Education & Society

FSU Panama City offers IBM Skills Academy professional development courses

Published: September 4, 2020 | 3:38 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The Florida State University Panama City College of Applied Studies is partnering with IBM Skills Academy to launch technology-based training courses designed to provide additional professional skills to students, alumni and community members looking to advance their careers and excel in the job market. Upon successful completion, students will be able to obtain digital certificates […]

Study finds that COVID-19 is hitting older Black and Latinx persons hardest

Published: August 31, 2020 | 10:52 am | Posted in: Education & Society, Health & Medicine, News

Assistant Professor Patricia Homan and her co-authors found COVID-19 is disproportinately hurting communities of color. (FSU Photography Services/Bruce Palmer)

A study co-authored by a Florida State University researcher has found COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting people of color in the United States.   Patricia Homan, assistant professor of sociology and associate at the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy at FSU, said she and her fellow researchers found that the difference between how COVID-19 affects […]

While young students draw on FSU’s coloring book, parents can draw on FSU’s experts during COVID-19 pandemic

Published: April 23, 2020 | 3:25 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

As millions of moms and dads in COVID-19’s stay-at-home Florida wonder what to do next, Florida State University education experts are offering resources to help parents-turned-teaching-assistants make good choices. With activity books loaded with educational bits, videos and guides on reading instruction and a massive database of tested teaching resources, FSU has plenty that parents […]

FSU’s Institute for Successful Longevity launches Zoom initiative to help older adults fight social isolation

Published: April 16, 2020 | 4:09 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Florida State University’s Institute for Successful Longevity has launched an initiative to help older adults use the Zoom video platform to stay connected with friends and family, to access learning opportunities and to stay engaged with the community. To help older adults who are not familiar with the Zoom video platform, the institute offers illustrated […]

FSU College of Education faculty member receives ACA Fellows Award

Published: February 27, 2020 | 3:03 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Erik Hines, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, has been selected as a recipient of the American Counseling Association Fellow's Award.

A Florida State University Associate Professor of School Counseling has been selected as a recipient of the American Counseling Association (ACA)’s Fellows Award. Erik Hines, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, has earned the highest honor presented by the ACA for contributions to the counseling profession. The ACA Fellows Award […]

FSUS to recognize students who integrated the school

Published: February 25, 2020 | 3:12 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Keith Neyland was one of the two students who integrated FSUS in 1964. (David LaBelle)

Florida State University Schools (FSUS), known to generations of alumni as “Florida High,” will honor the two black students who integrated the school in 1964, Keith Neyland and Mahlon Rhaney Jr., with a ceremony at the FSUS campus. The ceremony is part of FSUS’ Black History Month celebration. Rhaney, along with Neyland’s daughter, will speak […]

FSU College of Education launches interdisciplinary center for athletic coaching

Published: January 30, 2020 | 11:02 am | Posted in: Education & Society

Professor Tim Baghurst is leading the new Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, also known as FSU COACH.

Florida State University’s College of Education strives to prepare students and professionals to serve in any number of roles at educational institutions, from teachers and principals to counselors and more. Now, the new Interdisciplinary Center for Athletic Coaching, known as FSU COACH, aims to prepare individuals interested in working in schools and beyond in a […]

FSU researchers create model of collaborative problem solving

Published: January 7, 2020 | 12:26 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

If you want to get things done in the 21st century, collaboration is key. To better understand this important skill, two Florida State University researchers joined a team developing a model for collaborative problem solving — coordination between two or more people sharing their skills and knowledge to create a solution to a problem. Having […]

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