Woodson’s First Folio makes guest appearance at HSPVA’s ‘Book of Will’
April 17, 2024
Before the curtain rose on opening night of the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts ’ (HSPVA) performance of “The Book of Will,” the actors, technical team and faculty advisors gathered on stage to greet a special visitor: a part of the First Folio, the first published collection of Shakespeare’s plays, from Rice University’s Woodson Research Center.
Portia Hopkins named Rice historian
September 19, 2023
Portia Hopkins, a seasoned researcher, chronicler and teacher with a wealth of experience in academia, was recently named the new university historian at Rice.
Alison Bashford to lecture on Julian Huxley papers at Rice
April 14, 2023
Alison Bashford , a scientia professor of history at the University of New South Wales in Sydney and director of the Laureate Centre for History and Population, will present a lecture about the Julian Huxley papers’ influence on her new book April 24 at Rice’s Fondren Library, where the papers are housed.
Rice acquires rare replica of William Blake printing press
February 22, 2023
Rice University is the only place in North America where you can find an authentic, functional replica of the star-wheel copper-plate rolling press that famous Romantic poet and artist William Blake used to produce his masterworks.