Faculty/Staff

Florida Property Tax Reform Town Hall

Published: | 3:22 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students

Please join the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy for two events on October 14, 2026, exploring policymaking and Florida’s future! Cresse Lecture Series: How the Sausage is Made: Policymaking in Florida Government 12:30–3 p.m. | Milton Carothers Hall, Room 0201 Jason Garcia, publisher of the Seeking Rents newsletter and podcast, will […]

Cresse Lecture Series: How the Sausage is Made: Policymaking in Florida Government

Published: | 3:20 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students

Please join the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy for two events on October 14, 2026, exploring policymaking and Florida’s future! Cresse Lecture Series: How the Sausage is Made: Policymaking in Florida Government12:30–3 p.m. | Milton Carothers Hall, Room 0201Jason Garcia, publisher of the Seeking Rents newsletter and podcast, will discuss policymaking […]

FSU Partners with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to Advance Community Voice, Student Learning 

Published: | 1:51 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

Florida State University partnered with Second Harvest of the Big Bend to conduct the Leon County Neighbor Engagement Survey, a collaborative initiative that brought together community partnerships and student experiential learning to support a countywide effort to gather feedback from individuals accessing food assistance services throughout Leon County.

FSU’s Department of Urban & Regional Planning Barnebey Lab Receives 2026 APA Florida Project Award of Excellence 

Published: | 12:37 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students

FSU’s Department of Urban & Regional Planning has received the 2026 American Planning Association (APA) Florida Project Award of Excellence for the Mark & Marianne Barnebey Planning & Development Lab’s student-run project, “Evaluating Critical Lands for Strategic Regional Conservation.”

Research Spotlight: “Public Information Requests and Law Enforcement Transparency”

Published: | 11:55 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works

Alexandra Cockerham, Ph.D., Associate Teaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science and Director of the Public Policy Certificate at Florida State University, co-authored a chapter titled “Public Information Requests and Law Enforcement Transparency” within the book volume “Contemporary Political Participation and its Countervailing Effects on Civic Culture” with James Cockerham, Ph.D., Assistant Teaching Professor in the […]

Engage 2025-2026: COSSPP in Action

Published: | 11:40 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students

At Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, we use evidence to shape policies, inform communities, and improve lives across Florida and beyond. Through hands-on teaching, groundbreaking research, and community engagement, COSSPP is committed to building a smarter, stronger Florida one project at a time. Our students, faculty, and alumni turn insight into action, partnering with local and statewide organizations to address the issues that matter most to Floridians.