College of Humanities and Social Sciences

They didn't have a home to call their own, now they have one 365 days a year

Photos by Ralph Freso Jason Lewis moved 28 times. He was hauled to many states by heroin-addicted parents, then “bounced around to foster homes, shelters, […]

A professor's encouraging words made all the difference

Jesse Prather begins his Grand Canyon University online classes by addressing students’ common fear: I’m not sure I have what it takes to get a […]

LOPES Academy alums: 'I love my job'

Photos by Ralph Freso Charlie Paparone said it’s his first real job. “I love my job. I like doing all the tasks. I like the […]

GCU counseling faculty hit global stage

Grand Canyon University faculty didn’t stop at the border when sharing its expertise this summer. Dr. Myra Wilkinson was a featured speaker at the recent […]

EPIC research doesn't take a summer break

One student researcher’s summer job is at In-and-Out Burger. She got home late at night, and by 8 a.m. was inputting research data. “I just […]

Faculty friends lead fast-growing group on how to spread friendliness

Perhaps it’s no surprise that the co-hosts of an online character workshop have become best friends – they talk about ways to be nice, after […]

GCU graduate social work student helps change state and federal laws

Katherine McClanahan looked at the phone images and saw the familiar curve of her own bed post. It instantly crushed her. She had been secretly […]

A grief observed in student's book on death of wife, daughters

In the seventh November after his wife and two daughters died in a wildfire, Michael Reed thought he was having a heart attack. “Every November […]

New GCU lab series touts humanity in online intelligence

Among Grand Canyon University faculty who teach online, cultivating social presence in the classroom is not new terminology – in fact, the university hangs its […]