Lead by our Dean, Amanda Murdie, our team of 'old' and new staff and faculty united around discussions of our refreshed college strategic plan to continue creating the conditions under which great learning and studying might happen (with the all important Ivan Allen Advantage and our new slogan, Human. Intelligence. in mind). All that surrounded by exhibits that left no doubt about our responsibility to be "drum majors for good."

Did a short interview for Campus Insights Media on "Why Homer's Odyssey Still Resonates Nearly 3,000 Years Later." "Nearly 3,000 Years Later Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey has renewed interest in one of the world's most enduring stories. Richard Utz, professor and senior associate dean in Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, explains why Homer's epic poem is considered difficult to adapt for film, how modern audiences can connect with its themes, and why...

"On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the wire services carried the sad news that Sherwood Forest’s Major Oak had died. Long ailing and suffering from multiple misguided attempts to preserve it that only hastened its demise, the oak was the stuff of legend, in no small part because of its association with yet another legend, that of Robin Hood, who was said to have hidden his treasure and maybe even himself in the tree’s hollow. Estimated to be anywhere from 800 to 1200 years old, the massive tree...