• Broad-Lecture-Robert-Smith-Moving-Beyond-GDP

    Moving Beyond GDP: Telling the Real Story of National Progress

    Join the FSU The College of Communication and Information, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy and the Center for Global Engagement for an Engage Your World event. It will take place on Thursday, February 2 at 5:30 p.m. in The Globe Auditorium.

  • Spring-Info-Sessions-The-Washington-Cente

    Looking for a summer internship?

    Join The Washington Center's info sessions on Tuesday, February 8 and Wednesday, February 8th in the DeVoe Moore Conference Center (Bellamy 150E) to learn more about their immersive internships and academic seminars.

  • CGE International Movie Night Garam Hawa

    Join us for a screening of Garam Hawa (Scorching Wind)

    Presenting the story of an Indian Muslim family navigating life after the India-Pakistan partition in 1947, followed by a casual chat with Assistant Professor of Sociology Sourabh Singh, Ph.D., who will discuss the relevance of the movie for comprehending contemporary politics in India. Light refreshments will be served.

  • Shows the cover of Engage Magazine for 2021-2022, as well as Scholarship at the College and College News sections.

    The 2021-2022 edition of Engage Magazine is now online

    We invite you to read the newest issue of Engage Magazine, the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s annual magazine highlighting the successes of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

  • Dawn Carr, an associate professor of sociology and the director of FSU’s Claude Pepper Center, and Miles Taylor, a professor of sociology and director of FSU’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy.

    Two COSSPP researchers receive National Institutes of Health grant to study effects of resiliency

    Two COSSPP faculty members received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for more than $400,000 to study the health effects of psychological resiliency.

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FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy Tenured Faculty Promotions 2023

9 COSSPP tenure-track faculty promoted

February 3, 2023

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy announced the promotions of nine faculty members for the 2022-2023 promotion and tenure cycle. …

Research Spotlight: Creating Communities of Wellness for DRC Refugees: Lessons Learned from the Field

February 3, 2023

Lauren Metcalf is an alum of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University (B.A. International Affairs & Religion ’21). Lindsey Anderson (B.A. Editing, Writing, and Media ’23) authored this summary of Lauren’s honors thesis titled, “Creating Communities of Wellness for DRC Ref …

Student Spotlight: Rebekah Carpenter, Third-year Doctoral Candidate in Sociology

COSSPP Student Spotlight: Rebekah Carpenter

February 1, 2023

Rebekah Carpenter – a third-year doctoral candidate in sociology – published the most refined set of measures about job characteristics and work environments linked to U.S. Census data. …

Student Spotlight Laura Escher

COSSPP Student Spotlight: Laura Escher

January 25, 2023

Laura Escher – a fifth-year student majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in Economics and a minor in French – was selected to be a 2022 Torchbearer 100 Inductee for her significant leadership and service accomplishments at Florida State. …

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