This summer, Kyusik Kim, a doctoral student in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Department of Geography, received the KSEA-KUSCO Scholarship for Graduate Students.  Kim is a Ph.D. candidate in geography from South Korea. The KSEA-KUSCO Scholarship for Graduate Students, funded by the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association and the Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation […]

Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at Florida State University at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.    FSU’s Institute of Politics (IOP@FSU), in collaboration with Opening Nights, presents “Leadership in Turbulent Times: An Evening with Doris Kearns Goodwin” as part of the IOP@FSU’s Strengthening American Democracy […]

Distinguished economics Professor Emeritus James D. Gwartney, Ph.D. retired from FSU this spring after devoting 54 years to research, service, and mentorship. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Gwartney held the position of Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, and from 2003-2016 he directed the Gus A. Stavros Center for Economic Education […]

Eric Carr, a Florida State University alumnus and master’s student at FSU in the Applied American Politics and Policy (MAAPP) program, was named the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR).   In his new role, he will serve as the office’s chief lobbyist and manager of the Office of Legislative […]

BY: MELISSA POWELL, FSU CAREER CENTER; COSSPP COMMUNICATIONS TEAM Florida State University welcomes nine new inductees into its prestigious Garnet & Gold Scholar Society, including two students from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy The students were inducted into the Garnet & Gold Scholar Society during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday. Established in 2010, the […]

BY: DAN VICKER, THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT The Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program this summer is honoring 335 graduates — about half of them in a ceremony that took place Thursday at Florida State University’s Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The CPM program, housed in FSU’s Florida Center for Public Management, is a nationally recognized leadership development […]

BY: MARK BLACKWELL THOMAS, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS A Florida State University student has been named a John Robert Lewis Scholar, the Washington-based Faith and Politics Institute announced. Rawan Abhari, a rising senior from Ft. Myers, Florida, is one of 10 scholars selected from a field of more than 105 applicants from across the country. The Faith and […]

A working paper co-authored by Associate Professor of Economics Carl Kitchens, Ph.D., was recently featured in The Washington Post. Working with researchers at the University of Colorado, Dr. Kitchens is examining the value of highways as trade routes and the lack of viable alternatives. Learn more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/15/diversity-statues-highways/