interdisciplinary social science

COSSPP Professor Received North Carolina Department of Public Safety Grant

Published: | 2:53 pm | Posted in: News, Research

FSU Associate Teaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science Alexandra Cockerham, Ph.D., received a grant of approximately $112,000 from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to examine the effect of teen courts on recidivism.   Dr. Cockerham was part of a collaborative interdisciplinary study investigating the effectiveness of North Carolina’s Teen Court system as an alternative […]

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FSU launches new graduate certificate to equip students with advanced digital tools and ethical frameworks

Published: | 11:05 am | Posted in: News, Students

FSU’s College of Social Sciences & Public Policy and College of Communication & Information have teamed up to offer a new innovative graduate certificate program that prepares students with the cutting-edge digital tools at the intersection of data science and social science.

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Join Us for the Inaugural Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Featuring Joe Gonzalez

Published: | 9:59 am | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Join us for the inaugural Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Series talk by Jorge Gonzalez on Friday, February 28, at 2 p.m. in the Starry Conference Room (RBB 214), followed by a reception at 3 p.m. The talk, “Lessons on Leadership with JOE President Jorge Gonzalez,” will provide students and community members insights from […]

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Head of Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization to visit FSU

Published: | 2:21 pm | Posted in: News

Oleksandra Matviichuk, one of the most prominent human rights defenders in Ukraine and head of the Center for Civil Liberties (CCL), will be presenting at Florida State University. CCL is the first Ukrainian organization to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which it won in 2022.  Matviichuk will present “Defending Democracy and Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom,” followed […]

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Apply to COSSPP’s prestigious Social Science Scholar program’s 2025 cohort

Published: | 3:00 pm | Posted in: News, Research, Students

Apply for the College’s prestigious Social Science Scholars program online by Friday, October 4 at bit.ly/2025sssp.  

The Social Science Scholars Program provides career-accelerating leadership training and experiences to 18 outstanding COSSPP undergraduate students with a major in the College, cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, participation in on-campus, community, and/or business organizations, and is graduating no sooner than the Fall 2025 Semester.

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COSSPP Honors 2024 Distinguished Alumni

Published: | 2:00 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News

Each year, the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy presents its Distinguished Alumni Awards to accomplished individuals to recognize their professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the college and university.

We are pleased to honor our newest Distinguished Alumni — John E. Dailey, Renisha Gibbs, Vincent S. Long, and Kathy Mears — at the College’s Distinguished Alumni Gala in Spring 2025.

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Looking Back with COSSPP: Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Published: | 11:30 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students

The Interdisciplinary Social Science (ISS) program is one of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s (COSSPP) largest undergraduate majors, with over 600 students. ISS empowers students to study the world’s complex issues and problems holistically. The program was founded in 1974 within Florida State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, and the major was named social sciences. It was initially designed to provide training for public service and a practical background for citizenship within U.S. democracy with contributions from the Departments of Economics, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology.  

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