Food will be provided. Complete the short form to RSVP!

Registration required. Only 15 spots are available, and you will receive a follow-up email confirming your registration.

Registration required. Only 15 spots are available, and you will receive a follow-up email confirming your registration.

Registration required. Only 15 spots are available, and you will receive a follow-up email confirming your registration.

Panelists will discuss practical aspects of book publishing and academic careers, including:

• Strategies for making time to write a book alongside other faculty responsibilities 
• Tenure and promotion timelines
• Book contracts (e.g., advance vs. board-approved contracts, author costs, and negotiable terms) 
• Publishing second and later books

Please RSVP by Wednesday, Nov. 18.

Panelists

• Andrea Jonsson (ML)
• Dalton Lin (INTA)
• Milton Mueller (CSPP)
• Johnny Smith (HSOC)
• Joycelyn Wilson (LMC)
• Lisa Yaszek (LMC)

Register for an M.S. ALIS info session and learn more about the degree, life as a Georgia Tech graduate student, and the School of Modern Languages. Apply via Georgia Tech graduate admissions by February 10.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Anastasia Lagmay, academic program manager, at alagmay3@gatech.edu.

The M.S. ALIS is also available as a five-year co-terminal B.S./M.S. for Georgia Tech B.S. ALIS majors. Register for an M.S. ALIS info session and learn more about the degree, life as a Georgia Tech graduate student, and the School of Modern Languages.

Apply via Georgia Tech graduate admissions.

• Priority Deadline: November 20
• Regular Deadline: February 10

Join us for a festive cultural gathering featuring engaging cultural talks, heritage foods and traditions, interactive activities, and a cozy hot chocolate and hot cider bar. Discover new cultures, connect with fellow students, and experience the richness of traditions from around the world. Come curious, leave inspired, and enjoy a taste of the world!

This event is part of the Nunn School's Diplomats-in-Residence Program and is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

This conversation is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Event Schedule

• 4 – 4:55 p.m.: "The Right to Commemorate: History Museums and the 250th" with Nicole A. Moore
• 5 – 6 p.m.: “‘Those Rights and Privileges Which Have Been Transmitted to Us by Our Ancestors’: The American Revolution and the Survival of Native Nations” with Katheen DuVal 
• 6 – 6:45 p.m.: Reception

Ambassador Kulminski has over two decades of experience in conflict resolution, foreign policy, strategic planning, and international development. He has served as Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, foreign policy and strategic planning Advisor to the Prime Minister, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and worked with the UN, UNDP, World Bank, GIZ, and Humanitarian Dialogue on negotiation, mediation, and peacebuilding across Eurasia region. His work has included the Black Sea Grain Initiative and programs in conflict resolution, social cohesion and post-conflict recovery.   

He holds Master's degrees in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (USA) and in International Relations and European Studies from the Central European University in Budapest. He is a Fulbright, John Smith, and Munich Security Conference Fellow.   

This event is part of the Nunn School's Diplomats-in-Residence Program and is generously supported by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

Join Georgia Tech's Marilyn Brown, Valerie Thomas, and Susan Graff as they celebrate two new Springer Nature books — Energy Technology and Policy Innovation and Sustainability Leaders: A Guide to Transforming Organizations — and explore competing visions for change. Drawing on research and real-world experience, this lively conversation will challenge assumptions, examine trade-offs, and ask who should lead, who should pay, and how to turn promising ideas into lasting progress.

About the Books

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of conversation, companionship, and emotional responsiveness, what happens to our understanding of human connection? Unpack AI, empathy, intimacy, and relationships while considering what it means to form meaningful connections in an increasingly AI-mediated world.

Co-sponsored by the Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership.

What does creativity mean when machines can generate images, music, writing, and other forms of creative work? Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping creative industries, changing the relationship between technology and human expression, and raising new questions around authorship, originality, labor, and the future of creative work.

Co-sponsored by the Michael E. Tennenbaum Family Institute for Technology and Civic Leadership.

Registration requested.

The IAC Dinner with Alumni series offers a unique opportunity to hear about different career paths, gain insights from alumni experiences, ask questions, and build connections that can last beyond the dinner table.

RSVP to attend.

This event is funded as part of the Nunn School’s Diplomats-in-Residence programming thanks to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

About the Speakers

Jacob Isbosethsen is the head of the Greenland Representation to the United States and Canada. He previously served as Head of Representation at the Greenland Representation in China, based in Beijing, with official side-accreditation to Japan, Korea, and Singapore. Prior to that, he served as Head of Representation in Iceland (2018–2021), Acting Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in Nuuk (2017), and Head of Department at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2015–2017). He also served as Legal Advisor in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2013–2015), Secretary to the Greenland Representation to the EU in Brussels (2011–2013), and as Head of Section at the Ministry for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture (2008–2011).

Born and raised in Nuuk, Greenland, Isbosethsen holds a Master of Laws (Cand.jur., LLM) from Aarhus University, completed in 2008. He has also undertaken advanced training in national and international security and defense at the Royal Danish Defense Academy and has completed specialized courses on UNCLOS and Continental Shelf procedures. Isbosethsen has spent his entire career serving the Government of Greenland (Naalakkersuisut).

Ambassador (ret.) Charles Shapiro is a Professor of Practice at the Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, a senior advisor at the Pendleton Group, and co-founder of Art of Diplomacy Tours. 

During his 34-year career at the U.S. Department of State, Shapiro served as Ambassador to Venezuela, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, and Coordinator for Cuban Affairs and was posted to Denmark, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile and Venezuela. 

In 2011, Shapiro became the president of the Institute of the Americas, a think tank at the University of California San Diego. In 2014, he became president of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. While at the Council, he taught international business at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. 

Shapiro has published op-eds in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Toronto Star, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the San Diego Union Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times, and is a regular commentator on Latin America for news broadcasts including BBC, CBS, Sky News, CNN, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Iqbal's research interests are in the area of international relations with a specific focus on the consequences of militarized conflict, issues related to political violence, and state failure. Her scholarship lies at the nexus of international conflict and comparative politics, combining aspects of domestic and international processes to assess the dynamics of global security and political instability. She is the author of War and the Health of Nations and State Failure in the Modern World.

Registration requested.

Fred Wherry is the Townsend Marin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, where he is also the Vice Dean for Faculty Development and Inclusion, and founder of the Debt Collection Lab.

Marie-Lou Laprise is a postgraduate research associate in the Department of Sociology at Princeton University. A quantitative and computational sociologist, she studies collective intelligence and the social impact of AI. 

Over a quarter of Americans report that their household has been contacted by a debt collector in the past year, and for many, this is their primary encounter with the institutions that enforce private claims. Building on the concepts of predatory inclusion and legal estrangement, we argue that civil debt enforcement constitutes a distinct, stratified pathway to institutional distrust—one that parallels and compounds the criminal justice pathway. We introduce the concept of financial estrangement to theorize how the terms of households' inclusion in credit markets shape their relations with the institutions that enforce private claims. Our concept of financial estrangement brings together concerns from economic sociology, law and society, criminal justice, and race and inequality, and applies them to the context of the marketplace for consumer debt. Drawing on an original probabilistic survey of 2,115 U.S. adults, we show that debt-collection contact is pervasive, racially unequal, and not reducible to differences in household income or financial hardship. Americans overwhelmingly find widespread debt-collection practices unfair, particularly those who have experienced them. Careful analysis reveals that debt-collection contact is associated with perceiving courts as rarely or never fair, even after accounting for hardship levels, income, race/ethnicity, and arrest history. These findings suggest that civil legal processes tied to mass debt contribute to race- and class-stratified patterns of institutional trust.

This special evening brings together alumni, students, faculty, staff, supporters, family, and friends to celebrate the achievements of our outstanding Yellow Jackets and recognize the lasting impact of an Ivan Allen College education.

Guests will have the opportunity to connect with members of the Ivan Allen College community, hear inspiring stories, and celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s distinguished honorees.

There is no cost to attend this year’s event. Guests are asked to RSVP in advance to help us plan appropriately for seating, catering, and the overall guest experience.

Join us for an evening of celebration, connection, and recognition as we honor the remarkable alumni and supporters who continue to make a difference across Georgia Tech, their professions, and communities around the world.

About the Speaker

Robyn Gatens is globally recognized for her 40-year career of leadership and contributions to NASA’s human spaceflight missions. 

Robyn recently retired from NASA as director of the ISS and Commercial Spaceflight divisions where she led strategy, policy, integration, and stakeholder engagement for low-Earth orbit (LEO), including the ISS, commercial LEO development, and commercial crew programs. 

A 1985 chemical engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, Robyn spent the first decades of her career in the development and management of life support and habitation systems for the International Space Station (ISS) and other human spaceflight missions. She was inducted into Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 2025. 

Since retirement, Robyn is staying active through advisory and consulting roles, including serving on the Georgia Tech Space Research Institute’s External Advisory Board.  Robyn also has a passion for global student engagement including speaking to and mentoring students of all ages interested in pursuing careers in STEM and the space industry. 

The Meg & Sam Flax Lecture Series 

The Meg & Sam Flax Lecture Series invites top scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to speak to a wide audience of Georgia Tech students and faculty on issues of urgent importance in public policy. Our goal is not just a better understanding of current issues, but to get diverse perspectives on the proper role(s) of government in solving crucial problems. Because they practice at the cutting edge of their fields or on the front lines of government policy, the Flax Lecturers speak not from philosophy or theory but from facts, data, and experience. Topics range from science & technology policy to energy and the environment, from pandemic threats to sustainable development, from artificial intelligence and cyber-security to monetary policy, and even outer space. All Flax lectures are free of charge. Members of the broader Georgia Tech and Atlanta community are welcome to attend. Started in the Fall of 2019, the series is still ongoing.

During this session, you’ll gain an inside look at the program’s curriculum and the interdisciplinary training provided, hear about diverse career pathways available to graduates, and learn directly from current students about their experiences in and beyond the classroom. We’ll also walk through admissions requirements and highlight funding opportunities to help you plan your next steps with confidence.

During this session, you’ll gain an inside look at the program’s curriculum and the interdisciplinary training provided, hear about diverse career pathways available to graduates, and learn directly from current students about their experiences in and beyond the classroom. We’ll also walk through admissions requirements and highlight funding opportunities to help you plan your next steps with confidence.