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Film Student From Florida State Wins Prestigious ASC Hertiage Award
Once again, a top national prize has gone to an extraordinary graduate of The Florida State University College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts -- best known as The Film School.
Governor Crist Announces 2009-10 Gubernatorial Fellowship Program Application Information
Governor Charlie Crist announced the opening of the application process for the Gubernatorial Fellows program, providing Florida university students with firsthand, high-level experience and insight into how government operates. This program, established in 2004 and endowed by Al and Dawn Hoffman in 2005, gives college and university students around the state the unique opportunity to spend a semester working alongside state government’s top staff.
Former Fellow Enjoys Success In Career
A former fellow, Scott McLeod, shares an update on the current happenings in his career since graduating from Florida State University.
American Academy Appoints FSU Alum to 2008 Class of Visiting Scholars
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Michael Pasquier, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Louisiana State University, is among eight individuals who have been awarded fellowships as part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Visiting Scholars Program. Dr. Pasquier received his Ph.D. from Florida State University's Department of Religion and was a Research and Creativity Award winner.
FSU Law Ranked Fifth Best in Nation for Hispanic Students
Hispanic Business magazine has ranked Florida State University’s College of Law the fifth best law school in the nation for Hispanics, while also giving a nod to the FSU College of Medicine. The rankings appear in the magazine’s September issue.
An alumni from the class of ’73 was elected President of the FL/OBGYN Society
Arthur Clements, M.D., Ph.D, an alumni from the class of ’73 and native of Tallahassee was elected President of the FL/OBGYN Society.
FSU wins Student Bar Association of the Year
Florida State Law’s Student Bar Association was named "SBA of the Year" by the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division at the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting in New York City.
FSU Law Graduates Achieve More than 99 Percent Placement Rate
Nine months after graduation, 99.6 percent of the Florida State University College of Law Class of 2007 was employed, pursuing a graduate degree or not seeking work, according to official data released by the National Associate for Legal Career Professionals.
Research Reveals Known Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's in Whites Also Places Blacks At Risk
FSU Psychology Professor Natalie Sachs-Ericsson and graduate student Kathryn Sawyer have found that a gene that was believed to be only a risk factor for whites is also a risk factor for African-Americans.
FSU Students Awarded Top Internships
Students at Florida State University are filling some of Florida's most desirable internships in 2008. Four FSU students were chosen for the Gubernatorial Fellowship Program and two for Disney's sports management internship.