College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
Graduates, families, faculty, and staff gathered in the Bellamy Atrium on Friday, May 2, to celebrate the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s newest graduates.
On April 14, 2025, 18 COSSPP students were named to Florida State University’s 2025 Torchbearer 100 program, an honor by the Division of Student Affairs that recognizes leadership and lasting impact across campus.
Florida State University celebrates the recent cohort of graduates, including Jamir Watkins, who is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Social Science from the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy.
Grady Anderson – a third-year Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences major – recently co-authored a review in the publication Social Forces with Radha Modi, Ph.D., Assistant Director & Associate Teaching Professor for Interdisciplinary Social Sciences.
Seven College of Social Science and Public Policy (COSSPP) faculty – Amid Ardakani, Ph.D. Will Butler, Ph.D., Karen Cyphers, Ph.D., Maria Cristina Ramos, Ph.D., Annette Schwabe, Ph.D., Ladanya Ramirez Surmeier, Ph.D., and Tracy Woodard, Ph.D.– received University Teaching Awards for the 2024-2025 school year.
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 […]
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2025 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients.
Flowing from the COSSPP Strategic Plan, the college has developed a COSSPP Faculty Awards Series to honor high-achieving faculty in the areas of teaching, research, and service.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
