Looking Back with COSSPP: Sociology
Published: | 9:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
The Department of Sociology at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) has been an integral part of the academic landscape at Florida State University. As one of the oldest departments at FSU, Sociology was established in 1918 by Edward Conradi, Ph.D., president of the university, which was then known as Florida State […]
Looking Back with COSSPP: Department of Economics
Published: | 8:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
Florida State University’s Department of Economics is the largest in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Florida State University. Economics has a long and impressive history at Florida State University. The first economics-related course, Political Economy, was taught in 1899 when FSU was known as the Seminary West of the Suwannee River. In 1926, the Department of Commerce and Economics was established at the Florida State College for Women, and in 1947, the department became two separate units.
Keon-Hyung Lee Named Director of the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy
Published: | 10:04 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
Arnold L. and Priscilla Moss Greenfield Eminent Scholar Chair in Public Debt Management Keon-Hyung Lee, Ph.D., has been named the new Director of the Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy for a three-year term.
FSU Research Team Receives $500,000 Grant from EPA Program to Revitalize Former Industrial Land
Published: | 11:15 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with researchers from College of Social Sciences and Public Policy was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Revitalization Anti-Displacement Strategies (BRADs) Program.
COSSPP Research Team Awarded Borchard Foundation Grant
Published: | 12:15 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students
An FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) research team was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation for the project “Pro-Tech Ageism? Analysis of U.S. Aging Policy’s Depiction of Technology.”
FSU Professor Receives Award for Aging and Life Course Research
Published: | 10:45 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
The American Sociological Association Section on Aging and the Life Course has awarded the Outstanding Publication Award to Professor of Sociology Anne Barrett, Ph.D., for her research on aging and the life course.
John Hamman Appointed Chair of the Department of Economics
Published: | 11:42 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff
Associate Professor and Bernard Sliger Scholar of Economics John Hamman, Ph.D., was named the new Chair of the Department of Economics on May 10, 2024. He takes over the position from Joe Calhoun, Ph.D., who served as Chair for four years.
Syde P. Deeb Eminent Scholar in Political Science Retires After 34 Years of Service
Published: | 3:08 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
Florida State University’s Syde P. Deeb Eminent Scholar in Political Science and Marian D. Irish Professor of Political Science William D. Berry, Ph.D., will retire after 34 years at Florida State University. Dr. Berry has mentored dozens of students over his tenure, shaping the next generation of political scientists. He has also served on over […]
COSSPP Students, Faculty Celebrated at 2024 Sociology Department Awards Ceremony
Published: | 9:47 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students
FSU’s Department of Sociology recognized students and faculty at its annual awards ceremony on Friday, April 26. The Sociology Department grants awards for undergraduate papers, graduate papers, and outstanding faculty.
COSSPP Sociologist Wins Developing Scholar Award
Published: | 4:02 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
The Florida State University Office of Research and the Council on Research and Creativity have awarded a 2023-2024 Developing Scholar Award (DSA) to Associate Professor of Sociology Patricia Homan, Ph.D.