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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia in 2008. The premise of the competition is to develop academic, presentation and research communication skills. It supports the development of students' capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. Graduate students have three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance. 3MT is not an exercise in "watering down" research but forces students to consolidate their ideas and concisely explain their research discoveries.

Georgia State University is proud to recognize the newly elected executive members of the Law Review Editorial Board for the 2026-2027 academic year. Congratulations to the incoming officers who will continue the Georgia State University Law Review tradition of collecting, editing and publishing scholarship on significant issues in the legal community

More than 3,000 students earned certificates and degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels during the Fall 2025 semester. Students were recognized for their achievements during the university's 111th commencement exercises in December 2025.

Students who earn the Global Scholar Distinction are recognized by Georgia State University for their development of global competence: the skills, knowledge and awareness that enhance the ability to succeed in a global environment. The Global Scholar Distinction is open to all bachelor's degree-seeking majors in all colleges, as well as associate's degree-seeking students at Perimeter College.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

Ila-Rose Robinson recently won Georgia State University's 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Oratory Competition. Robinson delivered her speech, "Between Auburn Avenue and Selma," during the university's week-long MLK Commemoration, celebrating and honoring the life, legacy and vision of Dr. King.

To be eligible for the President's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 4.0 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

Nishchay Patel has earned the Wayne S. Kell Award for Academic Achievement from Georgia State University. The award is given to the senior who has achieved the highest scholastic average for all course work taken at Georgia State.

The Nell Hamilton Trotter Award recognizes an outstanding commitment to student involvement and is the highest student leadership award presented by the university.

Georgia State University College of Law celebrates Noland Johnson for earning third place in the 2025 David S. Rosenbaum Writing Competition.The competition, hosted by the Video Game Bar Association (VGBA), celebrates outstanding legal scholarship on esports and gaming law. It awards scholarships to encourage and reward students interested in the field of interactive entertainment law.

Proma Kansagra, a Biomedical Science and Enterprise bachelor's program student in Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), has been awarded the Shanthi Sitaraman Student Award. She participated in a summer research internship focused on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and after completing the internship, Kansagra received a $2,500 award and presented her research during the IBMS Digestive Disease Research Day in late August 2025. The Shanthi Sitaraman Student Award was established to provide a summer internship in the IBD field to a selected IBMS undergraduate student and was made possible by generous donations to the Shanthi V. Sitaraman Intestinal Pathobiology Endowment. The summer internship consists of lectures and laboratory experiments in IBMS labs designed to give the student both a conceptual and practical understanding of IBD. Kansagra is the first recipient of the Shanthi Sitaraman Student Award.

Melanie Sallis (J.D. '25), a student at Georgia State University College of Law, is the winner of the Recording Academy's annual Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) Writing Contest for her essay, "Beyond Takedowns: Expanding Music Monetization Tools to Support All Artists."

Georgia State University College of Law inducted 30 new student honorees and two honorary alumni into the Order of the Coif and the Order of Barristers on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2024. These esteemed societies celebrate excellent scholarship and advocate for law students nationwide.

Counselor education and practice doctoral student Alec Prince was selected as a Fellow for Chi Sigma Iota's 2025-2026 Leadership Fellowship and Internship Program.

Five Georgia State University College of Law students were selected as 2024-2025 Weltner Family Law Inn of Court pupils. The Weltner Family Inn is a chapter of the American Inns of Court; an organization that seeks to increase civility and professionalism among bench and bar members through social interaction and legal education. The chosen students will have opportunities to network and receive mentorship from lawyers and judges.

Georgia State University student James Stamps recently received the Eleanor McEdwards International Opportunity Scholarship. The Eleanor McEdwards International Opportunity Scholarship is a study abroad scholarship awarded annually to an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences. The scholarship was established by Colleen McEdwards and Scott Burnside in honor of her mother, Eleanor McEdwards, who was dedicated to creating and promoting opportunities for international travel and study among young people.