{"650920":{"#nid":"650920","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Several From Ivan Allen College Honored As 2021 Georgia Tech Faces Of Inclusive Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty, students, and staff from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts were among those recognized as 2021 Faces of Inclusive Excellence at the 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium on Sept. 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFifteen individuals from the College were honored for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their research and community engagement.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This year\u0026rsquo;s honorees for Faces of Inclusive Excellence illustrate Ivan Allen College\u0026rsquo;s pledge to create a sense of belonging on campus and in our community,\u0026rdquo; said Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean of the Ivan Allen College. \u0026ldquo;The work of our faculty, staff, and students demonstrates our goal to define spaces for all voices to be heard and understood, and to develop human-centered solutions to the social challenges that impact society today and into the future.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHonorees include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAngelica Acevedo\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Undergraduate Student, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECarol Colatrella\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication; Co-Director, Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEdward Freeman\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Undergraduate Student, College of Sciences and Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMary Frank Fox\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBritta Kallin\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJin Liu\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Professor of Chinese; Director, Chinese Program, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUsha Nair-Reichert\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Professor, School of Economics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESherie Randolph\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrad Rittenhouse\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Lab Manager and Academic Professional, Digital Integrative Liberal Arts Center, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeslie Ross\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Academic Program Manager I, School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlejandra Ruiz Le\u0026oacute;n\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Graduate Student, School of History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJennifer Singh\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Professor, School of History and Sociology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChad Slieper\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Director of the Law, Science, and Technology Program, School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAselia Urmanbetova\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Academic Professional, School of Economics\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERichard Utz\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026ndash; Associate Dean and Professor, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach year, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Office of Institute, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announces its Faces of Inclusive Excellence as part of the annual Diversity Symposium. For the 13\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E year, the Symposium focused on the globalization of anti-racism activism.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProf. Kirk Bowman, Rise Up \u0026amp; Care Term Chair in Global Development \u0026amp; Identity in the Sam Nunn Shool of International Affairs, led a panel about how local grassroots efforts to combat racism have inspired global movements. Black Media Studies Asst. Prof. Joycelyn Wilson and Doctoral student Jancy Ling Liu of the School of Economics both participated in the panel.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENational Book Award-winning historian and author of \u0026ldquo;How to Be an Antiracist,\u0026rdquo; Ibram X. Kendi, who served as keynote speaker for this year\u0026rsquo;s event, spoke about the new era of activism and the urgency of individuals and organizations around the world to end racism and discrimination as a threat to humanity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELiterature, Media, and Communications Assoc. Prof. Andre Brock introduced Kendi at the Symposium.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As one of the leading technological universities in the nation, we have a unique opportunity \u0026mdash; and a responsibility \u0026mdash; to lead by example in expanding access,\u0026rdquo; said Georgia Tech President \u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera. \u0026ldquo;Our history has demonstrated that our ability to advance technology and improve the human condition requires that we bring all perspectives to our classrooms, our studios, and our labs. It is not a coincidence that our national and global reputations have grown hand in hand with our diversity.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFifteen faculty, staff, and students from the Ivan Allen College were recognized as 2021 Faces of Inclusive Excellence for their scholarship and work dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusivity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fifteen faculty, staff, and students were honored for their scholarship and research related to diversity equity and inclusion."}],"uid":"35963","created_gmt":"2021-09-20 17:32:09","changed_gmt":"2021-09-21 13:47:52","author":"kpetty30","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"650932":{"id":"650932","type":"image","title":"Faces of Inclusive Excellence honorees","body":null,"created":"1632181302","gmt_created":"2021-09-20 23:41:42","changed":"1632181302","gmt_changed":"2021-09-20 23:41:42","alt":"","file":{"fid":"246983","name":"faces-excellence.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faces-excellence.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/faces-excellence.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":491952,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/faces-excellence.jpg?itok=2jZqsIbK"}}},"media_ids":["650932"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly Petty\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ekelly.petty@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}