Education & Society

FSU researchers find negative parenting leaves males more likely to develop negative traits

Published: January 21, 2022 | 9:16 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology Kevin Beaver said that females tend to respond to adverse experiences by internalizing them while men respond in more external ways through behavior and other visible traits.

Harsh and negative parenting has long been linked to the development of callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents. Now, a study by Florida State University researchers has found that maltreated males are more likely to develop those callous-unemotional traits than females. Callous-unemotional traits include lying, cheating and a lack of guilt. Researcher Bridget Joyner, a […]

FSU College of Education launches online master’s program in measurement and statistics

Published: January 18, 2022 | 3:04 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida State University College of Education has launched a new online master’s program in measurement and statistics. The program is designed for students and professionals in education and other social science fields who are interested in the quantitative analysis of educational and social data. While the on-campus measurement and statistics program has existed since […]

Florida State University remembers renowned structural biologist Donald Caspar

Published: January 12, 2022 | 2:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Donald Caspar, professor emeritus in Florida State University’s Institute of Molecular Biophysics and a celebrated scientist who spent much of his career studying viruses, died Nov. 27. He was 94. Caspar coined the term “structural biology,” now used by researchers worldwide to describe the field focused on identifying the molecular structures and interactions of biological […]

FSU named to ESPN Honor Roll for Special Olympics Unified Sports Programs

Published: December 7, 2021 | 2:34 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Special Olympics at FSU promotes inclusion both at Florida State and in the community through sports training, competitions and campaigns for people with and without intellectual disabilities.

Florida State University was recently named to a list of 25 schools on the ESPN Honor Roll, a part of ESPN’s Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools National Recognition Program. FSU is the only university in Florida to receive this recognition in 2021. Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is a program for schools that intentionally promote […]

FSU College of Education faculty member to retire after 46-year tenure

Published: November 29, 2021 | 2:52 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Robert A. Reiser, associate dean for research and Robert M. Morgan Professor of Instructional Systems, will retire at the end of the year after 46 years of service to Florida State University. Reiser began at Florida State in 1976 as a research associate in the Learning Systems Institute and an assistant professor in the College […]

FSU College of Education to participate in statewide giving challenge

Published: November 18, 2021 | 3:18 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida State University College of Education will join eight other education colleges around the state in the first-ever ElevatED Challenge — a donor participation competition aimed at raising money in support of education. From Nov. 22 through Nov. 30, eight of the nine Colleges of Education in the State University System of Florida will […]

FSU College of Education to host COE Preview Week

Published: October 19, 2021 | 4:49 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida State University’s College of Education is hosting COE Preview Week, a virtual graduate programs open house. At this event, prospective students will be able to learn more about the college’s graduate programs and certificate programs from faculty, admissions staff and students. They’ll also be able to take both virtual and on-campus tours of FSU’s campus, as well as the […]

FSU College of Education to honor 2021 distinguished alumni

Published: October 13, 2021 | 2:39 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Top row, left to right: Jason Guibeau, Niu Gao, Ginger Littleton. Bottom row, left to right: Kimberly A. Barber, Kathleen T. Pham and Andrew P. Daire.

The Florida State University College of Education has named its Distinguished Alumni for 2021. The college will recognize six individuals for their achievements in the field of education during a ceremony to be held Friday, Oct. 22, as a part of Homecoming Week. “I am honored to welcome the newest class of Distinguished Alumni to the College of Education,” said Damon Andrew, dean of the College of Education. “We are excited to have them on […]

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