Department of History, Humanities, and Languages

William Nowak, PhD, Chair
N1007, 713-221-5855

Faculty

Professors:	Alvarez, Case, Chiquillo, Cueva, Gascoigne, Hagen, Jackson, Pavelich, Ryden, Westfall
Associate Professors:	Allen, Bielakowski, Chism, Elkholy, Gillette, Mandell, Nowak, Preuss, Robertson, Romero
Assistant Professors:	Acuña Rojas, Ring, Soland
Senior Lecturers:	Lopez, DeJesus
Lecturers:	Davey, Whitman
Emeriti:	Christian, McCaffrey, Mosier

Academic Areas

Arabic
Chinese
Critical Race Studies
English-Spanish Professional Interpreting
English-Spanish Professional Translation
French
History
Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies
Latino Studies
Legal Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Spanish
Translation

Mission and Objectives

The Department of History, Humanities, and Languages offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, Humanities, Philosophy, Spanish, and Translation. The curriculum in these individual programs hones students’ interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills through critical inquiry, research, and debate. Graduates have gone on to work as managers, teachers, lawyers, interpreters/translators, research analysts, and in a variety of other fields where these skills are highly valued.

Honor Societies

Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
Phi Sigma Tau, Philosophy Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta. History Honor Society

Cooperative ROTC Programs with University of Houston

Army ROTC - Cooperative Program with University of Houston
Air Force ROTC - Cooperative Program with University of Houston

Pre-Law Studies

Nancy Lopez, PhD, Advisor
N1019, 713-221-8424
Students interested in pre-law studies, regardless of their major, may contact Dr. Lopez.