FSU’s COSSPP Hosts Fireside Chat with Dr. Richard Sandor, “Father of Financial Futures”
Published: | 2:28 pm | Posted in: News
Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) hosted a fireside chat and book signing with Richard Sandor, Ph.D., on Thursday, April 9, in the Brian and Renee Murphy Forum of the Herbert Wertheim Center for Business Excellence. Before a standing-room-only crowd of more than 200 students, faculty and staff, the conversation, […]
Research Spotlight: “Mobility, ICT, and Health: A Built Environment Investigation of Older Chinese Migrants’ Social Isolation and Loneliness”
Published: | 12:39 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students
Amber DeJohn, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, recently published a research paper titled “Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness” in BMC Public Health on February 7, 2025. The study examines how the ability to move through one’s […]
COSSPP Announces 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, Service Award Recipients
Published: | 10:23 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients.
Economics Students Honored with Spring 2026 Outstanding Awards
Published: | 9:59 am | Posted in: News, Students
Four undergraduate students in Florida State University’s Department of Economics received Spring 2026 scholarships in recognition of outstanding achievement in core and upper-division economics coursework.
International Affairs Students Awarded 2026-2027 Study Abroad Scholarships
Published: | 12:38 pm | Posted in: News, Students
Fifteen students from COSSPP’s International Affairs program were awarded study abroad scholarships to fund their international learning experiences. Study abroad scholarships play a key role in helping International Affairs students pursue academic experiences overseas.
Student Spotlight: Analia Castellanos
Published: | 11:35 am | Posted in: News, Students
Analia Castellanos – a graduating undergraduate student pursuing a dual degree in international affairs and computer science with minors in economics and mathematics – was named COSSPP’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year on March 2, 2026.
Alumni Spotlight: Elisabeth Duggar
Published: | 10:57 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News
Elisabeth Duggar – an FSU alumna (B.A. International Affairs ’25) – joined the 2025 Teach for America (TFA) corps and is currently completing her first year as a first grade teacher in the Washington, D.C., area where she empowers students through education.
Student Spotlight: Lissa Mann
Published: | 9:20 am | Posted in: News, Students
Lissa Mann – COSSPP alumna (’25 Political Science) and Master’s of Applied American Politics and Policy student – is balancing full-time graduate studies with a career in political communications, currently serving as a digital strategist at Media Designed to Win (MDW) Communications and as Director of Communications for the FSU MAAPP Association. The Master’s of […]
FSU Student Invited to Nationally Competitive Coro Fellows Program for Emerging Public Affairs Leaders
Published: | 1:39 pm | Posted in: News, Students
A Florida State University master’s student and Presidential Scholar was accepted into a highly competitive national fellowship program for emerging civic leaders.
Ella Garcia, who is working toward her master’s degree in public administration, was accepted into the Coro Fellows Program housed at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Student Spotlight: Brooke Martin
Published: | 12:51 pm | Posted in: News, Students
Brooke Martin – Master of Public Administration (MPA) student with FSU’s Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy – recently received the Hoffman Public Service Award at the Gubernatorial Fellows Reception, held at the Governor’s Mansion on April 14, 2026.