Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Established in 1990, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is a pioneer of liberal arts education and research at the nexus of the technical and human sciences. The academic programs are internationally acclaimed as models for liberal arts education in a technological age. Founded with the principles of its namesake, former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., the College of Liberal Arts believes in the power of transformative urban leadership that is rooted in courage, compassion, and human and social justice.

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is composed of six schools: Economics; History and Sociology; Literature, Media, and Communication; Modern Languages; Public Policy; and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and Georgia Tech’s ROTC Army, Navy, and Air Force units. The College is home to 25 research labs and centers, 309 academic faculty (including 153 tenured and tenure-track faculty), 16 research faculty, and 76 staff members. The College currently has 1,085 undergraduate students and 915 graduate students; however, we instruct, serve, and support almost every Georgia Tech undergraduate student. Students can choose from 16 undergraduate degrees, including six five-year bachelor/master’s programs; 14 master’s programs; six doctoral programs; 34 minors; and 24 undergraduate and graduate certificate programs.

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has notable programs and centers that enhance the educational experience at Georgia Tech, both domestically and internationally. The College is home to the internationally recognized Poetry@Tech program, and has the unique opportunity to contribute to the Arts@Tech initiative and the building of Arts Square. The College is well-positioned to leverage partnerships across campus to amplify art at the intersection of education, research, culture, and technology.

Research awards in the past five years exceed $36 million with significant funding from the NSF, NIH, NEH, NEA, DARPA, Sloan, Kauffman, Mellon, the Department of Education, the Institute of International Education, the European Union, and the MacArthur Foundation. In 2023, the sponsored research funding at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts reached an all-time high of $8.8 million. The College pursues intellectual discovery in 30 major research areas, numerous individual research domains, and through our research centers and labs.

The College has grown both undergraduate and graduate enrollment, including 68% growth in graduate programs as a result of the successful launch of four new master’s programs: Applied Language and Intercultural Studies; Cybersecurity; Global Media and Cultures; and Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management. The College also provides general education to thousands of Georgia Tech students preparing them to manage information, design and plan projects, develop global competency, think critically, communicate clearly, and work effectively in teams across disciplines and cultures. Ivan Allen College faculty members advise and instruct over 2,000 students while maintaining an intimate liberal arts experience with a 4:1 student-to-faculty ratio and one-on-one research opportunities.

Reporting directly to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is the chief academic and administrative leader for the College and serves as an essential member of Institute leadership. The Dean will guide the strategic direction of the College, including the implementation of the College strategic plan. The next Dean will advance the mission and operations of the College through thoughtful personnel decisions, general administration and management, strategic budgeting, academic program support, and fundraising. The Dean will guide a robust scholarship and research agenda and promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, including the development of collaborative academic programs. The Dean will be a critical partner in implementing the Institute’s strategic plan and capital campaign.

For more information about the search and the full position description, please visit: https://provost.gatech.edu/iac-dean-search.

Georgia Tech invites inquiries, nominations, and applications for the position of Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Interested candidates should confidentially submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest (Adobe PDF files preferred) to

Joi Hayes-Scott and Jett Pihakis

Russell Reynolds Associates

GT.IAC@russellreynolds.com

For fullest consideration, materials should be received as soon as possible and preferably by August 26, 2024.

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