Public Policy at Georgia Tech

06/18/2026

This summer, Public Policy student Kendall Hinson is taking on Georgia Tech-Europe in Metz—balancing academics with weekend travels and embracing every moment of the experience.

06/12/2026

Professors Daniel Matisoff and Bobby Harris discuss the state of the economy and what Georgians can expect this summer on WABE's "Closer Look".

According to the latest data from AAA, gas prices in the Peach State are averaging close to $4 per gallon. In addition, a new report from the Georgia Institute of Technology also suggests those high prices aren't going away anytime soon amid the global energy crisis, and that the ripple effects exte...

06/11/2026

Postdoctoral fellow Reeham Mohammed explores how involving community-driven model designs can play a critical role in reducing bias in AI.

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06/10/2026

Adiba Syed, Alexa Bowman Olay, and Michelle Lee recently presented their senior capstone project at the State Politics and Policy Conference in Chicago.

The project originated as a policy request from the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns and develops a novel comparative dataset of state Indian Affairs commissions across the United States.

06/02/2026

Big win for Georgia Tech Mock Trial! The team competed at Nationals in Washington, D.C. and earned a spot among the Top 25 teams in the nation! This marks the 13th time Georgia Tech has achieved this incredible honor.

05/11/2026

Aaron Levine has been appointed interim chair of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy, effective June 1. https://bit.ly/4uC1AtC

05/08/2026

"I was employed by Sandia National Laboratories throughout my doctoral program, and they sponsored my studies. I am returning to full-time employment at Sandia, but now in a new role enabled by my degree. I am the new R&D manager of a team of a dozen computer and data scientists who are working on enabling detection of nuclear proliferation program through the application of advanced data analytics. I am so excited to embark on this new adventure, and would not have been able to do so without the experience and skills I gained at Georgia Tech."

- Zoe N. Gastelum, Ph.D., Public Policy

Read Zoe's full story here: https://bit.ly/4ua99rF

05/05/2026

POL 2101 students presented their final policy projects to Atlanta leaders, including Rep. Sharon Cooper, Sen. Matt Brass, and City of Atlanta Chief Strategy Officer Zaffer Sange.

05/04/2026

GT’s Voters of Tomorrow () takes home SGA’s Presidential Honor Award! Congratulations to public policy students Alexa Bowman Olay and Lillian Hanson, who launched the initiative four years ago and continue to make an impact.

04/29/2026

“My education at the Ivan Allen College has significantly improved my ability to think more critically about cybersecurity, from technical controls to policy-level considerations. Although the focus of my education was on the policy and governance side of cybersecurity, I was able to expand my knowledge of the technical aspects including coding and hacking, in which I had very little knowledge prior to the start of the program. I was able to learn how and why cyber criminals do what they do to better position myself to protect organizations from cyberattacks and assist them in recovery efforts.”

-Madison Makenzie Messer, MS Cybersecurity (Policy Track)