College of Education

GCU alums capture top national educator award for third straight year

College of Education alumna Aga Cook and Ashley Meyer both won one of the nation’s premier educator honors last week in surprise ceremonies at their […]

A teacher's livestream brings education students right into classroom

Dr. Brandon Juarez puts his College of Education students in the midst of a real third-grade classroom – all without leaving campus. His livestream of […]

How GCU helps students access education

America never promised equality, it promised equality of opportunity, said GCU President Brian Mueller. For GCU, that means providing access to education in as many […]

Her child has cancer, but together they study

A mother and Grand Canyon University education student didn’t halt her first class after she learned her 8-year-old son had brain cancer. With his encouragement […]

GCU's Indonesian basketball player finds home at education job fair

It was a heartwarming moment at the education job fair on Prescott Field on Tuesday when GCU basketball player Derrick Xzavierro visited the chaplain and […]

She crossed a river and a stage to thank family who saved her

Stephanie Oliva-Castellanos survived a perilous trip from Honduras, plucked from the Rio Grande River in Mexico, and more than three decades later walked the Commencement […]

The talented and tenacious bring stories to Commencement stage

Three days of inspiration begins Wednesday at Fall Commencement for online and cohort students, who share their stories of talent and determination that led them […]

My goodness, students put character on display

A student wrote this: People will never forget how you made them feel. Students who attended the Lopes Lead with Character session on Wednesday night […]

COE's Lopes Legacy Wall shows all facets and faces of GCU

The faces and names are both familiar, like 1971 graduate Dr. Jim Rice, and new, like 2019 graduate Jorge Romero. But the 30 alumni who […]