College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium last Friday, October 3, 2025.
A MAAPP Tradition: Each graduation ceremony ends with the “MAAPP sine die” where graduates drop their handkerchief to signify their accomplishment. The tradition mirrors the Florida Legislature’s ceremonial end to the session which has been in place for more than 100 years. (MAAPP)
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey visited Florida State University’s URP 4022: Collective Decision-Making class to discuss public health, city planning, and to answer students’ questions on urban issues.
“Mayor John Dailey, an alumnus of COSSPP, continues to be a dear friend of the college. My urban planning students are always captivated by his engaging, behind-the-scenes take on collective decision-making and how urban planning outcomes are achieved in practice,” said Chris Coutts, Ph.D., professor of urban and regional planning, who teaches URP 4022. “My students are often surprised to learn that Tallahassee is, in many ways, ahead of the curve in working towards sustainable development.”
Laura Zeqollari — third-year Interdisciplinary Social Science student — was selected to participate in the University of Virginia (UVA) Law Roadmap Scholars Initiative.
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy community gathered with friends and family in front of the Bellamy Building on Sept. 20, 2025, for the Family Weekend Tailgate.
Florida State University students and faculty from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning’s (DURP) The Mark & Marianne Barnebey Planning & Development Lab won a 2025 Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA) award in the Education category: Plans or efforts that effectively promote planning and zoning best practices.
“The Barnebey Lab worked alongside Plan Hillsborough to deliver innovative, context-specific recommendations for updating Hillsborough County’s Future Land Use Map,” said Dennis Smith, AICP, Planner-in-Residence & Director of the Barnebey Lab. “Through research, engagement with planning practitioners, and scenario planning across four key urban areas, the Lab helped advance a more connected, inclusive, and sustainable vision for the County’s future growth.”
FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) is proud to announce the appointment of Karin Brewster, Ph.D., professor of sociology, as the William J. Serow Endowed Professor of Population Studies, effective July 1, 2025, recognizing her excellent contributions as a faculty member.
Join us for Careers in Politics Networking Night on Monday, October 27, 2025, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in Miller Hall, Room 3300, University Center C.
Join us for the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy’s International Affairs Program & the Broad Lectureship on International Affairs Special Guest Lecture by Steve Gonyea on Thursday, September 25, at 4 p.m. in the Broad Auditorium at the Pepper Center Building (PCB).
FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium last Friday, September 5, 2025. Rebecca Lave, Ph.D., the Associate Dean for the Social & Historical Sciences at Indiana University and former President of the American Association of Geographers led the event, titled, “Critical Interdisciplinarity: Our depth perception improves when we combine biophysical and social lenses.” The Colloquium […]
