{"id":2,"date":"2017-05-04T17:51:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eou.edu\/ahss\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:55:56","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"news-center__featured\" aria-labelledby=\"featured-news-heading-1\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"news-center__featured-header\">\n                <h2 id=\"featured-news-heading-1\" class=\"mt-0\">University News<\/h2>\n\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"news-center__featured-grid news-center__featured-grid--3\">\n                                    <div class=\"news-center__featured-main\">\n                        <div class=\"card-link\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/news\/eou-sees-more-students-finishing-degrees-plans-for-more-success\/\" class=\"card-link__overlay\" aria-labelledby=\"card-title-65123\"><\/a>\n\n                            <div class=\"card-link__image-wrapper\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/college-of-arts-humanities-and-social-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026.06.14-Commencement-handing-out-of-diplomas23-1-1024x799.jpg\"\n                                     alt=\"Students celebrating at commencement, highlighting record EOU student success and rising graduation rates.\"\n                                     class=\"card-link__image\"\n                                     loading=\"lazy\">\n                            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"card-link__content\">\n                                <h3 id=\"card-title-65123\" class=\"card-link__title\">EOU Sees More Students Finishing Degrees, Plans for More Success<\/h3>\n\n                                                                    <p class=\"card-link__excerpt\">Rising Graduation Rates Highlight EOU Student Success LA GRANDE, Ore. \u2013 Eastern Oregon University (EOU) is growing in key parts of its student body. Graduate enrollment measured in the fall term rose about 50% between 2023 and 2025, and early fall numbers show continued growth. On-campus enrollment rose 7.5% over the same period. The number&#8230;<\/p>\n                                \n                                <p class=\"news-center__card-date\">\n                                    <time datetime=\"2026-10-01T10:37:41-07:00\">\n                                        October 1, 2026                                    <\/time>\n                                <\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"news-center__featured-secondary\">\n                        \n<div class=\"card-tile\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/news\/eou-ranks-no-34-in-us-news-top-public-schools\/\" class=\"card-tile__overlay\" aria-labelledby=\"card-title-2\"><\/a>\n    \n    <div class=\"card-tile__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-tile__title\" id=\"card-title-2\">EOU ranks No.34 in The West in US News Top Public Schools<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-tile__description\">What the US News Top Public Schools EOU Recognition Means for Students LA GRANDE, Ore. \u2013 Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has been named No. 34 among Top Public Schools in the West in the latest US News &amp; World Report 2027 Best Colleges rankings.\u00a0 In addition to its ranking among Top Public Schools, EOU was&#8230;<\/div>\n                            <p class=\"card-tile__date\">\n                <time datetime=\"2026-09-30T10:57:11-07:00\">September 30, 2026<\/time>\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"material-icons card-tile__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">chevron_right<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"card-tile\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eou.edu\/news\/three-artists-find-the-wild-in-unexpected-places\/\" class=\"card-tile__overlay\" aria-labelledby=\"card-title-3\"><\/a>\n    \n    <div class=\"card-tile__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-tile__title\" id=\"card-title-3\">Three Artists Find the Wild in Unexpected Places<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-tile__description\">LA GRANDE, Ore. \u2013 The start of a new academic year at Eastern Oregon University marks the beginning of a new season of exhibitions for the Nightingale Gallery. We are excited to begin our new season of exhibits with \u201cLike the world,\u201d an exhibition featuring the work of Portland artists Teresa Christiansen, Sarah Meadows and&#8230;<\/div>\n                            <p class=\"card-tile__date\">\n                <time datetime=\"2026-09-24T09:28:41-07:00\">September 24, 2026<\/time>\n            <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"material-icons card-tile__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">chevron_right<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-contact-the-college\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact The College<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences<\/strong><br>Eastern Oregon University\u2028<br>Ackerman 202C<br>La Grande, OR 97850<br><br>Phone: <a href=\"tel:5419623097\">541-962-3097<\/a><br>E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:grayca@eou.edu\">grayca@eou.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact The College College of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesEastern Oregon University\u2028Ackerman 202CLa Grande, OR 97850 Phone: 541-962-3097E-Mail: grayca@eou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":428,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | goEOU!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore creative, critical, and cultural programs in EOU&#039;s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. 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