Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) celebrated its first 50 years of excellence with alumni in Washington, D.C., on March 7, 2024.
More than 100 alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends gathered at the National Press Club in observance of the College’s 50th anniversary to reflect on our rich history and look to the future.
As the third-largest, most demographically diverse and politically engaged College on campus, COSSPP is a microcosm of campus, the state, and the nation.
COSSPP was established as the College of Social Sciences in the fall of 1973 as part of a University-wide academic reorganization and consisted of just five departments: Economics, Geography, Government, Sociology, and Urban and Regional Planning.
Since then, COSSPP has grown to include 11 centers and institutes and 12 departments and interdisciplinary programs, serving as a bedrock College for the University, with over 5,000 students calling COSSPP home each year and 50,000 alumni around the globe working to address the world’s challenges and better their communities.
To learn more about all of COSSPP’s 50th anniversary activities and festivities visit coss.fsu.edu/50th, and to stay up to date with all the exciting things going on at the College, sign up for our quarterly Alumni Newsletter.
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