As a Black 16-year-old growing up in Atlanta’s Adamsville community, Mayor Andre Dickens couldn’t even tell you where the Georgia Tech campus was located. That’s not what he wants for today’s local youth.
Dickens, the first in his family to attend college, is the first Black alumnus to be elected mayor — and only the second Tech alumnus to hold the position, following in the footsteps of the late Ivan Allen Jr.
Georgia Tech’s experts shed light and insight into this complex confrontation of nations.
The world is watching while the tensions on the border of Russia and Ukraine escalate before our eyes, and the potential for conflict seems to be looming larger than ever. Georgia Tech faculty and experts in a variety of fields ranging from military and diplomatic advisers to liberal arts and cybersecurity researchers are watching this situation closely. The implications impact every nation on the planet
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders and advance technology that improves the human condition. Across campus, Black students, faculty, and staff are excelling in research, teaching, entrepreneurship, athletics, and many other areas. Their stories and voices remind us of the importance of diversity and inclusion at the Institute that began 60 years ago with the matriculation of Georgia Tech's first Black students.
We asked Georgia Tech faculty and research experts to forecast what they see as potential trends for the coming year, based on recent events and what’s on the horizon.
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