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.
University of Houston Commencement
Spring 2021
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.
(Commencement ceremony dates, times, formats are subject to change.)
Location: TDECU Stadium, UH Campus
Latest News
Grigorenko Earns Prestigious Fulbright Award
Astronauts’ Mental Health Risks Tested in the Antarctic
Nine CLASS Students Awarded Critical Language Scholarships
UH Researcher Joins Team Developing Opioid Vaccine
UH Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Establish Puerto Rican Literature Database
Guggenheim Fellow
English Professor Wins Outstanding Fellowship Mentor Award
Six CLASS Professors Earn Office of the Provost Faculty Excellence Awards
Political Science Graduate Program Enters National Top 50
Pair of Psychology Professors Win Prestigious UH Awards
The Importance of Family Time During COVID-19
Francine J. Harris Receives 2020 National Book Critics Circle Poetry Award
$4.5M Gift Supports Student, Faculty Success and New Lecture Series on Equity and Social Justice
CLASS MEDIA MENTIONS-APRIL
- KHOU
Texas Has a History of Killing Energy Reliability Bills
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Texas Standard
State Budget Negotiations Hold Up COVID-19 Aid for Texas Schools
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - The Critical Hour
Discussion of ‘Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary’ with Author Gerald Horne
Gerald Horne, Ph.D., Moores Professor of History, Department of History - Houston Public Media
State Budget Negotiations Hold Up COVID-19 Aid for Texas Schools
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - NBC San Diego
Black and Asian Americans Stand Together Against Hate Crimes
Gerald Horne, Ph.D., Moores Professor of History, Department of History - Houston Chronicle
Inprint hosts poetry event with Pulitzer winner Jericho Brown
UH Graduate Creative Writing Program, Department of English - Culturemap Houston
8 Vivid and Eye-Catching April Art Events No Houstonian Should Miss
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - Spectre
The Vicious Circle: Policing and the Culture of White Male Violence
Nicholas De Genova, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies - #RealCollege Blog
Formalized Extensions and Pedagogies of Care
Andrew Joseph Pegoda, Ph.D., Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies - ABC 13
UH Nets $4.5 Million Gift from Local Family Estate
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - The Dallas Morning News
‘How Much Fraud Is OK?’: In Voter Fraud Debate, Republicans Have a Trump Card
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - The Washington Post
Gaetz, Cuomo, Trump: Do Political Scandals Even Matter Any More? (Subscription)
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Times Higher Education
Insisting on In-Person Classes Post-COVID Is Not a Line We Can Hold (Subscription)
Robert Zaretsky, Ph.D., Department of History - Psychology Today
Were the Doomsday Preppers Right?
Adam Fetterman, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - The Dallas Morning News
Starbase, Texas: Can Elon Musk Really Create His Own City Near Spacex’s Gulf Coast Launchpad? (Subscription)
Monica Perales, Ph.D., Department of History
- Houston Style Magazine
$4.5M Gift Supports Student, Faculty Success and New Lecture Series on Equity and Social Justice
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - Innovationmap
UH Receives $6.5M to Go Toward Supporting Equity, Social Justice, and More
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - Slate
Le Pen’s Post-COVID Moment
Robert Zaretsky, Ph.D., Department of History - Houston Business Journal
UH Gets $4.5M Gift for Engineering, Scholarships, Equity and Social Justice
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - Erudera College News
‘Panos Family Estate’ Donates $4.5 Million to the UH
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) - Houstonia Magazine
Why Are Some Houstonians Afraid to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine?
Richard M. Mizelle Jr., Ph.D., Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History - University of North Alabama
Inclusive Teaching Doesn’t Mean Including “Everyone”
Andrew Joseph Pegoda, Ph.D., Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies - Houston Chronicle
Voting Bill Is a Study in How Texas Lawmakers Routinely Skirt Public Notice Rules (Subscription)
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - The Dallas Morning News
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick Pushes Gun Rights After Calling for Tighter Background Checks in Wake of 2019 Massacres
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Forward
In ‘The Third Man,’ a Disturbing and Cautionary Tale for American Politicians
Robert Zaretsky, Ph.D., Department of History
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