FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

Amber DeJohn, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in @FSU_Geography at @FloridaState, recently published a paper titled “Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness." Read more here: bit.ly/DeJohnSpotlight

The final deadline to apply for Fall 2026 admission into our graduate programs is July 1! The Askew School offers the top-rated master’s degree in public administration in Florida! To learn more about the Askew School, visit askew.fsu.edu

Our Neighborhood Planning and Community Development specialization prepares students to design, preserve, and rejuvenate neighborhoods and lively communities! To learn more, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/durp/neighborh…

Congratulations to the 2026 Sociology Award Recipients! On Friday, April 24, a select few sociology students and faculty were recognized for their academic excellence, outstanding research, and teaching excellence. See more on COSSPP's Flickr (flic.kr/s/aHBqjCStgg)

The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients. 🔗: tr.ee/dfzAA4NcGY

Four undergraduate students in COSSPP’s Department of Economics received Spring 2026 scholarships in recognition of outstanding achievement in core and upper-division economics coursework. This semester’s honorees are Hayden Thomas, Alexis Staveski, Mikayla Robinson, and Finn R.

Fifteen students from COSSPP’s International Affairs program were awarded study abroad scholarships to fund their international learning experiences. 🔗: cosspp.fsu.edu/international-…

Analia Castellanos – a graduating undergraduate student pursuing a dual degree in international affairs and computer science with minors in economics and mathematics – was named COSSPP’s Undergraduate Humanitarian of the Year on March 2, 2026. 🔗cosspp.fsu.edu/student-spotli…

Elisabeth Duggar – an FSU alumna (B.A. International Affairs ’25) – joined the 2025 Teach for America (TFA) corps and is completing her first year as a first grade teacher. Read more: cosspp.fsu.edu/alumni-spotlig…

Lissa Mann – COSSPP alumna (’25 Political Science) and MAAPP student – balances graduate studies with a career in political communications, serving as a digital strategist at @mdw_vote and as Director of Communications for the FSU MAAPP Association. 🔗: tr.ee/dfzAA4NcGY

A Florida State University master’s student and Presidential Scholar was accepted into a highly competitive national fellowship program for emerging civic leaders. To read more, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/fsu-student-in…

Brooke Martin—Master of Public Administration (MPA) student with FSU’s Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy—recently received the Hoffman Public Service Award! To read more, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/student-spotli…

Thank you to all those who attended the Department of Sociology's Spring Colloquium with Nadia Y. Kim, Ph.D (Texas A&M University), which took place on Friday, February 27. To see more, visit the COSSPP Flickr (tr.ee/k66bf7GCoI)!

Florida State University’s Department of Urban & Regional Planning (DURP) provides students with real-world experience through its Cooperative Internships Program! To read more, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/fsus-departmen…

We were honored to have International Affairs alumnus Tanner Taddeo back on campus to speak with our students. Tanner’s talk explored how AI and cloud networks are reshaping global power. Thank you, Tanner, for sharing your expertise!

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Watching our Interdisciplinary Social Science graduates cross the stage is a reminder of all the hard work, late nights, and dedication that led to this moment. We aren’t just proud of the degree, we’re proud of the people you’ve become.

Bradley Goldstein, D.O. – an Alumnus of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (MPH ‘04) – was the first in FSU history to graduate from the Master of Public Health (MPH) program in the spring of 2004. 🔗: tr.ee/dfzAA4NcGY

Catalina Grieco – majoring in political science with a minor in communications and a certificate in EMHS – was selected as the first FSU student to hold a highly competitive federal lobbying internship with TikTok in Washington, D.C. 🔗: tr.ee/dfzAA4NcGY

Mazi Rhodes, AICP – a two-time FSU COSSPP alumnus (B.S. International Affairs ’20, Master of Science in Planning ’22) – is joining the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) this month as a Freight & Rail Planner! To read more, visit cosspp.fsu.edu/alumni-spotlig…