Welcome to CLASS
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is the heart of the University, dedicated to spurring intellectual curiosity, creativity, and transformative education. Encompassing humanities, social sciences, and health sciences, CLASS is truly a mosaic of disciplines that broaden perspectives, inspire potential, and advance possibilities yet unimagined.
Latest News
Valenti to host summer institute on emerging 'Public Interest Communications' field
Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrates 75 years while charging ahead
Sondos Moursy (’22): From Track Star to Civil Rights Law Scholar
CLASS welcomes visiting professor and first ICCR Chair of Indian Studies to promote cultural exchange
CLASS honors five professors with annual excellence awards
UH-Led Research Team Seeks to Improve Language Learning in Bilingual Children
Events
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May 31 8:30 am
The Texas Legislative Session: Analysis and Discussion
Join us for an in-person breakfast at the UH Hilton to listen to UH Experts discuss the high points and the takeaways of the Texas Legislative Session. A Q&A session will allow you to pose questions about the things that matter to you about the session. Click on the link below to purchase tickets for this event.
CLASS MEDIA MENTIONS
- USA Today
Kylie Jenner is ready to talk about the Kardashians' body image problem. Is it too late?
Samantha Kwan, Ph.D., Department of Sociology - Houston Chronicle
Rural residents are more depressed and anxious than those in urban areas, UH study finds
Olivia Atherton, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - The Washington Post
This element is critical to human flourishing — yet missing from the news
Matt Gallagher, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - Nikkei Asia
'Everything Everywhere' has changed Hollywood, but not yet America
Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English - Houston Public Media
Black Rodeo in Texas and the ‘forgotten man’ of the West
Demetrius Pearson, Ph.D., Department of African American Studies - Houston Chronicle
Domestic violence deaths in Houston, Harris County doubled from 2019 to 2022, UH report says
Elizabeth Gregory, Ph.D., Director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and CLASS Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality - Houston Public Media
Domestic violence after COVID (Feb. 9, 2023)
Elizabeth Gregory, Ph.D., Director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and CLASS Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality - ABC 13
Houston-area domestic violence homicides doubled in 3 years, UH study finds
Elizabeth Gregory, Ph.D., Director of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies and CLASS Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality - The Wall Street Journal
Digital Technology Can Assist Toddlers with Problem Solving
Elena Grigorenko, Ph.D., Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology - The Wall Street Journal
You Can Change Your Personality. Start Small.
Rodica Damian, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - Inside Higher Ed
Not Like ‘Cable News’
Ryan Kennedy, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - India Education
Psychology Researcher At University Of Houston Awarded $1.5M From National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities
Amanda Venta, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - Houstonia
Latino cARTographies Brings the Museum to the Community
Pamela Anne Quiroz, Ph.D., Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies - Sci Tech Daily
Fentanyl Vaccine Breakthrough – Potential “Game Changer” for Opioid Epidemic
Colin Haile, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
- Houston Public Media
The week in politics, coming to America from Iran, and the art of wuxia films (Oct. 12, 2022)
Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English - Houston Chronicle
Houston Wuxia Festival Celebrates Chinese-Language Action Films
Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English - UH News
Mapping the Past, Present and Future of Houston Latino Art
Pamela Anne Quiroz, Ph.D., UH CMALS Director and Professor of Sociology - KPRC
1836 Project’s Pamphlet to Promote a ‘Patriotic’ Version of Texas History Airbrushes Oppression and Poverty, Experts Say
Raúl A. Ramos, Ph.D., Department of History - Defender Network
Black Studies lecturer: Boycotting ‘The Woman King’ makes no sense
Aswad Walker, Ph.D., Department of African American Studies - ABC 13
Arte Público Press, oldest Latino publisher nestled in Houston, celebrates 40 years
Nicolás Kanellos, Ph.D., Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies, Director of Arte Público Press - Houston Chronicle
Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke Spend $8M in Battle for Spanish-Speaking Voters (Subscription)
Jeronimo Cortina, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Vox Media
Latino Voters Are Being Flooded With Even More Misinformation in 2022
Jeronimo Cortina, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Houston Chronicle
Houston’s Arte Público Press celebrates 40th anniversary as founder releases ‘Latino Almanac’
Nicolás Kanellos, Ph.D., Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies, Director of Arte Público Press - Austin American-Statesman
What is Hispanic Heritage Month? Latinos and Latino culture can be celebrated year-round
Gabriela Baeza Ventura, Ph.D., Department of Hispanic Studies
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- 688Faculty Members
- 70+Degree Offerings
- 14Academic Departments
- 12,000+Students