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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
First Study of Its Kind Links Moms’ Problems to Adolescent Attachment
UH Researchers Awarded $1.7M to Examine Academic Outcomes for Adolescent Immigrant Youth
UH Professors awarded $768K NIH grant to develop extensive neuromotor training
CLASS Scholars Awarded National Sumners Scholarship
Tara T. Green joins CLASS as founding chair of African American Studies Department
Feminist Scholar Rachel Afi Quinn Awarded Esteemed Schomburg Fellowship
CLASS MEDIA MENTIONS
- Head Topics
Job Numbers Continue to Rise in Houston, But Inflation Remains a Concern
Christopher Clarke, Ph.D., Department of Economics - Houston Chronicle
In Texas, State Politicians Can Run for Any Office. Local Officials Have to Resign Before Running. (Subscription)
Nancy Sims, Department of Political Science - Speaking of Psychology
What Is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Carla Sharp, Ph.D., CLASS Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Department of Psychology - Houston Chronicle
Attacks From Democrats on Both Coasts Show Gov. Abbott at Center of ‘GOP Discussion Nationally’ (Subscription)
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Houston Chronicle
Bullying Didn't Cause Uvalde Massacre, But It Could Be a Chance to Talk About the Issue (Subscription)
Carla Sharp, Ph.D., CLASS Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Department of Psychology - Houston Chronicle
Texas Democrats Kept Biden at Arm’s Length During State Convention (Subscription)
Jeronimo Cortina, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Houston Chronicle
UH Elite Wheelchair Tennis Camp a Hit for Athletes (Subscription)
Michael Cottingham, Ph.D., Department of Health and Human Performance
- Chron.com
Texas’s Business Allure Defies Abortion Politics, for Now (Subscription)
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Texas Republican Party Platform Is Official. What It Says and What We Learned.
Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., Department of Political Science - The Washington Post
Messy Politics Won’t Keep Goldman Sachs Out of Texas
Dietrich Vollrath, Ph.D., Department of Economics - Association for Psychological Science
National Academies Release Consensus Report on Ontologies in Behavioral Science
Carla Sharp, Ph.D., Department of Psychology - FOX 26
Women of Color Most Affected by Abortion Reversal
Sheila Katz, Ph.D., Department of Sociology - Houston Chronicle
Houston Ranks Low in Its Share of Same-Sex Households — but the Data Offers Surprises
Amanda Baumle, Ph.D., Department of Sociology
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