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Ethnicity | 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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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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The rebranded FSU logo lockup for the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy and "Social Science Scholars" and "Deadline: Friday, October 4, at 5 p.m."

Apply to COSSPP’s prestigious Social Science Scholar program's 2025 cohort

August 30, 2024

Apply for the College’s prestigious Social Science Scholars program online by Friday, October 4 at bit.ly/2025sssp.   The Social Science Scholars Program provides career-accelerating leadership training and experiences to 18 outstanding COSSPP undergraduate students with a major in the College, cumulative GPA of 3 …

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Headshots of (from top left): Gary VanLandingham, Joe Calhoun, Mark Horner, Brad Gomez, Kathryn Tillman, Chris Coutts, Katrinell Davis, John Taylor, David Merrick, Lisa Turner De Vera, Lee Metcalf, Amy Burdette, Ted Ellis, Dawn Carr, Samuel Staley, Eric Coleman, Joseph Calhoun, Lonna Atkeson, Debra Herman, and Miles Taylor.

Engage Magazine Feature: 2023-2024 Updates from COSSPP’s Chairs and Directors

August 22, 2024

Many great things happened across Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy during the 2023-2024 academic year. …

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