Recent News
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Ivan Allen College Celebrates 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards
April 18, 2025
The cocktail hour and awards ceremony at the Georgian Terrace recognized graduates from each of the six Schools in Ivan Allen College and the three ROTC units. This year’s winners have forged exceptional careers in public health, policy, business, and the Armed Forces.
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Georgia Tech School of Public Policy to be Named in Honor of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter
April 16, 2025
Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy will be named the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy in honor of former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
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Two Ivan Allen College Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
March 27, 2025
Juan D. Rogers and Margaret E. Kosal are the latest IAC faculty to be named AAAS Fellows.
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Help Shape the Future of the Humanities at Georgia Tech
March 24, 2025
This full-day event hosted by the Schools of History and Sociology, Literature, Media, and Communication, Modern Languages, and Public Policy will explore how to expand and strengthen the humanities at Tech through faculty research, external partnerships, and institutional support.
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Paid Family Leave Helps Reduce Infant Abuse, School of Public Policy Study Finds
March 14, 2025
Paid family leave programs not only reduce infant maltreatment, they may have also have a fiscal benefit: reducing the need for spending on child protective services, according to new Georgia Tech research.
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Generative AI is Most Useful for the Things We Care About the Least
February 25, 2025
The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to the extent that the user is willing to surrender control over the final product.
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María Corina Machado Receives Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage
February 16, 2025
The Venezuelan political leader and human rights activist was honored for her courage in the face of persecution.
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AI in Action: One Student’s Journey to Smarter Sustainability Policy
February 10, 2025
When Ashley Cotsman arrived as a freshman at Georgia Tech, she didn’t know how to code. Now, the fourth-year Public Policy student is leading a research project on AI and decarbonization technologies.
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With More Americans Able to Access Legalized Marijuana, Fewer Are Picking Up Prescriptions for Anti-Anxiety Medications
January 10, 2025
In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety.
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Amanda Murdie Named Dean of Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
January 7, 2025
Following an international search, Georgia Tech has appointed Amanda Murdie as the new dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, effective June 1, 2025.
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Reflecting on President Carter's Legacy
December 29, 2024
President Jimmy Carter’s decades in public life will be warmly remembered around the world for his determined commitment to peace, human rights, public health, and more. We reflect on his legacy.
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Solar Geoengineering Could Save 400,000 Lives a Year, Georgia Tech Study Says
December 17, 2024
The technology's risks appear to be outweighed by its benefits, according to the researchers.
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Public Policy Ph.D. Candidate Earns Top Honor at APPAM Conference
December 2, 2024
JuneMi Jennifer Kang, a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy from Georgia Tech’s joint program with Georgia State University, earned the 1st place prize at the 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference. The conference was held from November 21-23 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
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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.
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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.
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Public Policy Study Probes Link Between Cannabis, Mental Health Prescriptions
October 15, 2024
New research from Georgia Tech looks into the complex relationship among legal cannabis access and prescription fill rates for anxiety drugs, antidepressants, and antipsychotics.
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Four Long-Term IAC Faculty Retire
September 19, 2024
Peter Brecke, Seymour E. Goodman, Cheryl Leggon, and David Shook retired from the Ivan Allen College after a combined 113 years of service to the Institute.
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Georgia Tech’s Center for Urban Research Charts Ambitious Path Toward Thriving and Equitable Cities
September 4, 2024
Learn more about how Georgia Tech's Center for Urban Studies aims to "be at the heart of how urban studies scholarship can inform practice in urban management."
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School of Public Policy Second School to Meet Campaign Goal
August 28, 2024
The School of Public Policy is the second of four schools at Georgia Tech to meet its campaign goal as part of Transforming Tomorrow: The Campaign for Georgia Tech, the more than $2 billion comprehensive campaign designed to secure resources that will advance the Institute and its impact for decades to come.
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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.
