Instructional spaces at universities are changing — they can be a traditional classroom or lab, a maker space, or a completely virtual space supported through technology.

The role of leadership, at all levels, is to translate Georgia Tech's strategic plan into specific strategies and action items with medium- and short-term horizons. The Office of the Provost is no exception.

At some level, all of us at Georgia Tech can serve a higher purpose that involves reaching out to others in need and working to find solutions to the many problems facing the world, our nation, and our communities. 

Professionalism, Pivot, and Purpose are some of the desirable characteristics and qualities of our students and I am inspired by how well they describe our students here at Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech will continue to embrace a global imperative that bringing together the world’s brightest minds, irrelevant of their origin, is the best way to solve some of our toughest challenges.

Meeting some of our nation and humanity's most difficult challenges will require the inclusion of bright individuals from underrepresented groups all over the world to collaborate in the invention and design of a new future for all of us. 

During a trip to Rwanda this spring, we visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, a place of remembrance and learning and the final resting place of more than 250,000 victims of the genocide of the Tutsi.

It has been nearly four years since Engineered Art: An International Sculpture Exhibit very publicly launched Georgia Tech’s arts Initiative. And a lot has happened since.

We are proud of a legacy of sustainability that now spans more than six decades, and we will strive to realize our mission of “progress and service” as thoughtful stewards of all of our resources.

Georgia Tech Provost Rafael L. Bras recently traveled to Italy to speak to faculty, students, and administrators of several Italian universities about innovation in education.