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Human Relations | Cultural Dynamics

African American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers three major tracks and a minor. The program utilizes faculty from several departments within and beyond the College. African American Studies offers students the opportunity to understand American society and the international arena from the unique vantage-point of the African Diaspora, most especially Americans of African descent.

Our program offers an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary approach to the study of ethnicity, identity, human relations, and cultural dynamics. The curriculum provides an intellectually powerful analysis of individual achievements, cultural phenomena and paradigms, institutional behaviors, global trends, and public discourse. The curriculum also focuses on educational and social policy issues. This site offers both information about our program and resource tools to aid individual exploration and research.

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FSU Students Develop Innovative Solutions at COSSPP’s First “Rapid Relocation” 24-Hour Design Sprint

March 5, 2025

Florida State University’s Innovation Hub and College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) hosted a 24-hour Design Sprint for all FSU students focused on “Rapid Relocation: Enhancing Emergency Evacuation in Florida” starting Friday, January 31, and ending Monday, February 1. “The College was excited to …

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Alumni Spotlight: Doris Jackson-Shazier

Alumni Spotlight: Doris Jackson-Shazier

November 27, 2024

Doris Jackson-Shazier – FSU alumna (B.S. Sociology ‘08) – published her book “Raising Justice: Lessons Learned Through Motherhood” in July 2024.   …

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From top left: Table setting of the 50th gala before guests arrive. Hongtao Yi and his wife posing. Mark and Marianne Barnebey posing. A view of the room before the gala began.

COSSPP Celebrates its First 50 Years in Tallahassee, FL

October 4, 2024

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) celebrated its first 50 years of excellence with alumni and friends in Tallahassee, FL, on September 13, 2024. …

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