College of Humanities and Social Sciences

After tragedy, alumna sought change from inside as probation officer

Photos by Ralph Freso Angel Camacho grew up in the Grand Canyon University neighborhood and got degrees at GCU in criminal justice and psychology in […]

We can all get along, students show in election town hall

Photos by Ralph Freso Five members of the Grand Canyon University Speech and Debate team knew they were stepping into a potentially thorny environment six […]

Her world grew bigger meeting these women online, then at commencement

Leann Spicola was urged by her son to pursue online education, but she never dreamed how much other women in her courses would broaden her […]

A peer mentor's convergence to LOPES Academy companions

Junior Jack Edlin didn’t know what to expect more than two years ago when he became a peer mentor to participants of the LOPES Academy […]

She traded work boots for law books

Abby Nevers clearly heard her dad’s advice when she was a little girl. It’s either work boots, Army boots or schoolbooks. The GCU alumna chose […]

Internship led GCU student to be the light for others

Junior Abigail Barstad had faced her own struggles through high school, but when she got to GCU she learned that behavioral health was a career […]

How Jack the Ripper launched history, behavioral health fusion

It was outside the norm, walking the streets of London to find the murder sites of Jack the Ripper, but GCU instructors from behavioral health […]

The hopeful life of a Dreamer awakens at GCU

Her mom always reminds her that they are living their dreams now. Twenty years ago, Danna Hernandez Cardenas came to the U.S. as an infant […]

Childhelp assistant, GCU alum's difficult experiences empower her to do good

Paityn Reece’s life came full circle when she arrived at GCU. Her freshman year, she applied for a job at Childhelp, not realizing her connection […]