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• Congratulations to the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Class of 2023!

  May 2, 2023

  

  As our spring 2023 graduates prepare to embark on the next chapter of their lives, we reflect on the journey that brought them here.

• John Lyon Named Chair of the School of Modern Languages

  April 26, 2023

  

  John Lyon has been selected to serve as chair of the School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective Aug. 1.

  Lyon will also be appointed as the College’s inaugural Charles A. Smithgall Jr. Institute Chair.

• Ivan Allen College Celebrates Students, Faculty, and Staff

  April 26, 2023

  

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community celebrated the end of the 2022-23 academic year at the John Lewis Student Center Atlantic Theater on April 26. The event featured opening remarks by Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair, and an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding students, faculty, and staff. 

• Ivan Allen College Lecturers Earn Promotion

  April 19, 2023

  

  Lee Hyunjeong Oh and Samba Sy, both lecturers in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts School of Modern Languages, will be promoted to senior lecturers effective Aug. 1. 

• Atlanta Global Studies Center’s ATL is Global Symposium to Highlight Global Education and Research

  April 6, 2023

  

  The Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC), a joint project of Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present the fourth Atlanta Global Studies Symposium April 13-15.

  The free event — ATL is Global — will feature sessions focused on global education, language learning, sustainable development, community engagement and a daylong workshop for pre-K-12 teachers. In-person sessions will be held at the Georgia State College of Law, with some hybrid sessions offered.

• Ivan Allen College Honors 13 at the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards

  March 30, 2023

  

  The annual Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate excellence in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts community. 

  Each year, the College presents three categories of awards: the Dean’s Appreciation Award, honoring steadfast friends and supporters of the College; the Distinguished Alumni Awards, recognizing graduates from each of the six schools and the ROTC units; and the Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards, honoring a faculty member, graduate student, and undergraduate student.

• What's New in the School of Modern Languages? Explore Our Recent Research

  March 28, 2023

  

  What do Putin's regime, Arabic media, and contemporary anime have in common? They're all topics of the wide-ranging research published by faculty in the School of Modern Languages.

  While the School has a well-deserved reputation for providing high-quality language instruction to Georgia Tech students and interdisciplinary degree programs spanning four of the six schools in Ivan Allen College, its faculty members are also busy producing top-tier research.

• From Idea to Action: How UN Sustainable Development Goals Come to Life in IAC

  March 7, 2023

  
  As Georgia Tech celebrates the 2023 SDG Action and Awareness Week, explore how the Ivan Allen College community has spent the last year turning these ideas into action through research, classes, alumni careers, and more.

• IAC Faculty Top 2022 Honor Roll

  February 7, 2023

  
  The Center for Teaching and Learning's 2022 roundup features 14 faculty members from Ivan Allen College — the most out of any College at Georgia Tech.

• 2022's Top 10 Stories In the Ivan Allen College

  December 16, 2022

  

  Looking back on some of our most-read stories of 2022.

• AGREC Awards $105,000 to 11 Local Projects Addressing Global Issues

  December 14, 2022

  
  The community-based projects address healthcare, jobs, and language and cultural issues.

• School of Modern Languages Begins Search for new Chair

  December 14, 2022

  
  Applications are due by Jan. 31, 2023, for optimal consideration, but the search will continue until the position is filled.

• 'Change the Conversation' with Language and Culture Programs at Georgia Tech

  December 6, 2022

  
  Studies show that learning a second language can make you a better leader and help you earn more money in your career. Our eclectic collection of classes and wide-ranging research shows just how fascinating it can be to pick them up.

• Atlanta Global Studies Center Receives $1 Million U.S. Department of Education Grant

  October 6, 2022

  

  The funding will be used to support faculty projects related to education and research on sustainability, curriculum development in language and international studies, community engagement, and K–12 programs

• Faculty Present at German Studies Association Conference

  September 20, 2022

  
  The faculty presented on a variety of cultural and linguistic topics, including medical humanities and sustainability from a linguistic lens.

• Sci-fi and Fantasy Author Sarah Pinsker Named 2022 Eugie Foster Award Winner

  September 14, 2022

  
  Pinsker's short story earned high praise for her artful storytelling.

• German Program Receives Award From The Halle Foundation

  September 2, 2022

  

  The award will support students transitioning to graduate studies, as well as study-abroad programs in Germany

• Stepanov Featured by Serve-Learn-Sustain

  August 22, 2022

  
  Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies Brigitte Stepanov is teaching two SLS-affiliated courses this semester, Introduction to Africa and In-Humanity: Cruelty/Literature/Media.

• Kallin Publishes Chapter on Austrian Author Hanno Millesi

  July 6, 2022

  
  The chapter appeared in a volume documenting the triple-series Austrian-American Podium Dialog held at Lafayette College in 2013, 2015, and 2018.

• Stepanov Presents at Modern Language Association International Symposium

  June 14, 2022

  
  Stepanov’s paper was titled “Avatars of Scheherazade: Djebar’s Retelling of the Thousand and One Nights.”

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