Meet Provost Rafael L. Bras
Dr. Rafael L. Bras is the provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Ross Named Assistant Vice Provost for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution
Kyla Ross, director of graduate training and senior academic professional in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, will become the next assistant vice provost for Advocacy and Conflict Resolution, effective Dec. 20.
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International Initiatives Launches Online Guide for Responsible Global Activities
The Office of International Initiatives announces the launch of the Georgia Tech Guide for Responsible International Activities, a new online resource regarding guidelines, policies, and procedures around the Institute’s global activities and partnerships.
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USG, Georgia Tech Awarded National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Grant
The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a grant of $499,753 by the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator to develop the Competency Catalyst project in conjunction with the University System of Georgia (USG).
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Georgia Tech Climbs to Top 5 Among Public Universities in U.S. News Rankings, Engineering Programs Remain Among Nation’s Best
Georgia Institute of Technology continues to rank among the top public universities in the nation.
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Diversity Symposium Celebrates Trailblazers
A standing-room only crowd gathered at the Global Learning Centr for the 11th Annual Diversity Symposium.
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Office of the Arts: Introducing New Director Aaron Shackelford
Georgia Tech’s Office of the Arts is excited to announce the arrival of its new director, Aaron Shackelford, who joins the Tech community from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Recent Posts from Dr. Bras
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All in a Day of Horseback Riding
Last Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, my wife and I spent two and a half hours horseback riding around Chickamauga National Military Park, the site of a major Civil War battle in 1863. It was a beautiful day, sunny and brisk.
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Make it a very good day, I insist.
At times, we all feel overwhelmed by circumstances, anxious, alone in our troubles, or desperate. It is important to first recognize that these emotions are common to all of us and make us human. And second, that we do not have to face them alone.
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The Names of My Friends
I grew up in a middle-class family in Puerto Rico. My childhood was a worry-free existence — we were safe in school, in stores, and on the streets.
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What’s Next: Dr. Bras Looks to Year 10 as Georgia Tech’s Provost
As he enters his 10th year as the provost of Georgia Tech, Rafael L. Bras shares his aspirations and a series of goals for the 2019-20 academic term.
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Humanity’s Triumph in Technology and Failure in Human Relationships
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the most extraordinary engineering and technological feat that the world has ever seen. It was a day like today that Apollo 11 took off on its historic spaceflight to the moon. In my opinion, we have not surpassed that technological feat and will not until humans return to the moon, still some five years away. From a technological and scientific perspective, I believe that there is almost nothing we can’t achieve. The pace of new knowledge and new technology is breathtaking. Unfortunately, even over centuries, our mastery of human relations has not made that much progress.
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My Life as a Series of Accidents and Opportunities
On May 31 I was honored to receive an honorary doctorate in education from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico, where I was born and grew up.
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Campus Events
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Dec 16
Strategic Plan - All Faculty Visioning Session
Join your fellow Georgia Tech faculty members and lend your voice in defining the future of the Institute through our next strategic plan.