Liberal Arts have been part of Georgia Tech's history since 1888
College History
| 1888 | GT opens doors; English among the original six subjects taught |
| 1898 | Kenneth Gordon Matheson, English Department Chair, begins operation of a college library out of his office |
| 1904 | Department of Modern Languages established |
| 1906 | Matheson named third president of Georgia Tech Matheson receives grant from Andrew Carnegie for first Library building |
| 1908 | English Department begins teaching Economic Theory, General History, Political Economy, and Physical Geography in response to new curriculum requirements. All GT majors (except Textiles) pass requirement for two years of foreign language |
| 1910 | Matheson articulates the role of liberal education at GT: "English and the modern languages are . . . necessary to produce men able to communicate with doctors, lawyers, statesmen and financiers on an equal footing. Without [them] . . . the technical man never reaches full potential." |
| 1913 | School of Commerce created; English Department begins teaching Economics and Business English |
| 1921 | Marion Luther Brittain named fourth president of GT; announces policy of educational emphasis on English & mathematics |
| 1934 | Department of Economics & Social Sciences established 1948 General College created Separate Department of Social Sciences established |
| 1968 | Engineering faculty approve new core curriculum that includes humanities and social sciences. History of Technology Program created in Department of Social Sciences |
| 1980 | Department of Social Sciences becomes the School of Social Sciences; first social science-related degree approved-the Master of Science in Technology and Science Policy |
| 1981 | General College renamed College of Sciences and Liberal Studies |
| 1990 | College of Sciences and Liberal Studies disestablished School of Social Sciences divided into separate Schools of History, Technology and Society (HTS); International Affairs (INTA); and Public Policy (SPP) English Department renamed as the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture (LCC) HTS, INTA, SPP, LCC, and the Department of Modern Languages, together with the School of Economics & Industrial Management and the ROTC units, combined to create the College of Management, Policy, & International Affairs College named in honor of Ivan Allen, Jr. ('33) |
| 1998 | School of Management established as a separate college; Ivan Allen College (IAC) mission is redefined as liberal education |
| 1999 | Sue Rosser named as IAC dean, becoming the first woman named to an academic decanal post at GT |
| 2003 | Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approves PhD in Digital Media for the School of Literature, Communications, and Culture, the national's first digital media doctoral program |
| 2007 | Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approves PhD in in International Affairs, Science, and Technology for the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the only professional school of international affairs at a major technological institution |
| 2008 | Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approves PhD in Economics for the School of Economics |
The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts was established in 1998
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