{"656689":{"#nid":"656689","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2022 Ivan Allen Jr. Social Courage Prize Symposium ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E2022 Ivan Allen Jr. Social Courage Prize Symposium\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Georgia Tech Trailblazers\u0026rdquo;: Ralph A. Long Jr., Lawrence Williams, Ronald L. Yancy and, posthumously, Ford C. Greene\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWednesday, April 20, 2022, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nBiltmore Hotel Ballrooms, West Peachtree and Fifth St., Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EModerated by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, the 2022 Ivan Allen Jr. Social Courage Prize Symposium panelists will consider challenges--1961 laws, social discrimination, university admissions decisions--that the first Black students enrolling at Georgia Tech and their community supporters navigated, the students\u0026rsquo; experiences on campus and their achievements, and how ensuring equity in higher education contributes to social progress. Following the panel discussion, the awardees will offer remarks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPanelists:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDr. Raheem Beyah, Dean, College of Engineering, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDr. Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMs. Shelbe Johnson, GT senior majoring in ChBE\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hsoc.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/willie-pearson\u0022\u003EDr. Willie Pearson,\u003C\/a\u003E Professor of Sociology, History and Sociology, Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EState Rep. David Wilkerson\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more and RSVP here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/welcome\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/welcome\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The 2022 recipients are Ford C. Greene (1944 - 2020), Ralph A. Long Jr., and Lawrence Williams, Georgia Tech\u2019s first Black students, and Ronald Yancey, Tech\u2019s first Black graduate."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2022-03-28 13:47:17","changed_gmt":"2022-03-31 00:43:27","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-04-20T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-04-20T13:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-04-20T13:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-04-20 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-04-20 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-04-20 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"656690":{"id":"656690","type":"image","title":"2022 Ivan Allen Jr. Social Courage Prize Symposium ","body":null,"created":"1648475426","gmt_created":"2022-03-28 13:50:26","changed":"1648475426","gmt_changed":"2022-03-28 13:50:26","alt":"Graphic with text reading \u0022celebrating courage\u0022","file":{"fid":"248919","name":"Screen Shot 2022-03-28 at 9.42.47 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%209.42.47%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%209.42.47%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1779043,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202022-03-28%20at%209.42.47%20AM.png?itok=089ElSvF"}}},"media_ids":["656690"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"611608","name":"Global Media and Cultures (GMC)"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}