{"690127":{"#nid":"690127","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Double Major Graduate to Take Her STEM and Intercultural Skills to Spain as Fulbright Scholar ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBiology major Sonali Kaluri is a STEM expert. Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is a language and culture expert.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPut the two together and you have a sharply educated researcher with a passion for healthcare. Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under\u0026nbsp;the digital platform economy. She plans to later embark on a career in medicine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s something she says she couldn\u2019t have done without her experiences at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cYou need to have a deep understanding of people and the systems that surround us to be able to effectively and ethically help people as a physician,\u201d said Kaluri, who attended Georgia Tech as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/stampsps.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EStamps President\u0027s Scholar\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri\u2019s Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies degree from the School of Modern Languages helped shape that understanding, including through classes studying Spanish literature.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cLiterature is such an important window into the lives of people different from you,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cStudying another language\u2019s great works is an excellent way to understand the experiences of different people and build that empathy, which translates to real life for me in being able to better connect with the people I meet.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKaluri, who was fluent in her parents\u2019 languages of Telugu and Kannada before arriving at Georgia Tech, had always wanted to combine language training with her work in healthcare.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEarly in high school and college, I would shadow doctors, and if they had a patient that couldn\u2019t speak English, I\u2019d be able to follow along with the conversation even without an interpreter using my knowledge from high school Spanish classes,\u201d Kaluri said. \u201cI figured that one day as a doctor, it would be cool to be able to talk directly to a larger number of patients without needing an interpreter and to be able to build greater rapport with patients. That was the spark for why I wanted to pursue more rigorous study of Spanish.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer interest in medicine derives from seeing how cultural norms around gender and caregiving can shape and even sideline women\u2019s own healthcare needs.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI realized that was a big part of why I wanted to pursue medicine \u2014 to advocate for people on a deeper level, to try to bridge these gaps that I\u0027ve noticed in research, in the clinic, et cetera,\u201d Kaluri said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKelly Comfort, one of Kaluri\u2019s Spanish professors, said Kaluri\u2019s success shows what\u2019s possible with a combined STEM and liberal arts education.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSonali is the kind of student who proves that the humanities are not separate from science and medicine \u2014 they strengthen them. Her ability to think critically about culture, identity, and social systems through her ALIS major has shaped her into a more thoughtful future healthcare professional,\u201d Comfort said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cShe is not only highly skilled in pre-health and pre-medicine fields, but she is also multilingual, interculturally competent, empathetic, reflective, and prepared to improve the human condition across cultures, languages, and borders,\u201d Comfort said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBiology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Biology and Spanish major Sonali Kaluri is headed to Barcelona after graduation this Spring as a Fulbright Scholar to study the health of migrant workers under the digital platform economy."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2026-05-04 19:28:11","changed_gmt":"2026-05-11 19:56:47","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680167":{"id":"680167","type":"image","title":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","body":null,"created":"1777923045","gmt_created":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","changed":"1777923045","gmt_changed":"2026-05-04 19:30:45","alt":"Sonali Kaluri","file":{"fid":"264409","name":"MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":166993,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/05\/04\/MERCURY--2-.jpg?itok=zvQJc3fG"}}},"media_ids":["680167"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emichael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"690035":{"#nid":"690035","#data":{"type":"news","title":"LMC Students \u2018Dream Big\u2019 With Boys and Girls Clubs of America Commercial ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen Boys and Girls Club Digital Growth Director Tiffany Simmons met with Georgia Tech students at the organization\u2019s national headquarters in January, her directive was simple: \u0022dream big.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat challenge served as the catalyst for a collaboration between the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E (LMC) and the Boys and Girls Clubs that has culminated in a commercial that\u2019s now slated for national distribution. The project will serve as a strong portfolio item for the students as they pursue future opportunities in film production while helping build awareness and donations for the Boys and Girls Clubs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was very exciting to get to work on something with such a big impact and real-life application,\u201d said Lila Parker, the project\u2019s student director. She will graduate this Spring with a degree in Literature, Media, and Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParker\u2019s vision was selected from a series of competitive pitches delivered by six students enrolled in a special topics cinematography course overseen by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/john-thornton\u0022\u003EJohn Thornton\u003C\/a\u003E, LMC\u0027s director of film and media. Students Charity Dawson, Jordan Green, Natalie Howlette, Taylor Lee, and Erica Yun comprised the crew and took on various roles to make the commercial a reality.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDuring our first meeting, Tiffany told us to dream big. That stuck with me and evolved into the concept for the ad, which I titled, \u2018Not Just a Dream,\u2019 Parker said. \u201cThe ad starts with a kid sleeping and transitions into a whimsical, dreamy sequence showing pursuits like art and athletics. It then switches to show that this is actually reality for these kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs. The message is that the club provides the resources to make these big dreams come true.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe partnership originated when Simmons sought a fresh perspective from a younger demographic to modernize the organization\u2019s creative content.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe production involved a two-day shoot, including location filming at a Boys and Girls Club venue and studio work in the Skiles Building, where students designed and constructed their own sets.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeyond academic credit, participants gained hands-on experience in pre-production, script finalization, and equipment coordination.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThe resulting commercial will be integrated into the Boys and Girls Clubs\u2019 paid advertising on television and YouTube to drive awareness and donations. Simmons said she intends to share those metrics with the students to help bolster their resumes.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn my twelve years of marketing, these students are by far the most advanced I have ever worked with,\u201d Simmons said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative, which Simmons said she expects will become an annual partnership, highlights LMC\u0027s commitment to providing students with industry-standard opportunities that bridge the gap between the classroom and the professional media landscape, according to Thornton.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s a tremendous advantage for college graduates who are interested in pursuing film as a career to leave school with meaningful real-world examples of the kind of work they\u2019re capable of doing,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are the kinds of opportunities we\u2019re excited to offer at LMC, and we\u2019re grateful to the Boys and Girls Club for the opportunity to partner on this great project.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe School of Literature, Media, and Communication offers a concentration in media, including film, as part of the Bachelor of Science in Literature, Media, and Communication, as well as a \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/programs\/minors\/film-media-studies\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eminor in film and media studies\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication developed and filmed a commercial for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication developed and filmed a commercial for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2026-04-29 12:30:35","changed_gmt":"2026-04-29 12:48:12","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-04-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680090":{"id":"680090","type":"image","title":"lmc bgca commercial shoot","body":"\u003Cp\u003EStudent Lila Parker, operating camera, directed \u0022Not Just a Dream,\u0022 a commercial for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1777466093","gmt_created":"2026-04-29 12:34:53","changed":"1777466093","gmt_changed":"2026-04-29 12:34:53","alt":"A student operates a camera while two other students confer in the foreground.","file":{"fid":"264329","name":"Image--3-.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/04\/29\/Image--3-.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/04\/29\/Image--3-.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":168676,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/04\/29\/Image--3-.jpg?itok=SIvJwDuK"}}},"media_ids":["680090"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683265":{"#nid":"683265","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College \u2018General Education\u2019 Requirements Help Prepare Students for Citizenship \u2014 But Critics Say It\u2019s Learning Time Taken Away From Useful Studies","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat do Americans think of when they hear the words \u201cgeneral education\u201d?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy definition, general education covers introductory college courses in arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics. It has different names, including core curriculum or distribution requirements, depending on the college or university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt is also sometimes called liberal education, including by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/trending-topics\/what-is-liberal-education\u0022\u003EAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities\u003C\/a\u003E, which describes it as providing \u201ca sense of social responsibility, as well as strong and transferable intellectual and practical skills.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe liberal label can be fodder for conservative groups who argue that today\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ncfamily.org\/general-education-could-be-getting-a-makeover-at-public-universities\/\u0022\u003Egeneral education is part of an indoctrination\u003C\/a\u003E into higher education\u2019s purported left-leaning belief systems. Some other \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/education\/report\/liberal-educations-antidote-indoctrination\u0022\u003Econservatives support\u003C\/a\u003E general education as a concept but want more emphasis on so-called traditional values and less on cross-cultural understanding. These initiatives position general education and college as a space for ideological battles.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ritter.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Escholar of historical connections between literacy and social class\u003C\/a\u003E, I know that general education was designed to provide opportunity for all students without regard for their political preferences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675235\/original\/file-20250618-56-kqchqs.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675235\/original\/file-20250618-56-kqchqs.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022A young Black man is sitting in front of students in a lecture hall, gesturing as they smile\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe value of a college education can be shaped by political affiliation. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/professor-engaging-with-students-during-university-royalty-free-image\/2190479100?phrase=college%20education%20for%20all\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003Ebernarddobo\/iStock via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAn Education for All\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEighty years ago, a group of Harvard University faculty created what many colleges and universities still follow as a template for general education. This plan was outlined in the book \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/generaleducation032440mbp\u0022\u003EGeneral Education in a Free Society\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHarvard\u2019s plan \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.harvard.edu\/president\/speeches-faust\/2009\/remarks-by-drew-gilpin-faust-at-the-general-education-launch-event\/\u0022\u003Ewas meant for all students\u003C\/a\u003E, including veterans studying under the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.va.gov\/education\/about-gi-bill-benefits\/\u0022\u003EGI Bill\u003C\/a\u003E, and others we today refer to as first generation, where neither parent had a college degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education made college more accessible to students who were not becoming doctors or lawyers but who also wanted careers outside the vocational trades. It helped make college a place for educating all citizens, not just students of socioeconomic privilege.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExpanding access to higher education was central to the 1947 special report \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acct.org\/advocacy\/legislative-priorities\/college-promise-resources\u0022\u003EHigher Education for American Democracy\u003C\/a\u003E, commissioned by President Harry Truman. The goal was to provide a foundational education for all, especially in math and science. But the report, commonly known as the Truman Commission Report, also included disciplines that help students understand the world \u2013 such as writing and communication, literature, psychology and history.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe purposes of general education are central to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/where-the-public-sees-value-in-higher-ed?sra=true\u0022\u003Etwo competing views of college\u003C\/a\u003E today, views that I also hear expressed by students and parents I\u2019ve met in my 28 years as a professor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne view of college is of an on-campus experience \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/articles\/q-and-a-how-strengthening-liberal-education-can-help-college-students-become-good-citizens\u0022\u003Esteeped in the liberal arts\u003C\/a\u003E that holistically prepares students to live in a functioning democracy. These benefits are seen as worth the time and costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe other view is of college as a sum of career-focused credentials that can begin and end anywhere, not specific to one college campus. These benefits are completely financial, to be \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/13\/your-money\/college-degree-investment-return.html\u0022\u003Egained via the cheapest, quickest means\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth of these views are informed by national perspectives that further divide citizens on higher education as a whole, such as Vice President \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/fact-check-yes-vance-once-030000127.html\u0022\u003EJD Vance\u2019s 2021 statement\u003C\/a\u003E that \u201cthere was a wisdom in what Richard Nixon said approximately 40, 50 years ago. He said, and I quote, \u2018The professors are the enemy.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth these groups of Americans, however, hope that obtaining a college degree \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/04\/09\/nx-s1-5342479\/survey-college-degree-associate-bachelors\u0022\u003Ewill pay off for graduates\u003C\/a\u003E who find employment and reach a standard of living better than their parents\u2019 generation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the first group, general education is critical to developing the whole student for jobs and life. For the latter, it is an expensive obstacle to it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENot surprisingly, these views on education and college often correspond to political party identification and whether a person attended college themselves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA July 2023 Lumina Foundation and Gallup Poll showed that only 36% of Americans have a \u201cgreat deal\u201d of confidence in higher education, with \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/646880\/confidence-higher-education-closely-divided.aspx\u0022\u003Esignificant partisan differences\u003C\/a\u003E between the 20% of Republicans who have this confidence, the 56% of Democrats and the 35% of independents who have it. There are also measurable differences between those who have earned a postgraduate degree and those who have not.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/679651\/original\/file-20250711-56-pey607.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/679651\/original\/file-20250711-56-pey607.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022A student wearing a hooded sweatshirt slumps over a textbook.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo cut costs, more students are searching for ways to complete general education requirements before they begin college. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/preparing-for-finals-is-hard-work-royalty-free-image\/186575695?phrase=students%20studying%20hard\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003EPeopleImages\/E+ via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EQuestioning Value\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs college costs continue to rise in 2025, families are struggling \u2013 even taking on payment plans for everyday purchases, also known as \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/20\/business\/economy\/pay-later-credit-debt.html\u0022\u003Ephantom debt\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 to make ends meet.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education represents about a third of the requirements of a bachelor\u2019s degree and most of an associate degree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor those who see college as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/gen-z-graduates-college-poll-2064531\u0022\u003Ewaste of money\u003C\/a\u003E, general education courses are a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/mje\/2022\/04\/19\/the-deadweight-loss-of-college-general-education-requirements\/\u0022\u003Ecalculable loss on future income\u003C\/a\u003E. In the past two decades, this \u2013 and the increasingly competitive admissions process for college \u2013 has contributed to a tenfold increase in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/18\/us\/college-board-ap-exams-courses.html\u0022\u003Elow-income students who take Advanced Placement courses\u003C\/a\u003E and a 50% increase since 2021 in the number of students in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.newamerica.org\/education-policy\/edcentral\/unpacking-dual-enrollment-benefits-barriers-and-opportunities-for-expansion\/\u0022\u003Edual-credit coursework\u003C\/a\u003E. Both programs allow students to complete general education-equivalent courses for free while still in high school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EComplete College America, a nonprofit advocacy group that works with states to increase college completion rates, supports these moves by students and parents, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/completecollege.org\/momentum\/\u0022\u003Eclassifying general education\u003C\/a\u003E under \u201cgateway courses\u201d to be completed \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther groups promote \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mdc.edu\/credentials\/\u0022\u003Estackable units\u003C\/a\u003E of credit toward college degrees. This push to complete general education requirements \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/apcentral.collegeboard.org\/about-ap\/ap-a-glance\/discover-benefits\u0022\u003Ebefore entering college\u003C\/a\u003E is gaining momentum, despite studies that show Advanced Placement classes, and exams, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/rethinking-the-goals-of-high-school-rigor-three-experts-weigh-in-on-the-ap-program-and-college-board\/\u0022\u003Efavor and benefit mostly white, middle- to upper-class students\u003C\/a\u003E because these students tend to have more time and resources to devote to AP coursework and also take multiple exams in order to earn college credit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675236\/original\/file-20250618-56-fr5sxd.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/675236\/original\/file-20250618-56-fr5sxd.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=45\u0026amp;auto=format\u0026amp;w=754\u0026amp;fit=clip\u0022 alt=\u0022Students sit on steps talking to each other on a sunny day.\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor college students, general education can offer benefits beyond career attainment. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/photo\/university-students-hanging-out-in-campus-royalty-free-image\/1759999680?phrase=college%20future%20happy\u0026amp;adppopup=true\u0022\u003Eferrantraite\/E+ via Getty Images\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EUnderstanding the World\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile arguments for streamlining college and its costs are evergreen, foundational lessons taught across fields of study are as relevant in 2025 as they were in 1945. The U.S. faces \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dziblatt.scholars.harvard.edu\/challenges-democracy\u0022\u003Ethreats to its democracy\u003C\/a\u003E, is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/focus-areas\/artificial-intelligence\u0022\u003Enavigating rapid advances in technology\u003C\/a\u003E, and is adapting to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cbo.gov\/publication\/59697\u0022\u003Epopulation shifts\u003C\/a\u003E that will change how its residents live and work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeneral education gives students broad foundational knowledge that can be used in a variety of careers. By design, it teaches an understanding of the world outside one\u2019s own and how to live in it \u2013 a core requirement for a functioning democracy.\u003C!-- Below is The Conversation\u0027s page counter tag. 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Suddenly, time for research became a particularly precious commodity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter becoming a mother, my available working time each day became extremely limited \u2014 sometimes only two hours,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/zhaoyuchen8877\/?locale=en_US\u0022\u003EZhao\u003C\/a\u003E said. \u201cI had to become very efficient and focused with the time I had.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt was within those tight constraints \u2014 balancing the rigors of entrepreneurship and parenthood \u2014 that Zhao developed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biovr.tech\/\u0022\u003EBioVR\u003C\/a\u003E, which looks to reimagine how humans interact with technology. 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BioVR, on the other hand, is all about how internal physiological signals such as heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rhythm can control a virtual environment in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I wanted to investigate what happens when the interaction comes from inside the body,\u0022 Zhao said. \u0022BioVR demonstrates how internal states can become meaningful, expressive input for interactive systems.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe applications of her work are myriad, from horror games that adapt to a player\u2019s fear levels to rehabilitation systems that automatically adjust difficulty based on a patient\u0027s physiological response.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhao credits the pressure of her personal life with sharpening her academic focus. 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In his recent TEDxAtlanta talk, Brian Magerko, Regents\u0027 Professor of digital media at Georgia Tech, dives into what happens when humans and machines learn to improvise together \u2014 from humorous misfires to groundbreaking performances with AI dance partners. 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It was, his colleagues say, his way of showing his respect for the students who came to him to learn about classical literature and film.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis dedication to students even extended to learning Italian so that he could better teach a class called \u201cThe Age of Galileo.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor ten \u2018generations\u2019 of Tech students, Bob brought news of Dante and DaVinci and Galileo and Shakespeare and exposed them to the masterworks of classical Hollywood,\u201d said LMC Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjxrJmjrdaQAxWZGtAFHcUVG9oQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2F27382066-1009-5fee-a226-3aa9ed46f823\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1PEJ-4vyz4-9C-iOtPsjTu\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EBlake Leland\u003C\/a\u003E, who worked with Wood for nearly four decades.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood, a poet and scholar who retired as an associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) in May 2025 after 50 years of service with Georgia Tech, passed away recently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe will be missed,\u201d Leland said. \u201cI will miss him.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood, who had a Ph.D. in English and a master\u2019s degree in mathematics, arrived at Georgia Tech in 1974 after two years as a math instructor at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA poet and specialist in Renaissance drama, the science and culture of the renaissance, and film and television, he was the author of books including \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www1.bucknell.edu\/script\/upress\/book.asp?id=2311\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESome Necessary Questions of the Play: A Stage-Centered Analysis of Shakespeare\u0027s \u0027Hamlet\u2019\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Ethe 2014 Georgia Author of the Year award-winning book of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EThe Awkward Poses of Others;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.finishinglinepress.com\/product\/alms-for-oblivion-by-robert-e-wood\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAlms for Oblivion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and a chapbook \u2014 a short book of poetry \u2014 called \u003Cem\u003EGorizia Notebook.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHis poems were published in outlets including \u003Cem\u003EBlue Fifth Review, Jelly Bucket, Jabberwock Review, Sojourn,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand\u003Cem\u003E Prairie Schooner.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, he taught classes ranging from English Composition to Shakespeare to Intro to Film to Theater Production. He also helped establish LMC\u2019s Film Studies program, recalled his retired colleague, Professor Emeritus \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwiFy4-brtaQAxXl5ckDHR_gMNcQFnoECCIQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fe228f90e-a028-5666-9e00-8e0f8e519773\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1u8ZqPp_7jctcit5HxDx8T\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EJay Telotte\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe two spent many hours together, lugging heavy projection equipment to other buildings with enough space for film screenings, Telotte said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnd when, as often happened, we encountered technical problems \u2014 a sound system not working, a screen that wouldn\u2019t go down, a projector bulb suddenly blown, or even an auditorium or projection booth that was locked when it wasn\u2019t supposed to be \u2014 Bob would typically entertain the student audience with his wealth of jokes while I went looking for help,\u201d Telotte said. \u201cMy sense, and probably that of many students as well, is that his other calling was neither drama nor poetry, but stand-up comedy, at which he was very good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor years, Wood and other LMC faculty members met regularly as a writing group they called the \u201cNot Dead Yet Poets Society.\u201d Some members collaborated on a book of poetry, \u003Cem\u003EOn Occasion: Four Poets, One Year.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe was a generous and thoughtful reader of poetry and often found just the right word needed to turn a poem on its head,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjR1OejrtaQAxUu78kDHYfOIVoQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flmc.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fjc-reilly\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw29MniaisuVZlg-LxDFUd97\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003EJC Reilly\u003C\/a\u003E, director of creative writing curricula in LMC. \u201cHe was kind and funny in a quiet, snarky way, and he made me \u2014 all of us \u2014 a better writer. \u201c\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETravis Denton, associate director of Poetry@Tech, called Wood \u201ca staple in the Atlanta poetry community.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt Bob made a huge impact on his many students over the years, sharing his love of poetry, and he served as a force and advocate for the craft in the School,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/travis-denton\u0022\u003EDenton \u003C\/a\u003Esaid.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWood was one of the first faculty members Professor Carol Senf met when she joined the faculty in what was then Georgia Tech\u2019s English Department.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBob never failed to charm and delight though his wit was sometimes so subtle that it snuck up on me,\u201d Senf said. \u201cAppropriately for a Shakespearean, he was a true Renaissance man. A teacher who genuinely loved his students, he was also a very fine poet, and a connoisseur of art, music, and film.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwj37aO0rtaQAxWT4ckDHSg-M9oQFnoECAsQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiac.gatech.edu%2Fpeople%2Fperson%2Fcarol-senf\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw3DFTpVPehfQZ48Eru9b9VU\u0026amp;opi=89978449\u0022\u003ESenf\u003C\/a\u003E said Wood adored his family, evident in a series of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/peacockjournal.com\/robert-e-wood-thora-and-the-philosophers-the-early-years\/\u0022\u003Epoems\u003C\/a\u003E inspired by his granddaughter:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENo footprint mars\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eher lunar wondering,\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ethe first philosophy.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere are terrible beauties as Yeats has shown us, but the beauty of a child\u2019s first exploration of the world renews us all,\u201d Wood \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gtvault-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/mpearson34_gatech_edu\/Documents\/AppData\u0022\u003Ewrote\u003C\/a\u003E in a \u201cWriter\u2019s Statement on Beauty\u201d published with the poems. \u201cMy Thora poems began when I heard a speaker quote Aristotle as saying, \u2018Philosophy begins in wonder.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EReilly said she\u2019s grateful Wood left behind such a trove of poetry and other writing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am heartbroken that he\u2019s gone, and I\u2019m really going to miss him,\u201d she said. \u201cHe left us way too soon, but he lives on in his poems, and I keep them close.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert Wood served Georgia Tech in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication for 50 years.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Robert Wood served Georgia Tech in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication for 50 years."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-11-03 15:58:46","changed_gmt":"2025-11-03 18:35:22","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"678518":{"id":"678518","type":"image","title":"robert-wood-memorial-image.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERetired Associate Professor Robert E. 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Our newest faculty members are no exception.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year, we are proud to welcome 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 21 non-tenure-track faculty, \u0026nbsp;including Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows and new cadre members in our ROTC programs, four research faculty, and 11 visiting faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year, we are proud to welcome 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty, 21 non-tenure-track faculty,  including Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows and new cadre members in our ROTC programs, four research faculty, and 11 visiting faculty."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-08-20 17:40:22","changed_gmt":"2025-08-20 17:41:31","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677750":{"id":"677750","type":"image","title":"new-faculty-16x9-2025.jpg","body":null,"created":"1755711675","gmt_created":"2025-08-20 17:41:15","changed":"1755711675","gmt_changed":"2025-08-20 17:41:15","alt":"Savant Building exterior","file":{"fid":"261685","name":"new-faculty-16x9-2025.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/20\/new-faculty-16x9-2025.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/20\/new-faculty-16x9-2025.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1571254,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/20\/new-faculty-16x9-2025.jpg?itok=ddwNcFKh"}}},"media_ids":["677750"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/features.iac.gatech.edu\/iac-new-faculty-2025","title":"Read Now"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"},{"id":"491031","name":"Writing and Communication Program"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683533":{"#nid":"683533","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A New Look for Writing and Communication at Georgia Tech ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s writing program has a fresh look this Fall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo better serve the needs of the Georgia Tech community, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EWriting and Communication Program\u003C\/a\u003E (WCP), in partnership with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, is broadening the mission of the Naugle Communication Center and changing the program\u2019s organizational structure.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe communication center will now be known as the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wcprogram.lmc.gatech.edu\/communication-center\u0022\u003ENaugle Writing and Communication Center\u003C\/a\u003E and expand its services to faculty and staff, in addition to its traditional student audience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program will also now function as its own department within \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELMC \u003C\/a\u003E\u2014 highlighting the crucial role of writing and communication in educating tomorrow\u2019s leaders.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the program will retain its academic ties to the School, it will now report directly to the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u2019 dean\u2019s office on administrative and operational matters, such as faculty affairs, finance, human resources, facilities, and information technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program will also gradually transition several Marion L. 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That change should help improve continuity and provide for better mentorship opportunities, said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/f7a0b486-5836-5882-ae6c-e02584ad3d5d\u0022\u003EMelissa Ianetta\u003C\/a\u003E, Class of 1958 Professor in Communication and executive director of writing and communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThese changes reflect our commitment to fostering a culture of strong communication across the Institute, affirm the vital role of writing and communication in the liberal arts, and position the program to further contribute to College and Institute-wide initiatives,\u201d Ianetta said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program offers courses, faculty training, and support services to help members of the Georgia Tech community communicate clearly and effectively in any setting. It is also the home of approximately 45 Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellows \u2014 instructors who teach many of the first-year writing courses at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.communicationcenter.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECommunication Center\u003C\/a\u003E provides drop-in support for students \u2014 and now faculty and staff \u2014 seeking to improve their writing, polish presentations, or learn ways to ease the anxiety of public speaking engagements.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELMC Chair Kelly Ritter said the changes will help elevate the profile of writing instruction at Georgia Tech at a crucial time, with students and faculty alike navigating with the promise and peril of communicating in the age of AI.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis transition will bring greater attention to writing research and pedagogy in the WCP as it benefits students of all majors at the Institute, and also faculty teaching writing in their own courses,\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/871864cc-b76a-579e-8e68-5c0ae1042115\u0022\u003ERitter \u003C\/a\u003Esaid. \u201cIt also will allow the expert faculty in the WCP a stronger collective voice in shared governance, including the advent of any future initiatives to help sustain and grow writing-related efforts across campus.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe changes follow an update to the program\u2019s curriculum for first-year students rolled out last year. Those \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/676202\/writing-communication-program-enhances-first-year-curriculum\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Echanges\u003C\/a\u003E emphasized more research, idea synthesis, and revised writing.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program\u0027s changes will emphasize the importance of clear communication.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Writing and Communication Program\u0027s changes will emphasize the importance of clear communication."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2025-08-05 15:58:02","changed_gmt":"2025-08-05 19:47:38","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677576":{"id":"677576","type":"image","title":"Writing Program Changes","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Writing and Communication Program is making changes to enhance communucations instruction for Georgia Tech students.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1754409244","gmt_created":"2025-08-05 15:54:04","changed":"1754409244","gmt_changed":"2025-08-05 15:54:04","alt":"\u0022\u0022","file":{"fid":"261490","name":"AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":54210,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2025\/08\/05\/AdobeStock_1368031375-rs.jpg?itok=YjGVEdQ-"}}},"media_ids":["677576"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMichael Pearson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"683492":{"#nid":"683492","#data":{"type":"news","title":" Georgia Tech Alumna Receives Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award for 2025\u20132026","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is proud to announce that one of its distinguished alumni has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2025\u20132026 academic year. The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, provides opportunities for students and professionals to study, conduct research, and teach abroad while promoting mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENethra Rammohan LMC 2021 will serve as an English Teaching Assistant at a preparatory high school in Zurich, Switzerland. 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Like generative AI, emotion AI is also subject to bias, and its use raises ethical and privacy concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDespite these shortcomings, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/noura-howell\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003EHowell\u003C\/a\u003E said emotion AI has quietly shaped decisions in areas like hiring, education, mental health, and public safety in recent years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYet most people don\u2019t know it exists.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowell and Digital Media Ph.D. students Xingyu Li and Alexandra \u201cAllie\u201d Teixeira Riggs in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication are working to change that. They held workshops across Atlanta over the last two months, giving participants a rare opportunity to try emotion AI for themselves \u2014 and then share their impressions, ideas, and concerns.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/featured-news\/2025\/07\/researchers-increase-awareness-emotion-ai\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the full article.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researcher Noura Howell and her team held community workshops in July to raise awareness about emotion AI \u2014 a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes facial expressions and other data to infer emotions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech researcher Noura Howell and her team held community workshops in July to raise awareness about emotion AI \u2014 a type of artificial intelligence that analyzes facial expressions and other data to infer emotions."}],"uid":"35777","created_gmt":"2025-07-29 14:43:09","changed_gmt":"2025-07-29 14:51:43","author":"Stephanie Kadel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-07-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677521":{"id":"677521","type":"image","title":"0L2A0123.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EXingyu Li (left) demonstrates the emotion AI system created for the team\u0027s workshops. 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It\u2019s about turning your education into action,\u201d said Ilya Gokhman, an academic professional in the School of Public Policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take two or more courses with a micro focus, such as PUBP 1142 \u2013 Teams and Collaboration or PUBP 4140 \u2013 Foundations of Leadership. They also must select at least two courses with a macro focus, just as COE 1201 \u2013 Design Thinking and Innovation for Grand Challenges, PUBP 4200 U.S. Health Policy, or PUBP 4416 \u2013 Critical Issues in Science and Technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Science Communication and Policy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Carter School is also partnering with the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) to offer the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-science-communication-policy\/\u0022\u003EScience Communication and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E minor. This program offers an in-depth look at how science is communicated to the public, how policy shapes research, and how science communication affects society. It\u2019s open to students in all majors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe interdisciplinary program is designed for humanities students interested in careers in health and science, media, technical communication, or public relations, as well as STEM majors seeking to develop their human-centered communication skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take LMC 3310 \u2013 The Rhetoric of Scientific Inquiry and PUBP 4410 \u2013 Science, Technology, and Public Policy and also choose three electives from a list of courses that includes LMC 3412 \u2013 Communicating Science and Technology to the Public, LMC 3318 \u2013 Biomedicine and Culture, and LMC 4406 \u2013 Contemporary Issues in Professional Communication.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA unique feature of this minor is the optional study-abroad experience in Dublin, Ireland, on storytelling and AI in journalism, offered in partnership with CNN.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is an exciting opportunity for Georgia Tech students to learn how policy shapes and is shaped by how we talk about science and to learn how scientific advances are communicated by professionals to different public audiences,\u201d said\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ELMC Chair Kelly Ritter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Creative Writing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally, LMC is offering another new minor, in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-creative-writing\/\u0022\u003ECreative Writing\u003C\/a\u003E, for students who are particularly interested in improving their communication skills for careers and life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is open to all Georgia Tech students except for those already majoring in LMC. The primary focus of the program is on poetry, but it also includes other genres.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents must take LMC 3234 \u2013 Creative Writing; two writing electives, which include courses on poetry and stage and screen writing; and one literature elective, with options ranging from LMC 2060 \u2013 Introduction to Literary Studies to LMC 3214 \u2013 Science Fiction.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis minor gives students the opportunity to showcase their skills in the literary arts and fosters a community of writers who will support and inspire them,\u201d said JC Reilly, director of Creative Writing Curricula. \u201cIt\u2019s a perfect outlet for students to embrace all aspects of their expressive selves.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther Notable Minors\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC students also will have the opportunity to take the new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-business-sports-entertainment\/#text\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Business of Sports and Entertainment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E offered by The Scheller College of Business and including classes taught by IAC faculty.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is meant for those interested in careers in sports management, live events, media, or entertainment law, among others.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIAC courses available for credit as part of the program include HTS 2015 \u2013 History of Sports in America, HTS 3073 \u2013 Sociology of Sports, and HTS 3089 \u2013 Science, Technology, and Sports.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso, the Carter School and the School of Economics also offer the fairly new \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/catalog.gatech.edu\/programs\/minor-economics-policy-environmental-sustainability\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMinor in Economics and Policy of Environmental Sustainability\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe minor is available to any student who wants to better understand how economics and policy shape our environment, climate, and energy resources.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourses include the required PUBP 3600 - Sustainability, Technology, and Policy and ECON 4440 - Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment, as well as electives such as ECON 3300 \u2013 Economics of International Energy Markets, PUBP 3350 \u2013 Energy Policy, and INTA 3042 \u2013 Energy and International Security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new minors join 35 others offered by the Ivan Allen College, including the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/apps-ai-ml-minor\/\u0022\u003EMinor in Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning\u003C\/a\u003E launched last year in partnership with the College of Engineering. 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