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• Two Nunn School Students Were Recognized for Their Capstone Research at the UROP Spring Symposium

  April 19, 2019

  William “Alex” Emken and Sarah Moore, both fourth-year International Affairs major students, were recognized this past April 9 at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Spring Symposium for their research completed in the INTA 4500 International Affairs Pro-Seminar course.

• Ivan Allen College Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Spring Luncheon

  April 18, 2019

  On, April 16, 2019, an array of faculty and staff from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts were awarded for their accomplishments, service, and research contributions at the Spring Faculty and Staff Recognition Luncheon.

• Georgia Tech's Sam Nunn School Names New Leader

  March 29, 2019

• Undergraduates from Five Ivan Allen College Schools Intern at Georgia State Capitol

  March 26, 2019

  The Ivan Allen College has a strong presence at the Georgia State Capitol again this legislative session with 10 undergraduates from the College participating in this year’s Georgia Legislative Internsip Program (GLIP), a full-time, paid internship that runs throughout the state legislative session.

• Students Connect with Delta, The Carter Center, and More at Ivan Allen College Career Fair

  March 25, 2019

  On Tuesday, March 5, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts students attended the Georgia Institute of Technology’s liberal arts career fair, which included prominent employers such as Delta Air Lines, SunTrust Bank, The Carter Center, AKQA Atlanta, Hannon Hill, and Infosys.

• Andrew Harris Receives the 2019 Nunn School Distinguished Alumni Award

  March 19, 2019

  Andrew Harris, an alumnus of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs master's program, was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award

• Russia Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of Crimea Annexation

  March 18, 2019

• Georgia Tech Promotes from within for New International Affairs Chair

  March 18, 2019

• Opinion: A bipartisan chance to improve representative democracy

  March 15, 2019

• Adam Stulberg Named Chair of Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

  March 14, 2019

  Dr. Adam Stulberg, senior faculty in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, has been named chair of the school. He succeeds Joseph Bankoff who steps down this spring after seven years in the role. Stulberg will begin his appointment in July 2019.

• Ivan Allen College Faculty Named 2019 SLS Sustainability Fellows

  March 13, 2019

  Five Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty were name to the first cohort of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Faculty Fellows by Georgia Tech's Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS).

• Michael Best Speaks at U.N. on Digital Gender Equality

  March 8, 2019

  As many around the world celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday, March 8, Georgia Tech Associate Professor Michael Best will speak at the United Nations next week during the formal release of a research report by the EQUALS Global Partnership, a coalition of more than 90 partners from government, industry, and academia that he co-founded in 2015.

• The Nunn School and AGSC Host Senator Sam Nunn for a Town Hall

  March 7, 2019

  On March 1, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) hosted its first Pizza, Policy, and International Affairs of the semester. The speaker for this town hall was Senator Sam Nunn, the Nunn School's distinguished professor, and namesake. 

• CETS and AGSC Host Estonian Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov

  March 7, 2019

  The Center for European and Transatlantic Studies (CETS) in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC) hosted H.W. Jonatan Vseviov, the Estonian Ambassador to the United States, for a discussion on security. 

• Nunn School Hosts Fifth Annual International Diplomacy Conference

  March 7, 2019

  On Saturday, February 23, more than 60 students from different institutes across the Southeast gathered for a one-day simulation. The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted the Korean Peninsula Nuclear Security Simulation Conference sponsored by the Daisy Alliance. 

• Georgia Tech Model UN Program Hosts Collegiate Conference

  March 4, 2019

  The Georgia Tech Model United Nations (GTMUN) hosted its second annual collegiate conference, TechMUN (Tech Model United Nations) from February 22-24

• The Perils of Chinese Ambiguity: How and Why the US Mistrusts and Misunderstands China

  February 28, 2019

• Dean Royster Hosts Student Listening Lunch

  February 26, 2019

  Students in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts celebrated Valentine’s Day at a lunch and listen session with Dean Jacqueline Royster during which gave feedback on how the College can become a more supportive learning environment.

• Katja Weber on What Lies Ahead in EU-Asia Relations

  February 21, 2019

  On February 12, Katja Weber, professor and director of Graduate Studies in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, participated in the Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence conference “The rising importance of EU-Asia relations.” 

• Ivan Allen College to Honor Donors Reed Catlett and John Stern, Six Alumni, and Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Awards Recipients

  February 21, 2019

  Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts announces the honorees for its 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards, which will be held the evening of March 12. Among those to be feted are long-time supporters of the College, L. Reed Catlett and John M. Stern of the B and B Stern Foundation.

• Remembering Antisemitism When Public Memory Is Fleeting

  February 21, 2019

• Royster to Step Down as Dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

  February 14, 2019

  After nine years of service as dean of the Georgia Institute of Technology Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Jacqueline J. Royster will step down from the role on August 31, 2019. She will remain on campus the following year, working on her research projects, and then retire at the end of August 2020.

• Bowman's Films Featured on Brazilian National Television

  February 14, 2019

  Two films produced by Kirk Bowman, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, were featured on national television in Brazil on Canal Brasil.

• What Would You Pay For Faster, Smarter Government Data?

  February 8, 2019

• Will Moving to the Commercial Cloud Leave Some Data Users Behind?

  February 7, 2019

  A growing volume of information from satellites and other sources is leading many federal agencies to consider commercial cloud services to store and distribute the data. A policy paper published February 7 in the journal Science urges caution about the design of these commercial cloud partnerships and possible imposition of user fees.

   

• Intel Chiefs Contradict Trump on North Korea, ISIS, Iran & Russia

  January 29, 2019

• POSSE Leads Workshop on Emerging Technology and Risk Reduction

  January 25, 2019

  The Program on Strategic Stability Evaluation (POSSE) in the Center for Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs led a workshop on “Emerging Technology and Risk Reduction” at the King’s College London

• Stulberg Presents on U.S./E.U. Energy Sanctions on Russia

  January 25, 2019

  Adam Stulberg, professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, was invited by the King’s Russia Institute in the King’s College London to present

• Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Students Attend CyberCorps Symposium and Job Fair

  January 25, 2019

  On January 7-8, Georgia Institute of Technology students attended the annual National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Symposium and Job Fair in Washington, D.C.

  Seymour Goodman, regents professor in the Georgia Tech Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, led the students to the annual cybersecurity symposium, which he has done for previous groups of Georgia Tech students since 2003.

• Experts: Georgia Man’s White House Plot seems ‘Fantastical’ but Serious

  January 17, 2019

• Government Shutdown has Hidden Costs, Long-term Consequences

  January 17, 2019

• Kumar Receives the Serve-Learn-Sustain Excellence in Teaching Student Choice Award

  January 7, 2019

  Neha Kumar, assistant professor in the Sam Nunn School, was selected as one of the Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) Excellence in Teaching Student Choice Award.

• Goodman Invited to Attend Two Atlanta Conferences

  January 7, 2019

  Seymour Goodman was an invited attendee at two recent Atlanta conferences: “Business Continuity and Resiliency Summit,” and “Special Event Planning” 

• Center for European and Transatlantic Studies Hosts Trade Delegation

  January 7, 2019

  The Center for European and Transatlantic Studies hosted a public event for a delegation of trade officials from 11 member states led by Austria’s Ambassador to the US – Wolfgang Waldner. 

• How to Balance Security, Sustainability and Profit in International Space Policy

  December 28, 2018

• Danny Boston to Retire After 33 Years at Georgia Tech

  December 19, 2018

  Thomas “Danny” Boston joined the Georgia Institute of Technology as an associate professor more than 33 years ago in 1985. He left a position as chair of the economics department at Clark Atlanta University to join the Georgia Tech economics department when it was “a mere service program tucked away in the School of Industrial Management.” Once here, he contributed to the program’s evolution to the fully-fledged school that we know today.

• Lawrence Rubin on How a Year at the Department of Defense Shaped His Worldview

  December 14, 2018

  Lawrence Rubin, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, said the year he spent working at the Department of Defense as part of a Council on Foreign Relations Fellowship sponsored by the Stanton Foundation helped give him insight that will help inform his teaching and scholarship.

• International Affairs Graduate Pursuing Nonprofit Path

  December 13, 2018

  Madison Kelley didn’t plan to come to Georgia Tech – and she didn’t plan to make a career in the nonprofit sector. But the international affairs major from Morganton, Georgia, is happy to have found both.

• Ivan Allen College Expert Assesses China’s Role in Stemming North Korea’s Nuclear Program

  December 10, 2018

  The June summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un may have complicated efforts to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Professor Fei-Ling Wang says in a new paper.

• How Far Has Germany Actually Moved to the Right?

  December 3, 2018