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• ‘History Nerd’ Returns to Georgia Tech for Degree 40 Years After Disastrous First Try

  December 9, 2024

  Arnie Garrett says perseverance and picking yourself up after failure is the key to success, even if it takes decades.

  

• The 2023-24 Ivan Allen College Dean's Report

  November 6, 2024

  Explore the 2023-24 Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean's Report to learn more about the College's transformative interdisciplinary teaching, impactful research and scholarship, and the ways we collaborate and engage with diverse communities.

  

• Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts to Host Fall Masters Commencement Ceremony

  October 29, 2024

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will host the Fall Master’s Commencement Ceremony for the first time this year. The ceremony will be held on Dec. 14 at 11:30 a.m.

  

• Youth Advocacy for Resilience to Disasters: A Transformative Program in Cape Town, South Africa

  September 27, 2024

  A team from Georgia Tech and the University of Minnesota conducted a youth disaster resilience program at the Cape Flats YMCA in Cape Town, South Africa. 

  

• Meet Ivan Allen College's Newest Faculty Members

  August 19, 2024

  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.

  This year, we are proud to welcome 14 tenured/tenure-track faculty, 26 non-tenure-track faculty,  including Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows and new cadre members in our ROTC programs, 10 research faculty, and three visiting faculty.

  

• Olympics Continue Athletic Compensation Conversation, Georgia Tech Expert Says

  July 24, 2024

  For the first time, gold medalists at the Olympics will be paid by an international federation. A Georgia Tech expert discusses the significance of the change.  

  

• 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. 

  

• 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.

  

• 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? 

  

• 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.