Recent HSOC News

Current News and Events

• Ivan Allen College Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Spring Luncheon

  

  April 18, 2019

  On, April 16, 2019, an array of faculty and staff from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts were awarded for their accomplishments, service, and research contributions at the Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon.

• Alice Clifton Accepted to Huntington Summer Institute

  

  April 15, 2019

  Alice Clifton has been selected to participate in the 2019 Summer Institute in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at The Huntington Library in Pasadena, California.

• Johnny Smith Awarded Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award

  

  April 1, 2019

  Johnny Smith, the Julius C. “Bud” Shaw Assistant Professor in Sports, Society, and Technology (SST), has been awarded the prestigious Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award.

• Phi Alpha Theta Initiation

  

  March 27, 2019

  Eight students will be inducted to Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society, on Monday, April 15th.

• Undergraduates from Five Ivan Allen College Schools Intern at Georgia State Capitol

  

  March 26, 2019

  The Ivan Allen College has a strong presence at the Georgia State Capitol again this legislative session with 10 undergraduates from the College participating in this year’s Georgia Legislative Internsip Program (GLIP), a full-time, paid internship that runs throughout the state legislative session.

• Congratulations to Mario Bianchini

  

  March 26, 2019

  Mario has won a Linda Hall Library Research Fellowship for doctoral dissertation research next year.

• Kristie Macrakis Interviewed for Smithsonian Documentary on KGB

  

  March 25, 2019

  Georgia Institute of Technology School of History and Sociology Professor Kristie Macrakis was interviewed for the Smithsonian Channel documentary on KGB technological espionage.

• Donate to the HSOC Teaching Fellows Program

  

  March 25, 2019

  In memory of HSTS graduate student Dr. Wayne Drews, the HSOC Teaching Fellows Program accepts donations to support graduate student teacher training.

• Dean Royster Hosts Student Listening Lunch

  

  February 26, 2019

  Students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts celebrated Valentine’s Day at a lunch and listen session with Dean Jacqueline Royster during which gave feedback on how the College can become a more supportive learning environment.

• Animality and Migration: The Intersecting Oppression of Human and Nonhuman Animals

  

  February 25, 2019

  HSOC PhD Student Garrett Bunyak will deliver this talk on Human-Animal studies and migration at Emory University.