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  • Ianetta Elected to Lead the Conference on College Composition and Communication 

    September 4, 2024

    Ianetta will serve a four-year term and chair the annual conference in 2026.

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  • Writing and Communication Program Enhances First-Year Curriculum

    August 26, 2024

    Students will do more research, idea synthesis, and writing than in previous iterations of the course.

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  • 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.

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  • High School Students Dive Into Filmmaking at Georgia Tech in New 'Cinemagination' Summer Camp

    August 13, 2024

    This summer, Atlanta high school students learned the basics of filmmaking from Georgia Tech's John Thornton, an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Thornton partnered with Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing to offer the Cinemagination Film Camp.

    High school students participate in the Summer 2024 Cinemagination Film Camp with John Thornton, in partnership with CEISMC
  • Middle Schoolers’ Feedback Informs New Approach to AI-based Museum Exhibits

    June 21, 2024

    Researchers at Georgia Tech are creating accessible museum exhibits that explain artificial intelligence (AI) to middle school students, including the LuminAI interactive AI-based dance partner developed by Regents' Professor Brian Magerko.

    Ph.D. students Yasmine Belghith and Atefeh Mahdavi co-led a study in a museum setting that observed how middle schoolers interact with the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. 

    Belghith and Mahdavi conducted their study with nine focus groups of 24 students at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The team used the findings to inform their design of AI exhibits that the museum could display as early as 2025. 

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  • 30 Years Later, Story of Freaknik Gets Told

    March 20, 2024

    Joycelyn Wilson, assistant professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, says the release of Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told continues to raise the profile of Atlanta’s role in hip-hop overall, not just in the South.

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  • 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. 

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  • Life of a Leap Baby

    February 28, 2024

    Only about 5 million people worldwide — less than 0.1% of the world’s population — have been born on Feb. 29. Andy Eichel, senior managing strategy consultant in Strategic Consulting, is one of them.

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  • First Cohort Announced for Ascend Faculty Professional Development Program

    January 16, 2024

    Ascend, a new career development program for mid-career faculty, launched its cohort for Spring 2024. Supported by the Office of Faculty Professional Development, Ascend cohort members include academic professionals and lecturers from across campus.

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  • Library and IMA present Media Arts Day 2024 Jan. 18

    January 7, 2024

    The Georgia Tech Library and Interdisciplinary Media Arts Center (IMA) are proud to bring Media Arts Day 2024 to campus Thursday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in various locations throughout the Library.

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  • 14th Annual France-Atlanta Event Series Returns to Georgia Tech

    September 28, 2023

    Since 2010, the Consulate General of France in Atlanta and the Georgia Tech have partnered together to present “France-Atlanta: Together towards Innovation”. This multidisciplinary event series takes place every fall and is centered on innovation and designed to foster cooperation and exchange between France and the U.S. Southeast. 

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  • Philanthropic Foundation Provides Six-Figure Grant to Engage Underrepresented Students in Computational Media

    July 11, 2023

    A major philanthropic grant is paving the way for more students from underrepresented groups to access computational media programs at Georgia Tech. The $500K grant will fund scholarship opportunities for students interested in video game design, web development, or other interactive media careers.

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