Alumni Spotlights

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy is proud of the successes of our 50,000+ alumni around the globe working to address the world’s challenges and bettering their communities.

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Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Becker

Published: | 1:30 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Matthew Becker, Ph.D. – two-time FSU alumnus (B.S. Political Science ’07 & M.S. International Affairs ’09) – was nominated by the U.S. Department of State to serve as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as an international election observer for the June 2 local election. He served with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights’ Election Observation Mission to Serbia, for the country’s June elections.

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COSSPP Alumni Spotlight: Madeleine Siegel

Published: | 9:01 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Madeleine Siegel – a first-year Juris Doctor candidate at FSU College of Law and a COSSPP alumna (B.S. Interdisciplinary Social Science and Spanish ’21) – currently serves as the Chair of FSU’s Law School Council, where she facilitates all operations, such as ensuring funding requests are distributed properly and equitably among student organizations. 

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COSSPP Alumni Spotlight: Renee O’Connor

Published: | 11:00 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Renee O’Connor – COSSPP alumna and current second-year graduate student majoring in Instructional Learning and Technology Services – recently testified about freedom of expression for educators in Florida in front of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at the United Nations with the Community Justice Project in Geneva, Switzerland. 

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