College of Education

'Think A+ Tour' builds rap-port with young students

Nate Whitsett, who got his Master of Arts in Teaching from Grand Canyon University in 2011, decided to resign from his classroom job because he […]

GCU at Dysart Unified School District Gifted Conference

Hundreds of seventh- and eight-grade gifted students from the Dysart Unified School District attended the Gifted Conference and Expo. The theme of the STEM-driven conference […]

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 […]

Lope makes special effort for Special Olympics

Sarah Shea joined more than 200 fellow supporters of Special Olympics when she rappelled down Phoenix's CityScape building recently. The GCU student made the descent […]

This Lope goes to great heights for Special Olympics

GCU freshman Sarah Shea on Saturday will be stepping off the edge of CityScape, one of the tallest buildings in Phoenix, and will be dressed […]

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 […]

GCU special ed program ranked 5th in nation

While teacher shortages keep growing across the nation, adding more challenges to the profession, GCU's special ed program ranks fifth in the nation in its […]