College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Faculty member's true grit overcomes grief

Unexpected life events and tribulations were not enough to stop these GCU faculty from completing their doctoral journey. Walking across the commencement stage made it […]

Bringing comfort to children in Hurricane Ian

As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, GCU graduate student Mimi Hymel knows how it feels to escape a natural disaster. She is using that experience to […]

Students open the door to fun dorm decor

One of the boons of campus living is embracing your own aesthetic, and students are doing that in residence halls that have consistently been ranked […]

Graduate counseling programs confront crisis

GCU has become a national leader among graduate counseling programs, meeting a huge need for social workers. GCU had the most graduate mental health counseling […]

How alum graduated from police to politics

Kevin Litten's story is another example of how an online degree can be life-changing. The deeper the deputy sheriff got into his public administration program, […]

GCU grad wants to use crown for God's work

Kyra Hobaica, who graduated from GCU in 2020, is Miss Ahwatukee and earned the Character Award in this year's Miss Arizona pageant. She shows her […]

GCU's story of serving leads to accreditation

It’s been a big summer in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It’s behavioral health programs are at the forefront of meeting the high […]

Grad stared down disease, kept eye on degree

Sickle cell anemia takes years off people's lives and limits their ability to function daily. Talsamia Major Harrison has found ways to live with it […]

Promise kept: Fellowship mixes education, ancestry

Honors College student Lauren Baker is part-Irish, so winning the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship has extra meaning for her. The opportunity provided by the Council […]