College of Humanities and Social Sciences

GCU students put their passion into politics at statehouse

It can be tough working in government and politics with the polarization and rancor around it these days. But Kady Binsbacher sees it as a […]

Police negotiator quells crisis with grad student's counseling wisdom

Photos by Ralph Freso Enzo Ortiz was called to an all-too-familiar scene in his job as a crisis intervention detective and negotiator for the Phoenix Police […]

Counseling faculty shares expertise at national counselor education conference

A team of Grand Canyon University counseling department faculty and a GCU doctoral student in counselor education and supervision presented at the 2025 Association for […]

She wanted to flip houses, but a D.C. trip flipped the script for public policy major

Grand Canyon University student Riley Swedberg wanted to flip houses, but then a trip to Washington, D.C., changed what she wanted to do with her […]

Graduate takes unexpected path to 'be that person' who helps refugees

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow / Livestream Her mom said it best while watching Dylan Vanderleest merge into graduates lining up for fall commencement […]

Graduate finds a fascinating life 'outside my own head' after traumatic brain injury

Photos by Ralph Freso Rafael Guerrero’s mom says her son always carries a little notepad in his back pocket. He’s afraid he will lose his […]

A class that communicates in the 'real world'

When semester-ending project presentations roll out in early December at Grand Canyon University, it’s not all bloviating on theory. Communications instructor Reka Vicsacsan’s Communications Campaigns […]

Hundreds of GCU social work students offer a helping hand across U.S.

It started with an idea last year that spread across the country to hundreds of Grand Canyon University online social work students. They went into […]

LOPES Academy participant is more than mainstream, he's a standout Havoc

Last year, Evan McKee was helping lead the student section at a basketball game, similar to his role as Havocs president at Midnight Madness earlier […]