College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Commencement speaker takes leap of faith

You would never expect a competitive dancer of 15 years to experience stage fright. Student speaker Abbigale Burdett shares her story and overcame her fear […]

Start spreading the news: Media Lab is here

The new Lopes Media Lab in the Technology Building will give students in communications, writing and broadcasting professional tools to produce everything from a podcast […]

Workshop explores films for the craft of it

Even with no class on Mondays, a dozen students gathered to discuss the messages and meanings behind a film. Watching Movies About Movies is among […]

Humanities Showcase turns feelings into feats

The biggest takeaway from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Senior Showcase on Wednesday was one word: Help. Students want to help people. Dozens […]

Scholarship winner eager to give back to community

After GCU student Angel Cervantes recently won an Arizona Justice Educators Association Scholarship, he gave credit to everyone else. That includes his parents, who run […]

Doubly special: Mother, daughter graduate together

Ever since Linda Jessie and her daughter Brittainy Shirley started their respective graduate programs at GCU, they knew they wanted to sit together at graduation. […]

Commencement to culminate her 16-year journey

When Desiree Ortiz put her education on hold 16 years ago, all she could think about was caring for her daughter, who was born with […]

GCU, opportunity in politics earn this student's vote

Callista Mendoza always had an interest in politics, even from a young age. So when she decided to come to GCU and her first choice […]

Social Work program lands accreditation candidacy

The Master of Social Work program at GCU achieved an important milestone by earning candidacy status toward accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education. […]