{"549401":{"#nid":"549401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Inaugural Emerging Leaders Program Participants Selected for Fall 2016","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, the Office of the Provost is partnering with the Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (ILE) and the Office of Graduate Education and Faculty Development to host the first cohort of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.provost.gatech.edu\/emerging-leaders\u0022\u003EEmerging Leaders Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn May, interested individuals were invited to either self-nominate or nominate a colleague. Of the 62 applications received for the 2016\u0026ndash;17 program year, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Rafael L. 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