Education & Society

Back to School: Literacy researcher offers tips on encouraging kids to read more

Published: August 4, 2022 | 1:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

With kids heading back to school in the coming weeks, parents and other caregivers are getting back into their routines with homework and other activities. Florida State University Assistant Professor Lakeisha Johnson, a faculty affiliate for The Florida Center for Reading Research, has assembled a tip sheet for parents who are using this time to […]

FSU early American history scholar awarded prestigious humanities fellowship

Published: July 29, 2022 | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida State University · FSU history scholar awarded prestigious humanities fellowship When Florida State University Professor Edward Gray begins his research into the economic influence of one of America’s most famous founding fathers later this year, he’ll be commencing work thanks to Benjamin Franklin himself. Gray, a professor in the FSU Department of History, was […]

‘Breaking barriers’: Marketing professor Maura Scott named Rockwood Eminent Scholar

Published: July 29, 2022 | 10:30 am | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, University News

Maura Scott is the new Dr. Persis E. and Dr. Charles E. Rockwood Eminent Scholar in Marketing in the FSU College of Business.

Florida State University marketing professor Maura Scott, a pioneer in her field and a scholarly champion of the underserved, finds herself reflecting on the legacy of Persis Rockwood — the late FSU marketing professor who established so many firsts that she might as well have trademarked the word. Rockwood became the first woman to earn […]

FSU Panama City to offer financial planning degree

Published: July 25, 2022 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida State University Panama City has received recognition as a registered program with the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board to offer a new bachelor’s degree in financial planning. The new FSU financial planning degree includes the CFP curriculum for financial planning and trains students in additional finance-related areas, such as financial advising, investments, portfolio management, […]

Florida’s Certified Public Manager program adding 335 new graduates

Published: July 22, 2022 | 10:04 am | Posted in: Education & Society

A group of graduates from the Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program pose with their certificates after the July 21 ceremony at Ruby Diamond concert hall. (FSU Photography Services)

The Florida Certified Public Manager (CPM) program this summer is honoring 335 graduates — about half of them in a ceremony that took place Thursday at Florida State University’s Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. The CPM program, housed in FSU’s Florida Center for Public Management, is a nationally recognized leadership development program, currently delivered in 38 states. The program […]

FSU researcher receives NSF grant to investigate shooter bias

Published: July 15, 2022 | 8:30 am | Posted in: Education & Society

A Florida State University researcher has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the role of threat in what is termed shooter bias. Assistant Professor David March from the Department of Psychology — part of the College of Arts and Sciences — is focused on how processes often operating outside of our […]

FSU researchers expand trauma-responsive services for individuals returning home from jail

Published: July 11, 2022 | 11:15 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine, University News

Researchers at the Institute for Justice Research and Development (IJRD) at the Florida State University College of Social Work are expanding their work with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and the John E. Polk Correctional Facility to treat trauma among individuals getting released from jail in Seminole County. “Lifetime traumatic experiences are nearly universal among […]

FSU expert: ‘Japan has not been immune to political violence’

Published: July 8, 2022 | 4:42 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Expert Pitches, University News

The assassination Friday of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe happened in a country that boasts exceptionally low levels of violent crime. But Abe’s murder by a gunman in Nara, a city near Osaka and Kyoto, prompted recollection of a time when political violence ran rampant in Japan. “From a historical standpoint, Japan has not […]

FSU criminology expert available to discuss U.S. mass shootings

Published: July 5, 2022 | 3:42 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Expert Pitches, University News

Florida State University criminology expert Emma Fridel is available to talk with media organizations in the wake of Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois – which continued a string of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. Fridel, an assistant professor in FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, primarily studies violence and aggression with […]

FSU faculty member named Kenneth P. Kidd Mathematics Educator of the Year

Published: June 21, 2022 | 1:29 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM) named Robert Schoen, an associate professor at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), the Kenneth P. Kidd Mathematics Educator of the Year.

A Florida State University faculty member is being recognized for his research to improve mathematics education for elementary and secondary school students. The Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM) named Robert Schoen, an associate professor at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), the Kenneth P. Kidd Mathematics Educator of the Year. The award was established […]

FSU economist sees economic slowdown as ‘best-case scenario’

Published: June 15, 2022 | 4:10 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, Expert Pitches, University News

Randall G. Holcombe is the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.

A recession likely looms from the Federal Reserve’s attempts to control inflation through interest-rate increases, according to Florida State University economics professor Randall G. Holcombe. “The best-case scenario would be an economic slowdown,” said Holcombe, the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics. “Economic growth would slow, with minimal effects on unemployment. Even so, expect the unemployment […]

FSU Panama City taps pioneering talent developer to accelerate pathways to tech careers

Published: June 15, 2022 | 1:34 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, Science & Technology

Partnership with SkillStorm will enable FSU PC students to pursue industry-recognized credentials designed to boost career mobility Florida State University Panama City is partnering with SkillStorm, a tech talent accelerator, to launch technology-based training courses for students, alumni and professionals looking to advance their careers in the tech industry. This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to enable […]

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