Political Science

COSSPP Announces 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, Service Award Recipients

Published: April 30, 2026 | 10:23 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News

COSSPP Announces 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award Recipients. From top left to bottom right: Ziqi Li, Matt Brooks, Carlisle Rainey, Keon-Hyung Lee, Katie Sherron, Alexandra Cockerham, John Reynolds, Meaghan McSorley, Simona Andrei, John Felkner.

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients.

Student Spotlight: Lissa Mann

Published: April 29, 2026 | 9:20 am | Posted in: News, Students

Lissa Mann – COSSPP alumna (’25 Political Science) and Master’s of Applied American Politics and Policy student – is balancing full-time graduate studies with a career in political communications, currently serving as a digital strategist at Media Designed to Win (MDW) Communications and as Director of Communications for the FSU MAAPP Association. The Master’s of […]

FSU Student Invited to Nationally Competitive Coro Fellows Program for Emerging Public Affairs Leaders

Published: April 28, 2026 | 1:39 pm | Posted in: News, Students

A Florida State University master’s student and Presidential Scholar was accepted into a highly competitive national fellowship program for emerging civic leaders.

Ella Garcia, who is working toward her master’s degree in public administration, was accepted into the Coro Fellows Program housed at University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Student Spotlight: Catalina Grieco

Published: April 22, 2026 | 9:20 am | Posted in: News, Students

Catalina Grieco – a second-year student majoring in political science with a minor in communications and a certificate in Emergency Management and Homeland Security – was selected for a highly competitive federal lobbying internship with TikTok in Washington, D.C., becoming the first Florida State University student to hold this position.

COSSPP’s Student Leadership Council Hosts 12th Annual Agree to Disagree

Published: April 13, 2026 | 3:38 pm | Posted in: Alumni News, News, Students

On the left are four photos: the Mayor of Tallahassee, John Dailey, smiling at a podium, SLC students talking, A broad photo of the room full of students at tables, and SLC Chair, Jordan Brown, speaking at a podium. On the right is text: FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy: COSSPP’s Student Leadership Council Hosts 12th Annual Agree to Disagree

FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s Student Leadership Council (COSSPP SLC), in collaboration with the Civic Engagement Board, hosted the 12th Annual Agree to Disagree event on Monday, March 2.

COSSPP Earns Top Marks in Public Affairs in 2026 U.S. News & World Report Graduate School Rankings

Published: April 7, 2026 | 3:28 pm | Posted in: News

Picture of fountain on Landis Green, facing Landis Hall. Words say "Florida State Univesity Best Graduate Schools U.S. News & World Report, 2026"

Graduate programs within the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy have earned national recognition in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 edition of Best Graduate Schools, released April 7. COSSPP’s specialty in leadership ranked No. 16 overall and No. 10 among public universities, while the specialty in local government management ranked No. 21 overall […]

COSSPP Celebrates 2025-2026 Distinguished Alumni at Annual Gala

Published: April 6, 2026 | 2:27 pm | Posted in: Uncategorized

COSSPP Honors 2025-2026 Distinguished Alumni

The Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) officially recognized its newest class of Distinguished Alumni during a celebratory gala held on March 26, 2026.

COSSPP Advances Collaboration with FSU and FSU Panama

Published: April 6, 2026 | 2:05 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News

Three faculty members from Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy participated in an FSU delegation visit to the FSU Republic of Panama (ROP) campus aimed at strengthening collaboration, expanding student opportunities, and deepening academic partnerships. FSU ROP is an official branch campus of Florida State University, and three of its four […]

COSSPP Distinguished Alumnus Thomas M. Henderson Increases Impact, Doubling Endowed Professorship

Published: April 6, 2026 | 9:20 am | Posted in: Alumni News, Faculty/Staff, News

Thomas M. Henderson, a distinguished alumnus of Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, strengthened his longstanding support for political science at FSU with an additional $250,000 gift to the Henderson Distinguished Professorship of Political Science, doubling the endowment’s original funding.

Join Us for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Richard Sandor April 9, 2026

Published: March 31, 2026 | 11:19 pm | Posted in: News

The fireside chat will highlight Dr. Richard Sandor’s latest book, Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century (World Scientific, October 2025), which explores the development and future of global carbon markets. In addition, the fireside chat will explore Dr. Sandor’s work in derivatives and carbon trading before an open session for audience questions. Dr. Sandor is CEO of Environmental Financial Products, which was the incubator to the Chicago Climate Exchange and other financial innovations. He also serves as the Aaron director lecturer in law and economics at the University of Chicago Law School and as an honorary professor at the School of Economics at Fudan University and the University of Hong Kong. He previously taught at the graduate and undergraduate levels at several U.S. universities and lectures widely throughout Europe and Asia. Known worldwide as the “Father of Financial Futures,” he was named a “Hero of the Planet” by Time magazine in 2002 and one of the magazine’s “Heroes of the Environment” in 2007. In October 2013, he was awarded the title of Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) in France, for his accomplishments in environmental finance and carbon trading. Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Herbert Wertheim Center for Business Excellence Brian and Renee Murphy Forum 3-4 p.m. | Fireside Chat 4-5 p.m. | Book Signing and Reception

Please join us on Thursday, April 9, starting at 3 p.m. for a fireside chat and book signing featuring Dr. Richard Sandor, the CEO of Environmental Financial Products and the visionary known globally as the “Father of Financial Futures,” in the Brian Renee Murphy Forum of the Herbert Wertheim Center for Business Excellence. A two-time […]

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