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
Data+ Feminism = Equality: Milestone Launch for Sharing Stories from 1977
Exploring War’s Legacy: Daniel Davies Awarded Solmsen Fellowship
CLASS Announces New Chair Appointments For 7 Departments
CLASS Honors 3 Professors with Distinguished Faculty Awards
UH Professor Cristina Rivera Garza Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize
UH Wins National Wheelchair Tennis Championship
Professor Emeritus 'Sue’ Dowling Remembered for her Speech-Language Pathology Contributions
Events
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Oct 09 4:30 pm
Tiçiyotl in Mexico: Nahua Healing in Spanish Colonial Times
Join a discussion with Dr. Edward Polanco on healing and medicine in colonial Mexico. A reception will follow Dr. Polanco’s public talk, “Tiçiyotl in Mexico: Nahua Healing in Spanish Colonial Times,” at 4:30 in the Honors Commons of the MD Anderson Library.
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Oct 15 11:30 am
Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise: Taiwan’s Powerful #MeToo Novel Embarks on Texas Tour this October
We are thrilled to be one of the destinations of Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise’s Texas Tour https://www.roc-taiwan.org/ushou_en/post/4399.html. Join us on 10/15 for a conversation with Jenna Tang about #metoo movement and Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise.
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Oct 17 11:00 am
Coogs Without Borders: Spotlight on UH Global
Come learn about the many transformative international experiences that students, faculty and staff have access to at UH. Coogs Without Borders will showcase the wide range of opportunities that exist to explore and connect with the world beyond campus.
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Oct 17 5:30 pm
ANTIGONE - International Film Series: Migration & Exile
Antigone is a retelling of the Greek myth of Antigone set in French Canada among Algerian immigrants.
CLASS MEDIA MENTIONS
- Wallet Hub
Most & Least Diverse States in America (2024)
Tracy Xavia Karner, Ph.D., Department of Sociology - Wallet Hub
Best Cities for Vegans & Vegetarians (2024)
Kirstin Vollrath, MS, RD, LD, Department of Health and Human Performance - Wallet Hub
Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality (2024)
Elizabeth Gregory, Ph.D., Professor of English and Director of Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies and IRWGS - The Thouron Award
To Pay It Forward: Daniel Davies’ Thouron Journey
Daniel Davies, Ph.D., Department of English - Houston Airports News
Interactive Latino art exhibit debuts at Houston's 5-star airport
Pamela Quiroz, Ph.D., Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies - UH News
Five UH Faculty Members Earn Fulbright Status
Adam Thrasher, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Rodwell, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - UH News
If You Feel Unsafe in Your Neighborhood, A New Study Shows You Are More Likely to Smoke
Michael J. Zvolensky, Ph.D., Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Professor of Psychology - Texas Observer
Standing Up for All Texans’ Stories
Shine Trabucco, Ph.D., Department of History
- Texas Monthly
Meet the Rebel Alliance Taking On the Texas History Establishment
Shine Trabucco, Ph.D., Department of History - WUOT
Found in translation: UT Translation Symposium this weekend
Richard Armstrong, Ph.D., Department of Modern and Classical Languages - UH News
Life Goals and Their Changes Drive Success
Rodica Damian, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - BIPOC Arts Network and Fund
Three Visionary Women Challenge Boundaries with their Artistic Creativity, Leadership, and Innovation
Gabriela Baeza Ventura, Ph.D., Department of Hispanic Studies - The Philadelphia Inquirer
On leap day 2024, Philly will make up for 1,440 minutes of lost time
Richard Armstrong, Ph.D., Department of Modern and Classical Languages - UH News
Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies Receives $1.2M to Advance Graduate Study
Center for Mexican American and Latino Studies (CMALS)
Facts & Figures
- 2,000Course Offerings
- 688Faculty Members
- 70+Degree Offerings
- 14Academic Departments
- 12,000+Students