020
Kate Pride Brown and Todd Michney, both assistant professor in the School of History and Sociology, have been named to the 2021-22 cohort of the Class of 1969 Teaching Fellows.
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Kranzberg Professor of History John Krige Retires; Named Professor Emeritus
July 30, 2020
John Krige is a preeminent scholar, beloved teacher, and dedicated contributor in service to his profession, to Georgia Tech, the Ivan Allen College and the School of History and Sociology (HSOC). He retires August 1, 2020.
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Doug Flamming Invited to Join Hesburgh Teaching Fellows
July 29, 2020
Douglas Flamming, professor in the School of History and Sociology has been invited to join the Fall 2020 Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows program.
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Study Sheds Light on Disparities in Autism Services in Georgia
July 23, 2020
Jennifer Singh, associate professor in the School of History and Sociology, interviewed 21 minority women caring for children with autism to learn about disparities in autism services.
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Chair of HSOC Makes Statement on Black Live Matter and Police Killings
July 6, 2020
Professor of history reflects on role of sociologists and historians in this pivotal moment.
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Professor Todd Michney on Redlining and Residential Segregation
July 6, 2020
Historian's research focuses on race and residential segregation.
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Congratulations to Amber Brooks
July 6, 2020
HSTS graduate student Amber Brooks publishes research on the history of medicine.
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Jennifer Singh Receives DILAC Award
May 12, 2020
Jennifer Singh received a 2020 DILAC award for her project, "Visualizing Digital Autism Disparities in Metro Atlanta, Georgia."
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Allen Hyde Publishes Article on Coronavirus Response
April 28, 2020
Allen Hyde, and his coauthor Angran Li of Zhejiang University, China, recently published a short article in a COVID-19 special online issue of Contexts Magazine, the official public journal of sociology, called "A Slow Start on an Urgent Crisis."
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Ronald Bayor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
April 13, 2020
Ronald Bayor, Emeritus Professor of History, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society.
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Jennifer Singh Writes Column for the Saporta Report
March 3, 2020
Jennifer Singh, Associate Professor of Sociology, wrote a guest column for the Saporta Report entitled, "Addressing Atlanta's health disparities through community service approaches."
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Ivan Allen College Archive Project Receives Nearly $100,000 from NEH
January 15, 2020
The Ivan Allen Archive Project at the Georgia Institute of Technology has received a two-year, $99,991 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund the integration of large-scale text processing and data visualization capabilities into the open-source Omeka platform.