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Alumni Spotlight: Navarro Moore

Navarro Moore  – FSU alumnus (M.A. International Affairs ‘09)  – began his role as deputy consul general at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai in June.   

As deputy consul general, Moore’s responsibilities include:  protecting and assisting American citizens who live in or visit East China, advocating for U.S. businesses, and managing the consulate’s day-to-day operations.  To prepare for this position, Moore completed two years of intensive Mandarin training through the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute.

FSU’s Student Government Association Celebrates 75 Years of Shaping Student Leaders

Florida State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) celebrated its 75th anniversary with a reunion weekend last month hosted by the Division of Student Affairs. The reunion commemorated 75 years of student leaders’ dedication to the university, connecting past and current members of SGA with a weekend of events.

FSU’s Department of Political Science hosts the 2024 Political Networks Conference 

Florida State University’s Department of Political Science hosted the 2024 Political Networks Conference from June 5 through June 8, 2024.   As the official conference of the Political Networks Section of the American Political Science Association, it attracted a wide array of political scientist faculty and doctoral students from across the country and abroad.    “For a […]

FSU APPLE Political Science Students Meet with Prominent Alumni on Capitol Hill

Florida State University undergraduate students had the chance to connect with FSU alumni working on Capitol Hill this summer thanks to FSU’s Department of Political Science APPLE program. This event marked the conclusion of the second year of the Applied Politics and Policy Learning Experience (APPLE) program, a year-long experiential learning initiative that offers students unparalleled insights […]

Alumni Spotlight: Michel Hess

Michel Hess – FSU alumnus (B.S. International Affairs and Political Science ’89) – has served as the Senior Advisor for the Cybercrime Office of the Federal Attorney General since 2020. 

This position involves coordinating and leading law enforcement and criminal prosecution at strategic and operational levels nationwide and globally. Hess serves as an advisor to the Attorney General in the development of public-private partnerships, international engagements on improving access to electronic evidence, crime prevention, and managing a justice and cybercrime network of stakeholders.

Research Spotlight – Resilience in Complex Disasters: Florida’s Hurricane Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Amid COVID-19 

Florida State University Associate Professor of Public Administration Tian Tang, Ph.D., was the lead author of “Resilience in Complex Disasters: Florida’s Hurricane Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Amid COVID-19,” published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. The article examines emerging challenges and strategies governmental and nonprofit agencies implemented during the hurricane-pandemic compound disasters of the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons. 

President of U.N. General Assembly Ponders Climate, Human Rights, and Energy Resources in FSU Visit

His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly at its 78th Session, visited Florida State University this week to engage with students, learn about the university’s groundbreaking research, and lecture about some of the world’s most pressing issues.  

FSU Sociologist Earns Early Career Award for Work in Population Health

Patricia Homan, Ph.D., an associate professor in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, is the first Florida State University faculty member to receive an early career award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) for her work in population health.