{"592841":{"#nid":"592841","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of History and Sociology Welcomes New Chair","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEric Schatzberg, professor of history of science and director of the\u0026nbsp;Robert F.\u0026nbsp;and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science and\u0026nbsp;Technology Studies\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;the University of Wisconsin, Madison has been named chair of the School of History and Sociology (HSOC) in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatzberg studied at Swarthmore College and the London School of Economics before earning his Ph.D. in History and Sociology of Science from the\u0026nbsp;University of Pennsylvania. His\u0026nbsp;research interests include the history of technology, culture, and science\u0026nbsp;with particular emphasis on postwar technology. Schatzberg\u0026rsquo;s scholarship on technology and culture has repeatedly received international recognition. His forthcoming book (University of Chicago Press)\u0026nbsp;addresses the intellectual history of the concept of technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatzberg founded and directed the Holtz Center in Science and Technology Studies, a nationally recognized locus for diverse and interdisciplinary research and public programming. As director, Schatzberg emphasized\u0026nbsp;administrative leadership across disciplines and secured\u0026nbsp;significant external funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatzberg brings to HSOC a strong collaborative ability\u0026nbsp;and considerable experience in both teaching and leadership.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDean Jacqueline Royster expressed confidence in Schatzberg\u0026rsquo;s unique combination of historical, theoretical, and technological perspective which will allow him to actively engage colleagues in schools throughout the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u0026nbsp;and in schools across the Institute. Schatzberg began\u0026nbsp;July 3,\u0026nbsp;2017.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEric Schatzberg, professor of history of science and director of the\u0026nbsp;Robert F.\u0026nbsp;and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science and\u0026nbsp;Technology Studies\u0026nbsp;at\u0026nbsp;the University of Wisconsin, Madison has been named chair of the School of History and Sociology in Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Eric Schatzberg from the University of Wisconsin, Madison has been named chair of the School of History and Sociology."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2017-06-20 20:16:45","changed_gmt":"2017-08-07 17:43:45","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"592840":{"id":"592840","type":"image","title":"Eric Schatzberg","body":null,"created":"1497989179","gmt_created":"2017-06-20 20:06:19","changed":"1497989179","gmt_changed":"2017-06-20 20:06:19","alt":"Photo of Dr. Eric Schatzberg","file":{"fid":"225967","name":"Screen Shot 2017-06-20 at 4.05.36 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-20%20at%204.05.36%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-20%20at%204.05.36%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":60543,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-06-20%20at%204.05.36%20PM.png?itok=37atNeMt"}}},"media_ids":["592840"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1288","name":"School of History and Sociology"},{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"172801","name":"HSOC news"},{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"147521","name":"HSOC"},{"id":"174735","name":"Eric Schatzberg"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.1720\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}