Kathleen Clark, professor of mathematics education and director of Florida State University’s School of Teacher Education, is among 33 faculty members across the U.S. selected to participate in the Faculty Fellowship Program in Israel next month. The trip will take place June 4-17. With major funding from the Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA), the New York-based […]

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Three Florida State University students have earned Critical Language Scholarships through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to help further their study of foreign languages and cultures.  According to the State Department, the CLS provides “rigorous academic instruction in 15 languages that are critical to America’s national security and economic […]

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A Florida State University interdisciplinary panel of experts on Tuesday shared a historical and present-day context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged attendees to think critically and cautiously about the information they’re consuming on television and social media about the crisis. The FSU Center for Global Engagement’s “Understanding the War in Ukraine” featured eight […]

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Florida State University’s Center for Global Engagement will host a teach-in featuring an interdisciplinary panel to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, April 12.  Panelists will represent disciplines from across FSU including history, international affairs, communications and modern languages and linguistics. Together, the group will attempt to offer context and perspective to several different aspects […]

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Florida State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics will welcome experts from Latin America for an interdisciplinary exploration of critical issues affecting the future of the Amazon and its people April 4-7. FSU’s Amazonia Week brings together the perspectives of Indigenous cultures, humanists, Amazonian community leaders, modern […]

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A Florida State University researcher has been appointed to serve as a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador. David King, Higdon Professor in the Department of Management in the College of Business, is one of just 17 alumni ambassadors appointed nationally, working on behalf of the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. In an announcement, the Fulbright program […]

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Faculty members from the accounting department at Florida State University’s College of Business stand among the world’s best in the latest Brigham Young University Accounting Research Rankings.  In the overall rankings, FSU’s accounting faculty placed No. 1 in Florida and in the top 20 globally in five research areas, while seven of its faculty members […]

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Florida State University · USAID-Florida State University partnership to improve teacher training colleges in Malawi Florida State University’s Learning Systems Institute (LSI) will lead a $15.6 million project sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve teacher training in Malawi. The Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity will improve the higher […]

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Florida State University student and athlete Josh Williamson always knew competitive sports would play a large role in his life. Now, four years after beginning his bobsled training, Williamson, who holds two World Cup bronze medals, will make his Olympic debut at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Williamson credits FSU’s constant support for much of […]

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