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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

July 3, 2025

Veteran UH economist Thomas DeGregori dies after 60-year academic career

Veteran UH economist Thomas DeGregori dies after 60-year academic career

June 10, 2025

The statistics are hard to ignore: Up to 67% of female college students in the United States are battling some form of eating disorder, affecting both their mental and physical health during a critical time in their lives. A range of eating disorders exist, varying in severity from mild (body dissatisfaction) to life-threatening (anorexia nervosa).

June 2, 2025

UH mourns the loss of distinguished political science professor Alin Fumurescu

CLASS - 91ÁÔÆæ mourns Associate Professor Alin Fumurescu, 57, who died May 11, 2025. The distinguished political science scholar was internationally recognized for research on compromise in Western political thought and beloved for innovative teaching methods connecting classical theory to modern life.

 

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Pablo Troncoso, Department of Economics

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Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English

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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Department of English

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Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English
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Department of African American Studies

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Bitaran Jang Maden, Ph.D., Department of Economics 

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Alicia Odewale, Ph.D., African American Studies  

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Tracy Xavia Karner, Ph.D., Department of Sociology

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Jason W. Griffin, Ph.D., Department of Psychology 

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Kirstin Vollrath, MS, RD, LD, Department of Health and Human Performance

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Brandon Rottinghaus, Ph.D., and Nancy Sims, Lecturer, Department of Political Science

 

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Karen Fang, Ph.D., Department of English

 

 

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