College of Doctoral Studies

Doctoral learner, abandoned as a teen, lives to serve

"Those Lewis boys -- they'll never amount to anything." David Lewis heard those words all his life, even after he made it through his teen […]

No 'Bones' about it, 500th dissertation one for books

The College of Doctoral Studies achieved a milestone by approving the school's 500th dissertation, and as it turns out, it's by one of GCU's own. […]

Christmas cheer is spread by decorating, we hear

Lift up the eggnog. It was a blizzard of holiday cheer these past few weeks as employees turned up their Christmas decorating acumen to unprecedented, […]

Commencement talk: common-sense excellence

The commencement speaker Friday, Dr. Rick Rigsby, spoke about his third-grade dropout father and the impact his simple -- but profound -- words of wisdom […]

Former NFL player tackling doctoral degree

Jerome Daniels played for the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens and Arizona Cardinals. But football for him was secondary to getting an education. Daniels, who is […]

User's guide to Welcome Week: All hands on deck

Welcome Week 2017 promises to be another busy and festive time for students as they return to campus. But it’s extremely important, too. “The week […]

New doctoral degree helps adults teach adults

The College of Doctoral Studies has a new degree program designed to help adults learn how to better teach adults. The Doctor of Education in […]

Slideshow: Friday online commencement ceremonies

Photos by Slaven Gujic  GCU News Bureau Online students in the College of Doctoral Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences and College of Nursing […]

Doctoral grad does futuristic research on way to degree

Andy Bevilacqua came to Grand Canyon University on Friday for the first time to receive his diploma from the College of Doctoral Studies, but that's […]