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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: April 14, 2009
Student John Akin is Awarded Fulbright Grant
Economics and International Affairs senior John Akin has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright US Student Grant. From Fayette County, Georgia, Akin is minoring in Law, Science & Technology, and scheduled to graduate summa cum laude in May. His Fulbright grant is for an English Teaching Assistantship. He'll be partnered with a high school in Indonesia to teach students in rural areas. Akin leaves for Jakarta at the end of August. His project runs for nine months after which he will attend the Virginia School of Law. Akin holds leadership roles within the School of Economics and the Ivan Allen College. He recently won a President's Undergraduate Research Award.
