College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Online graduate dedicates achievement to late family members

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow / Livestream From an early age, Elena Alicea knew she wanted to spend her life helping children and families. […]

Projects delve into homelessness, stress, threat assessments and more

Grand Canyon University students shared their year-end projects on Thursday during the big College of Humanities and Social Sciences senior showcase, so big it sprawled […]

Students experience challenges of prison release during simulation

Photos by Ralph Freso / Slideshow The inmate profile and $250 issued to students was fictional, but the experience of what it’s like to get […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fall commencement ceremony celebrating online and cohort students, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15

The second of six fall commencement ceremonies on Wednesday afternoon honored master's and doctoral graduates from the colleges of Doctoral Studies, Arts and Media, and […]

Campus film series explores the comic theology of the Coen brothers

Photos by Ralph Freso There’s a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous to why an English professor sits in a dark classroom every […]

How God’s plan for GCU student turned felony charge into life of service

Grand Canyon University online student Paige Ott believed her role in life was to ensure that adopted children landed in safe, loving homes. She was […]