College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Will Gonzalez looks for the possibilities in people

When Will Gonzalez hears others say about another person, “Oh well, that’s their lot in life. That’s what they are,” he disagrees wholeheartedly. "I think […]

Speech/Debate displays rousing show of rhetoric

Senior Jess Kennedy and her teammates on GCU Speech and Debate showed off the skills that earned them top finishes nationally this year in a […]

Social Work programs expand to meet growing need

Lena-May Haught and Wendy Bowersox want to help change a troubled world. That's the fiery passion of students in Social Work programs at GCU. Haught, […]

How GCU scored points with pandemic innovations

There were innovations aplenty as GCU dealt with the pandemic. But none of the required alterations were more visible than the cutouts in GCU Arena, […]

Faculty Focus: Molly Fleming

Math is not something to fear and is important to understand. That's the message Molly Fleming demonstrates to students in her role as a math […]

Can die-hard Iowa fans turn into Lopes? Yes!

GCU online student Lanna Thompson faced a dilemma. Both she and husband Kyle are GCU online students. But they live in Iowa, home to the […]

Faculty Focus: Dr. Afiya Burson

Dr. Afiya Burson, an Online Full-Time Faculty member in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is passionate about advocacy, self-care and self-awareness. She shares […]

Student helps school through Texas storms, virus

Amanda Sullivan, a graduate-level School Counseling student, faced a year of COVID challenges and a Texas weather disaster in February during her practicum with characteristic […]

GCU grad key player in Rescue Mission partnership

Nathan Smith had quite a year in 2020: He earned his GCU degree, and he was named Chief Program Officer of the Phoenix Rescue Mission. […]