College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
The Department of Geography is supporting and celebrating international students and cultures during Geography Awareness Week!
FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium last Friday, November 7, 2025.
The event, titled, “GeoAI and Human Mobility: Paving the Way for an Intelligent Geospatial Future” was an lecture based event hosted by Xiao Huang, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor from Emory University.
More than 4.4 million adults in Florida are family caregivers who primarily provide unpaid and unsupported care to older parents, spouses and other relatives. As Florida’s population ages, with one in five residents expected to be 65 or older by 2030, caregivers and families continue to need access to essential resources and information for support more than […]
Join us for the upcoming Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Series talk by Jean Accius, Ph.D. on Friday, November 14, at 2 p.m. in the Starry Conference Room (RBB 214), followed by a reception at 3 p.m.
Four students from the College of Social Science and Public Policy (COSSPP) were honored as members of Florida State University’s 2025 Homecoming Court, and two of them were announced as Homecoming Chief and Princess on November 1, 2025.
Eight Florida State University students, including three MAAPP students, have been named to the highly competitive Florida Gubernatorial Fellows Class XXI, a yearlong program that places 10 emerging leaders within state agencies to provide them with firsthand experience in policymaking and government operations.
Florida State University recognized two notable alumni from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy at the Emeriti Alumni Society Induction Brunch during Homecoming Weekend.
On October 10, 2025, the Department of Geography hosted a roundtable discussion with two scholars from Ukraine, Kostyantyn Mezentsev, Ph.D. and Sofia Doskich, Ph.D., who are visiting Florida State University as part of the Bridge USA Ukraine Program for Resilience and Reconstruction. Dr. Mezentsev, the Chair of the Department of Economic and Social Geography at […]
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy invites our Fall 2025 graduates and their families and friends to join us for a come-and-go reception in Bellamy’s First Floor Atrium on Friday, December 12, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., the morning of Commencement!
Join us for a COSSPP Alumni Talk with U.S. Representative Jason Altmire on Wednesday, October 29, at 4:30 p.m. in the Starry Conference Room in Rovetta B (RBB 214). The talk will be preceded by a reception at 3:30 p.m.
