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• Dual-use Research: War and Peace

  October 11, 2018

• Goodman Presents at the 24th IFIP World Computer Congress

  October 1, 2018

  Seymour Goodman, regents’ professor in the Nunn School, participated in the 24th International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) World Computer Congress in Poznan, Poland, from September 17 - 21, 2018.

• Three Ivan Allen College Students Selected for 2018 Millennium Fellowship

  September 20, 2018

  Three students from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts have been selected to be apart of the 2018 Millenium Fellowship, a joint leadership development program of the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN).

• 10th Annual Diversity Symposium Features Ivan Allen College Students and Faculty

  September 19, 2018

  Faculty and students from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts had a strong presence at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s 10th Annual Diversity Symposium, which was held on Wednesday, September 5th. Events at the symposium explored both the progress made and the challenges that remain in the interrelated areas of academics, health and well-being, and student and community life.

• It's Getting Real. Virtually Real.

  September 17, 2018

• Joe Bankoff to Step Down as Chair of Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at End of Term

  September 13, 2018

  Joe Bankoff is stepping down as chair of the Sam Nunn School on International Affairs at the end of the 2018-2019 term.

• Air Force Joins Army in Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Military Fellows Program

  September 12, 2018

  Military fellows conduct research, audit classes, and serve as ambassadors of their services. They are often tapped to serve senior leadership roles in the military.

• Georgia Tech Welcomes Former DOE Deputy Secretary as Distinguished Professor in Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Strategic Energy Institute

  September 6, 2018

  The former deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy will join the faculty of Georgia Tech as a distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and as energy-national security fellow at the Strategic Energy Institute.

• He’s Article Published in ‘Resources Policy’

  August 20, 2018

  Yujia He, an alumna from the Master of Science in International Affairs and Doctor of Philosophy in International Affairs, Science, and Technology in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has an article published in Resources Policy titled “The Trade Security Nexus and U.S Policy Making in Critical Minerals.”

• Whitlark Selected for the ISSS Best Security Article Award

  August 20, 2018

  Rachel Whitlark, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the ISSS Best Security Article Award for her article “Nuclear Beliefs:  A Leader-Focused Theory of Counter-Proliferation,” published in Security Studies. 

• Nunn School Master’s Students Participate in the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom

  August 20, 2018

  On July 25, Marziyeh Amirizadeh and Maryam Rostamour, both alumni from the Bachelor of Science in International Affairs, and now students in the Master of Science in International Affairs program, participated in day two of the three-day Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom in Washington, D.C.

• Goodman Presents at the 22nd Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education

  August 20, 2018

  Seymour Goodman, regents’ professor in the Nunn School, participated in the 22nd Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE) in New Orleans from June 11 - 14, 2018. 

• Kosal: Space Force Unlikely to Improve U.S. Position in Space

  August 10, 2018

  Creating a sixth branch of the United States military to oversee space defense — a Space Force —could spur technological innovation, but could just as likely cause disruption among organizations tasked with defending U.S. military and commercial interests in orbit, according to Margaret E. Kosal, a professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

• HSOC and INTA Advisors Featured in “Life Stories: The Art of Academic Advising” Project

  August 8, 2018

  NACADA: the Global Community for Academic Advising, is capturing the stories of advisors in celebration of the 2018 NACADA Annual Conference theme “Life Stories: The Art of Academic Advising” this coming October.

• Coming Full Circle: Scott Brown

  July 30, 2018

  “‘Don’t you know Alasdair Young? You should apply.’ Admittedly, I was a little bit miffed that Alasdair hadn’t sent me the job ad himself,” said Scott Brown, jokingly describing how he found out about the postdoctoral job position in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs from a former colleague. 

• Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Scholars Preview NATO, Trump-Putin Summits

  July 9, 2018

  Three faculty members from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs offer a preview of the upcoming NATO summit and meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

• EU Study Abroad Students Weigh in on the President's Upcoming Meetings with NATO and Putin

  July 9, 2018

  Fresh from briefings by NATO officials during their EU Study Abroad, Georgia Tech students offer perspectives on President Trump’s upcoming meetings with NATO leaders and Russian President Vladmir Putin.

• Ex-US NATO Commander Breedlove: ‘We Need More Force in Europe, Not Less’

  July 9, 2018

• Kumar Presents Research in Hong Kong and California

  July 3, 2018

  Neha Kumar, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs presented a paper at the ACM DIS (Designing Interactive Systems) 2018 conference in Hong Kong. She also co-organized and presented a paper at the first annual ACM COMPASS (Computing and Sustainable Society) 2018 conference in Menlo Park, California.

• Ivan Allen Researchers to Collaborate on Energy Project in India

  June 28, 2018

  Usha Nair-Reichert from the School of Economics and Anjali Thomas Bohlken from the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs will study consumer attitudes towards energy-sector initiiatives in India. The research is part of a Center for Strategic and International Studies initiative and is funded by the Georgia Institute of Technology's Strategic Energy Institute.

• Ivan Allen College Dean’s Offices Relocated to Savant Building

  June 20, 2018

  The Office of the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has relocated to the newly renovated first floor of the Savant Building at 631 Cherry Street, Atlanta, 30332. The dean’s office previously was located in the Habersham Building at 781 Marietta Street.

• Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Experts React to Singapore Summit

  June 13, 2018

  The summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a good start, but short on substance and fraught with peril, the Georgia Tech experts say.

• ‘A Changing Europe in an Uncertain World’: CETS Conference Report

  June 12, 2018

  The Center for European and Transatlantic Studies presents its new conference report – A Changing Europe in an Uncertain World – compiled by Scott Brown and Alasdair Young, with a foreword from General (ret) Phillip Breedlove, former SACEUR and current Distinguished Professor within the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and CETS Senior Fellow.

• Georgia secretary of state shows up on declassified report on Russia

  June 6, 2018

• Sam Nunn Security Program Fellows Brief Special Operations Command Senior Leadership

  June 4, 2018

  Sam Nunn Security Program Fellows recently briefed senior leaders of the U.S. Special Operations Command on the military threats posed  by “innovative ideas, low-cost weapons, and dual-use technologies."

• First-Year Students Present at 2018 Freshman Research Internship Exhibition

  June 1, 2018

  On Wednesday, April 1, 14 freshmen from the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts presented their research at the College’s Freshman Research Exhibition.

• Breedlove Awarded Transatlantic Award at GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum

  May 31, 2018

  General (retd.) Phil Breedlove, distinguished professor in The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe was a speaker at the GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum held on May 17 – 19, 2018.

• Fabry Presents Keynote Address in Ireland

  May 31, 2018

  On May 18, Mikulas Fabry, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs gave an invited keynote address at a conference held in the Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction at Dublin City University in Ireland.

• Levine, Kosal, and Dhongde Selected for Emerging Leaders Program

  May 31, 2018

  Three faculty members from the Ivan Allen College - Aaron Levine, Margaret Kosal, and Shatakshee Dhongde - have been selected for the third cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program.

• Iran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal “Terribly Misguided,” says Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Scholar

  May 9, 2018

  The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal “is terribly misguided and cedes all the leverage to Iran,” said Rachel Whitlark, an expert in global nuclear politics and international security at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

• Sam Nunn Security Fellows Program Edited Volume Published by Springer

  May 7, 2018

  Margaret Kosal, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, had an edited volume titled, Technology and the Intelligence Community: Challenges and Advances for the 21st Century published by Springer Publishing as part of its Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications book series (ASTSA).

• Ivan Allen College Celebrates Faculty and Staff Achievements at Spring Luncheon

  May 2, 2018

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon was held on April 17, 2018. Dean Jacqueline Royster recognized the accomplishments of the College throughout the year, and highlighted that this is the 130th Year of Liberal Arts at Georgia Institute of Technology.

• Nunn School 2017-18 Accomplishments

  May 2, 2018

  It is a time of celebration here at the Nunn School with commencement and the end to this academic year. Before we wrap-up the school year, we want to acknowledge some of the accomplishments made by our faculty, staff, students and alumni. 

• Point-based system launched for Beijing permanent residency

  May 1, 2018

• Half of Earth’s satellites restrict use of climate data

  May 1, 2018

• Ross to Receive National Advising Award; Suarez and Ross Honored at the 2018 Georgia Tech Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon

  April 30, 2018

  Leslie Ross, academic program manager in the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, and Maria Lourdes Suarez, administrative professional in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, were both honored with awards at the 2018 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Wednesday, April 11. Ross has also been selected as a 2018 Outstanding Advising Award Winner in the Primary Advising category by the Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA).

• Ivan Allen College Well Represented at Human Factors in Computing Conference

  April 27, 2018

  The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts was well represented at the just-concluded 2018 edition of the premier conference for human computer interaction, the Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

• UK Defence after Brexit: A Conversation with General Philip Breedlove

  April 27, 2018

• Goodman Presents at Lynchburg College on Civil War America

  April 27, 2018

  Seymour Goodman, regents professor in the Nunn School, gave a Turner Distinguished Humanities Chair lecture at Lynchburg College on “Civil War Atlanta: The Long and Steep Descent.”

• Stanford Receives Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Leading by Example

  April 27, 2018

  Sam Nunn School of International Affairs graduate student Allison Stanford received the International Affairs Graduate Teaching Assistant Award from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CETL).