Shepherd School season to open under Harth-Bedoya’s direction
The Shepherd School will open its 2025-26 season with two concerts led by its new distinguished resident director of orchestras, Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Rice’s Bajani wins Italy’s top literary prize for ‘The Anniversary’
“The Anniversary” has held the No. 1 spot on Italy’s charts for months; sales have passed 100,000 copies; and the book has become a cultural lightning rod.
Shepherd School’s Stude, Duncan halls get sophisticated makeover
The project team aimed to retain the existing visual identity of the performance halls while improving functionality, comfort and safety.
Caroline Levander joins Erie News Now to discuss AI’s role in higher education
Artificial intelligence is changing the classroom and Rice's Vice President for Global Strategy says colleges are the perfect place to lead that transformation.
‘Bio Morphe’ leads the Moody’s fall season
As Houston’s fall arts season kicks into gear, the Moody Center for the Arts is offering a lineup that spans international artists, local commissions and performances that put creativity in conversation with science, technology and daily life.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations begin Sept. 15
At a time when conversations about culture, identity and belonging are shaping the national dialogue, Rice faculty members can provide context and expertise to enrich coverage of this celebration.
From Baldwin’s cafés to Simone’s stages: Rice students explore Black performance across Paris
The course Belonging and Exile: Black Performance and Paris (1900-Today) turned Paris itself into a classroom, pairing readings and screenings with site visits and performances across the city.
Teaching in Paris: Rice faculty reflect on the Global experience
Set in the heart of the city, the Rice Global Paris Center offers more than a space to teach. It’s a framework for courses that draw directly from Paris itself.
Rice to celebrate grand opening of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall Sept. 11
The 94,000-square-foot facility designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro will serve as a hub for visual arts, performance, interdisciplinary collaboration and research-driven creativity.
‘SPILL’ recognized at Houston Theater Awards; Shepherd School collaborators among winners
The honors reflect both the technical ambition of “SPILL” and the artistry of its creative team.
‘Great day to be an Owl’: Rice football team scores big on move-in day
At each of the university’s 11 residential colleges, Rice football players and Athletics staff carried trunks, mini-fridges and laundry baskets up two, three and even four flights of stairs.
‘Bonjour’ to the boulevard: Rice in France expands to Paris
Rather than romanticize the city, French studies lecturer Nelly Noury-Ossia asked students to interrogate it.
The course co-taught by Juan José Castellón and Kalil Erazo paired architecture and engineering students to study how sustainable structures are conceived and built.
Rice Global India opens new Bengaluru hub
The new space's central location offers quick access to universities, business districts, government offices and the city’s thriving technology sector, home to startups, multinational firms and R&D centers.
Rice students see social neuroscience come to life in Paris classroom, surrounding city
While the course content remained rooted in the neuroscience of emotion and cognition, the setting gave students opportunities to directly engage with the subject in new and unexpected ways.
