College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Students, professors made grade despite pandemic

How students would perform in their classes during a pandemic -- that was a big unknown. But now that the semester has wrapped up, GCU's […]

On TV and job, instructor rates because she relates

Lynette Collins has brought her real-world experience to her GCU online classes in social sciences and education for 10 years. The adjunct instructor was selected […]

My LopeLife: Campus calmed his culture clash

Tony Barrera struggled to find a balance between his Latino heritage and American culture as he tried to answer the "Who am I?" question. But […]

Onward, upward: GCU helps students step into jobs

There is one overarching factor in how GCU administrators and faculty are judged: Did their students get good jobs after graduation? It is the true […]

From tragedy to triumph of law school scholarship

Karisa Neels, who graduated last month, not only overcame a tough childhood to excel at GCU, she landed a rare full scholarship to New England […]

COVID-19 can’t rain on this doctoral grad’s parade

Dr. Eric Peterson refused to let the postponed Commencement ceremony dampen his enthusiasm about earning a doctoral degree. But what stands out about his story […]

Creativity key to remote learning for Humanities team

Dr. Jen Santos needed ideas to help her ground English students transition to remote learning during the pandemic. So she asked them. They came up […]

From town to town, Lopes donned cap and gown

From remote graduation parties to a graduation ceremony on Zoom to a social-distance-minded graduation dinner al fresco from a parking lot across from a Texas […]

They're graduating, and that truly says it all

The postponement of Commencement couldn't detract from the achievements of the Students Inspiring Students scholarship winners who earned their four-year degrees. The name of the […]