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Senator Warnock All around wonderful events, with Senator Raphael Warnock as commencement speaker and my undergraduate research assistant, Haley Armor, graduating; my graduate assistant, Kimberley Velez, as reflection speaker at the MS College ceremony; and John Tien speaking to the newly commissioned Army Second Lieutenants. Great events to sum up our semester and academic year. Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Leaders

A great opportunity to speak with two wonderful colleagues from the Geogia Tech Library: Fred Rascoe (Scholarly Communication & Engineering Librarian) and Alex McGee (Head of Archives & Special Collections), in a convo for WREK Atlanta's Lost in the Stacks podcast (here is the version sans music). The topic: "Crisis is our Natural Habitat," about the current and past iterations of the humanities (and the role of libraries) in higher education. I loved the convo as well as th

The world faces complex problems that demand more than just technical solutions. Climate change, ethical dilemmas in technology, social inequality, and rapid cultural shifts require a blend of skills and perspectives. Traditionally, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and liberal arts have been treated as separate domains. Yet, combining these fields can create a powerful approach to solving today’s challenges. A recent article I wrote for University Busi

Project: Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Great atmosphere and strong projects this morning during the final showcase for students in Dr. Allegra Smith's "Content Strategy" (LMC 3415) class in Skiles 302. The students shared their research, writing, and website design and social media content developed in concert with six nonprofits: The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival Lostintheletters NEST4US RE:IMAGINE ATL The TADA Foundation The Suzi Bass Awards These organizations meet a v

Taylor Witte, President Cabrera, and Ivan Allen College Associate Dean Shatakshee Dhongde Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera Privileged to attend a reception honoring one of our Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Student, Taylor Witte (ECON), Georgia Tech's Truman Scholar. Another sure sign that our liberal arts college attracts and educates some of the best and brightest. President Ángel Cabrera joined us at the celebration.

Wonderful creativity at display during today's Demo Day at the Digital Media program, part of the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. Some quick impressions below: Student projects Magerko in convo Michael Nitsche conjuring up interactivity

Thrilled to represent Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty (TT & NTT) who reached the highest ranks attainable (full professor & Principal Lecturer/Academic Professional). Our successful colleagues included: Melissa Foulger (LMC), Jillann Hertel (LMC), Kathrin Köppe (ML), André Brock (LMC), Susana Morris (LMC), Cecilia Montes-Alcalá (ML), Zach Taylor (SPP), and Larry Rubin (INTA). I take full credit for having hired and 'accompanied' most of the now promoted LMC faculty

The fall 2026, volume 33, issue 2, of Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART) entitled Teaching the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to STEM Students, is in print and in the mail to subscribers and issue contributors. A huge word of thanks my extraordinary co-editor, Lainie Pomerleau, and to Kristi Bixby, the SMART managing editor! And of course to the contributors, for sharing their insights and scholarship with all of us. The articles in this issue of SMART com

Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts recently hosted leaders of seven other liberal arts units at technological universities to discuss our similarities, differences, and future goals. Participants all brought with them answers to the following questions: What’s your basic data set: how many subunits, faculty, degree programs, undergraduate and graduate students, in relationship to your institution? What’s your unit’s current status within your institutional st

Once again, a meaningful and moving ceremony for this year's award winning ROTC students from Navy and Air Force. Happy to represent Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.

This spring, we moved the semesterly tradition of the Hall Scholar Breakfast to the Alumni House to celebrate Col. Steven and Pamela Hall's philanthropy, financial and mentoring support that smoothes the path of so many of our undergraduate students. The current President of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Dene Sheheane (Mgt '91), greeted our guests.

Participated in Saturday's spring 2026 meeting of the Georgia Medieval Group , expertly hosted by Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge and Leah Haught at the University of West Georgia. It included contributions by professors and students. My own presentation sought to challenge the dominant tendency in medievalism studies to treat all nostalgic engagements with the Middle Ages as inherently complicit in colonial, supremacist, or ethnonationalist ideologies. Engaging Scott Riley’s 202

Published in The Medieval Review , 3/16/2026 Riley, Scott Corbett. New World Medievalisms. The Middle Ages in the American Cultural Imaginary . Medievalism, 31. Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer, 2025. Pp. vi, 181. £85.00. ISBN: 978-1-84384-678-9. Reviewed by Richard Utz Georgia Institute of Technology richard.utz@lmc.gatech.edu According to Scott Riley, U.S. medievalisms “tend to resemble European colonial rather than anti-colonial discourses,” invoking the Europe

Please find the most recent review, of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , at Medievally Speaking . Kevin J. Harty, one of the world experts on film and medievalia, writes: HBO/HBO Max’s six-part series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , is based on the first of three novellas by George R. R. Martin usually referred to collectively as the Tales of Dunk and Egg. The formula is that of a buddy film or series, or even a bromance. Paired are a hulking, rather thick hedge knight, Se

A great Saturday morning at the Parents & Family Programs Spring Reunion , which brings together students, parents, and grandparents. The academic panel, which negotiated questions about student success, how to find one's place at a large research institutions, and the future of education and AI, was moderated by AVP/Dean of Students John Stein. I represented Ivan Allen College, and with me on the panel were: Dr. Matthieu Bloch, Associate Dean, COE, Dr. Cam Tyson, Assistant D

Our Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Library, annually celebrates authors and editors of book-length publications. While engineers and computer scientists are better known for sharing their research via articles and conference proceedings, many of them do write and publish and edit books (including fiction and poetry). And of course faculty from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts lead the parade on scholarly book

There are events that warm your heart and remind you of the full scope and meaning of belonging to an academic institution. Our "Voices of the Community" group, part of the Georgia Tech Strategic Planning area "Culture of Excellence," offered us such a moment in time. We are working on creating a collaborative body that amplifies the voices of faculty, postdocs, staff, and students to foster belonging, connection, and open communication across the Institute. Amazing colleague

Happy to share this short piece for the great folks at medievalists.net : "T rained as a historian of medieval warfare, Yuval Noah Harari has become one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world, shaping global debates about artificial intelligence, human identity, and the future of society. Richard Utz traces how a medievalist moved from specialist scholarship to cultural prophecy—and why the habits of medieval history still matter for understanding his voice

Looking for some reliable information about how to navigate academic publishing? Well this article, by journalist Pearl Kaplan ( Tech Square Atlanta ) offers a great overview of the discussions and hints offered during our recent event, Navigating Scholarly Publishing, by the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Read it here: Bookmark This: Editors Share Insights for Success in Academic Publishing

Had a great time welcoming the participants of the 65th Meeting of the Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies on behalf of Ivan Allen College. The event was expertly hosted by Georgia Tech School of Modern Languages colleagues Paul Foster and Amanda Weiss. The evening keynote speaker, Dr. Minxin Pei (Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College), asked “How US-China Engagement Turned into a Ne