Dr. Ronald Bayor

Professor

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Biography

Ronald Bayor is a Professor Emeritus at the School of History and Sociology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he has specialized in urban and ethnic immigration history. He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970. Bayor was the founding editor of the Journal of American Ethnic History and served as editor from 1981 to 2004. He is the author of notable works including 'Neighbors in Conflict: Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians in New York City, 1929-1941,' which received recognition as an outstanding academic book in 1978. He has also coauthored and edited several significant publications related to immigration and ethnicity, such as 'Engineering New South: Georgia Tech 1885-1985' and 'Multicultural America: Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans.' In recent years, he published 'Encountering Ellis Island: European Immigrants Enter America' in 2014 and edited the 'Oxford Handbook of American Immigration and Ethnicity' in 2016. He has received several awards for his contributions to teaching and scholarship, including the Outstanding Teacher Award at Georgia Tech and the Distinguished Service Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. Bayor served as president of the Immigration and Ethnic History Society from 2006 to 2009.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor Emeritus

— Present

Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA

Professor Emeritus at the School of History and Sociology, focusing on urban and ethnic immigration history.

Awards

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Outstanding Teacher Award

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Distinguished Service Award

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Lifetime Service Award

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Distinguished Editor Award

Courses

HTS-3011: City American History HTS-3103: Honor's Thesis HTS-4699: Undergraduate Research

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.