News and Events
Recent News
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Economics Student Abigail Burke Makes the Most of Federal Jackets Internship
November 23, 2020
Burke navigated an eventful summer while interning in the office of Rep. John Lewis.
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Ivan Allen College Student Athletes Honored at Graduation Brunch
November 23, 2020
Six student-athletes earned undergraduate or graduate degrees from the College.
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New Georgia Tech Strategic Plan Positions Ivan Allen College to Lead
November 19, 2020
Georgia Tech’s new strategic plan, unveiled Nov. 19, 2020, defines a vision highlighting the unique values and strengths of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
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Georgia Tech Econ Professor Serves as a Panelist in the China Research Center's Annual Breakfast Briefing
October 27, 2020
Professor Haizheng Li has been invited to be a panelist in the China Research Center's annual China Breakfast Briefing on October 29th.
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Georgia Tech PhD Student, Xin Gu, Wins Inaugural 3rd-year Paper Award
October 21, 2020
Gu (advisor: Professor Haizheng Li) was the recipient of the inaugural 3rd-year paper award in the School of Economics with an accompanying $500 prize for his paper “Peer Effects and Cognitive Ability Formation.”
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Study Shows War's Toll on Children's Long-Term Health
October 13, 2020
Olga Shemyakina is a pioneer in the field of health-related effects of war. Her most recent study, Political Violence and Child Health: Results from Zimbabwe, is in the very same field that led to a Nobel Peace Prize being given.
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Ivan Allen College Faculty, Students, Participate in ‘17 Zooms’
October 7, 2020
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty members and students participated in a campus-wide discussion on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Oct. 1. The Georgia Institute of Technology president’s office sponsored the invitation-only “17 Zooms” online event.
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School Chair Laura Taylor Presents at the Georgia Tech Global Climate Action Symposium
September 30, 2020
Dr. Taylor will join panelists Ambassador Marcel Beukeboom of the Netherlands, Shelby Buso, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Atlanta, and Mirgana Spoljaric Egger of the United Nations Development Programme to discuss COVID19 and green recovery
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Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Fellow Publishes Research on the Effects of Paid Sick Leave on Worker Absenteeism
September 23, 2020
Dr. Jie Chen and her coauthors estimate the short‐term effects of paid sick leave on worker absenteeism and health care utilization in the United States using data from the 2000–2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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Ozkan and Shemyakina Named to Leading Women@Tech Cohort
September 17, 2020
Two Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty and staff – Sebnem Özkan, associate director of the Atlanta Global Studies Program and Olga Shemyakina, associate professor in the School of Economics – have been named to the 2020-21 cohort of Leading Women@Tech.
Recent Press Coverage
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Economist Tells Gwinnett Chamber that Covid-19-related Downturn Is 'a Recession by Design'
July 18, 2020
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Rural Georgia's Cady Bag Business Gets $5M Investment
July 10, 2020
Upcoming Events
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First Day of Final Exams
December 1, 2020, 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Atlanta, GA
First day of final exams.
Please be sure to check the Final Exam Schedule.
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First Day of Classes - Spring 2021
January 14, 2021, 12:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Atlanta, GA
First Day of Classes - Spring 2021!