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COSSPP History Series: Center for Demography and Population Health (CDPH)

Published: July 31, 2024 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News

Since its founding in 1967, the Center for Demography and Population Health (CDPH) has been a hub for interdisciplinary research and education. Founded by Charles B. Nam, Ph.D., a professor of sociology and former chair of the Sociology Department at FSU, the center was initially called the Population and Manpower Resource Center. In an effort […]

COSSPP History Series: International Affairs Program

Published: July 31, 2024 | 11:00 am | Posted in: Alumni News, Faculty/Staff, News, Students

2024-06 - International Affairs 50th Anni Unit Story – SQ (4 Photo): Top Left: Photograph of Richard B. Grey, Ph.D., in black and white. Bottom Left: Governor Ferris Bryant with FSU Faculty. The members are (L-R) Miss Marian Irish, William W. Rogers, Mrs. Dorothy L. Hoffman, Wiley Housewright, Anna Forbes Liddell, and Michael Kasha. Top Right: Lee Metcalf, Ph.D. (in the Virginia t-shirt) and students abroad in front of the housing for the London Study Program in Spring Quarter 1981. Bottom Right: Photograph of Marian D. Irish, Ph.D., in black and white.

Established in 1953, the International Affairs (IA) Program at Florida State University is one of the oldest international affairs programs in the South. IA strives to support its students through a holistic learning experience through internships, study abroad programs, and other professional development opportunities. The program is also recognized as one of the most demographically diverse programs here at Florida State. According to the latest rankings by Niche, IA is ranked 35th among public university programs nationwide.

COSSPP History Series: Department of Geography

Published: July 31, 2024 | 10:30 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News

Florida State University’s Department of Geography has been a long-standing institution at FSU, existing as a department since 1946 with roots going even further back. FSU was established in 1851, then called Seminary West of the Suwannee River. After the Civil War, the institution taught primary and secondary schoolers, and classes on descriptive geography and physical geography were made available in 1887. Seminary West became Florida State College in 1901, and geography was taught at the college level in the 1903-1904 school year. The Department of History and Geography at Florida State College for Women was officially established in 1924.

COSSPP History Series: Urban and Regional Planning

Published: July 31, 2024 | 10:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research, Students

Established in 1965, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) at Florida State University has a rich history of academic excellence and community impact. Under the leadership of Edward McClure, Ph.D., who served as the department’s first chairperson from 1965 to 1974, the Department welcomed its first student in 1965 and its first graduate in 1966. Under Dr. McClure’s tenure in 1970, the department was moved from the College of Arts and Sciences to the newly created College of Social Sciences. During the 2023-2024 academic year, the department was chaired by Chris Coutts, Ph.D., who succeeded Jeffrey Brown, Ph.D., in the role. Going into the 2024-2025 academic year, Michael Duncan, Ph.D., will assume the role of chair. Dr. Duncan has a doctorate in city and regional planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

COSSPP History Series: Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy

Published: July 31, 2024 | 9:30 am | Posted in: News

The Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy is a pillar of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) at Florida State University. Florida State was one of the earliest institutions in the country to teach public administration, beginning in the 1930s when the university was named the Florida State College […]

COSSPP History Series: Sociology

Published: July 31, 2024 | 9:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News

COSSPP History Series: Department of Sociology

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 […]

COSSPP History Series: Department of Economics

Published: July 31, 2024 | 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.

COSSPP Celebrates Summer 2024 Graduates at Commencement Day Celebration

Published: July 18, 2024 | 12:15 pm | Posted in: News, Students

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy invites our Summer 2024 graduates and their families and friends to join us for a come-and-go reception in Bellamy’s First Floor Atrium on commencement morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, August 2.

Alumni Spotlight: Jason Puwalski

Published: July 17, 2024 | 12:00 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Jason Puwalski – FSU alumnus (B.S. Political Science and Public Relations ’24) – completed his term as a member of the 2023-2024 Class of Florida Gubernatorial Fellows and is poised to enter FSU’s MAAPP program in 2024.

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