The school strives to be on the cutting edge of successful interaction of teaching, research and innovation in Humanities, Social Science and related areas. Our students are equipped with the knowledge fields leading to career in social work, community and public service, international organizations, state corporations, community-based organizations, non-governmental organizations, as well as academic and research institutions. The School leverages on support and good working relationships with all other Schools in the university.
School of Humanities and Social Sciences has collaborated and signed Mou’s with Kyambogo University, Uganda, Ecole Normale Superieure du Burundi(Burundi Higher Institute of Education), University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Mkwawa University College of the University of Dares Salaaam, Tanzania. Areas of priority in the collaboration include writing of joint research proposals, co-supervision of post graduate students, hosting joint seminars, workshops and conferences. Further, we have staff participating in various exchange programmes in the region through the Inter- University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).
Most of the members of staff in the school are involved in community service, especially in Boards of Management in various secondary schools in the country as well as in state corporations. One recent success story has been the launch of a Kiswahili journal which so far has received over 40 articles from various universities in Kenya , Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Cameroon. The School has also partnered with SEKU office of Career Service in training and hosting seminars with prospective graduands in topics including, career and job opportunities, networking and strategizing for job opportunities, writing good CV’s and presenting oneself during interviews.
All the programmes in the school have been reviewed and updated to align with the emerging issues in the dynamic social, development and research fronts. The school has a diverse teaching staff population representing the various possible career paths and interests among the students in the School of Humanities and Social sciences. The school prides in pioneering a journal by the title Jarida la Dira ya Lugha (JADILU) launched in February 2025 in a Regional Conference (Kongamano la Kiswahili) in South Eastern Kenya University.

Dr. Felista Muriu-Ng’an’ga (Ph.D)
Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences