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Senator Nunn Receives Franklin Medal Former
Georgia Senator and Distinguished Professor of International Affairs
Sam Nunn ('60) was named the recipient of the 2005 Benjamin Franklin
Medal by the American Philosophical Society in recognition of his
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 Liberal Arts Enrollment Up 50 PercentAn intensive recruitment effort over the past two and a half years pays off big for the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech, resulting in a 50 percent increase in its freshman class this fall. |
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| College Launches New Interdisciplinary Majors Continuing its policy of interdisciplinary programmatic growth, Ivan Allen College offers two new joint degrees this fall. The new  bachelor's degree in Computational Media combines computer science with digital media design. The second joint degree program is a bachelor's degree in Economics and International Affairs, which focuses on the most pressing issues in a global, interdependent, and multicultural environment. |
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Modern Languages Returns to Remodeled Home  After
a two-year wait, the School of Modern Languages this fall moved into
its newly-renovated facilities in the Swann Building. Besides new
faculty offices and meeting spaces, the facility features state of the
art computer equipment and software for language learning and
instruction. |
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Dean Rosser Welcomes New Staff and Faculty At
the opening Faculty Meeting on Thursday, Dean Rosser introduced new
staff and School Chairs introduced nine new faculty members. This
year's class of assistant professors is among the most diverse ever to
join the College, with four of the nine being women and three with at
least one degree from a university located outside the US. Their
appointments bring the number of full-time tenure-track faculty in Ivan
Allen College to 149. |
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New Associate Dean Named  Peter
McGuire, Professor of Literature, Communication and Culture, has been
named as Associate Dean in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts,
effective August 15, 2005. He fills the position formerly held by
Richard Barke, who returns to the Public Policy faculty. |
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New Director of Special Projects and Outreach Named  Georgia
Persons, Professor of Public Policy, has been appointed to the new
position of Director of Special Projects and Outreach. Her service in
this role will enhance and facilitate College participation in Black
and Women's History Months as well as leadership and outreach involving
Ivan Allen students, staff, and faculty and the broader Georgia Tech
and Atlanta communities. |
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Encouraging More Women in Science & Technology In an article in
the August 19, 2005 issue of the journal Science,
Dean Sue Rosser contends that a significant brain drain is taking place
as gender bias has created significant barriers to women pursuing
scientific and technological careers. |
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Fruitful Environment for Female Scientists In an article in Inside Higher Ed,
Monica Gaughan, Assistant Professor in Public Policy, reports findings
that suggest that university-based interdisciplinary research centers
“could potentially serve as a leveling field for male and female
academic researchers.” |
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Wang Receives Council on Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Fei-Ling Wang, Professor of International Affairs, has been selected
for 2005-2006 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan by the Council
on Foreign Relations and Hitachi, Ltd. The grant will provide six
months of research support for his next book on the prospects for
Chinese-Japanese rapprochement. |
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U.S. News & World Report Features Tech, College  Thomas Lux, Professor in LCC, and Jeremy Farris (INTA '05), currently a Rhodes Scholar currently at Oxford University, were both quoted in a recent U.S. News & World Report article that describes non-tech education by its offerings beyond science and engineering. |
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LCC Video Game Breaks New Ground Facade,
a new video entertainment created by Michael Mateas, an LCC professor
at Georgia Tech, is being hailed by critics as possibly the most
important game of the last ten years.” |
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Boston Reports a 45% Increase in Black Businesses Citing
U.S. Census data, Thomas Brown, Professor of Economics, reports that
minority-owned businesses are growing faster than other businesses, and
black-owned businesses have been growing at the fastest rate of all. |
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HTS Professors Achieve Transatlantic Acclaim  John Krige, Kranzberg Professor of History, Technology and Society (HTS), received the Dickinson Memorial Medal
at the 26th Annual Dickinson Lecture of the Newcomen Society for the
Study of the History of Technology and Science. And Jonathan Schneer,
Professor of modern European and British history, has received critical
acclaim for his new book, The Thames, which intertwines the river's history with that of England. |
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Endicott Appointed Honorary Consul of Mongolia  The
government of Mongolia announced the appointment of John Endicott,
director for the Center for International Strategy, Technology and
Policy (CISTP), as its honorary consul for the state of Georgia. His
primary responsibility will be to increase public awareness of Mongolia
and its role in the modern world. |
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