College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Grad stared down disease, kept eye on degree

Sickle cell anemia takes years off people's lives and limits their ability to function daily. Talsamia Major Harrison has found ways to live with it […]

Promise kept: Fellowship mixes education, ancestry

Honors College student Lauren Baker is part-Irish, so winning the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship has extra meaning for her. The opportunity provided by the Council […]

GCU Hall of Fame couple had a date with destiny

The 2022 GCU Hall of Fame class includes an interesting twist: A husband and wife went in together. Jim and Rita Ledbetter met while they […]

Ukraine holds special place in professor’s heart

Ukraine has a special place in Sven Olson's life. His last post in his 27-year military career was at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. It […]

Faculty exercises its science muscle for ROTC

When the grueling fourth installment of the Army Combat Fitness Test was rolled out, Maj. Troy Merkle, the officer in charge of GCU’s Army ROTC, […]

Foster care experts put their heads, hearts together

A diverse group of child welfare professionals from across Arizona tackled goals to improve foster care in Arizona on Thursday at the Foster Care Summit […]

How a scholarship offer in 3rd grade changed lives

She was in third grade, and all her immigrant parents wanted for her someday was a job out of the heat. But after Erika Delgado […]

Faculty honored for aiding students' career success

Professors step up in the classroom with lectures, PowerPoint presentations and the like. But they also encourage and mentor students in their undergraduate research, link […]

GCU ROTC cadets commissioned as Army officers

Isaac Duh Nei Lian immigrated to the United States from Burma when he was just 11 years old and is now headed for infantry training […]