Shepherd School of Music offers inside look at contemporary American opera
Led by internationally acclaimed stage director Paul Curran, the Aleko Endowed Artist and Director, the program explores two full-length American comic operas through a deconstructed, audience-guided format.
The Cliburn International Competition for Conductors will launch in June 2028 in Houston in partnership with the Houston Symphony and the Shepherd School.
Putting the screens away: Rice humanities faculty rethink how students read, write, think
In an era when classroom technology is often treated as synonymous with innovation, a small number of faculty in Rice’s School of Humanities and Arts are moving deliberately in the opposite direction.
Rice to host interdisciplinary conference examining global impact of soccer
“The World at Play: The Beautiful Game in 2026” will take place Feb. 6-7 at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
Beyond the lens: Moody Center for the Arts exhibition explores intersection of photography and AI
The exhibition features work by seven contemporary artists who draw from the history of photography to explore how emerging technologies are pushing the boundaries of authorship, identity and speculative futures.
From Paris to publication: Rice historian’s workshop reshapes global slavery studies
A Rice historian’s 2024 workshop at the Rice Global Paris Center has culminated in a newly published special issue of the Journal of Global Slavery that challenges Atlantic-centered narratives by centering Asia and the Indian Ocean in global histories of enslavement and coerced labor.
Raghav Wahi ’10: Powering the future of global energy manufacturing
Wahi came to Houston from India to pursue advanced research in materials science and nanotechnology, a decision that would shape both his career and his outlook on global collaboration.
Shepherd School students light up sold-out Spirit of the Season event
Student performers from across the school brought color and energy to the stage with a program that moved seamlessly from Rossini and Bizet to Broadway classics and festive ensemble numbers.
Levander makes case for curiosity, creative play, more fearless higher ed
Unlike many conversations about innovation in higher education, this one didn’t stay inside the walls of the academy.
Led by composer and professor Anthony Brandt, the lab highlights a growing area of study at the intersection of the arts, neuroscience and the medical humanities.
Levander joins Venice International University board of directors, 30th anniversary celebration
The participation of Rice's vice president for global strategy marks a significant milestone in ensuring Rice has a voice in shaping VIU’s academic direction.
First offered in 2008, the Seminar and Practicum in Engaged Research has paired more than 100 students with more than 50 organizations across the region.
New editorial era for Journal of Southern History
Caleb McDaniel will become only the fourth full-time editor of the Journal of Southern History since 1965, an editorial continuity almost unheard of in academic publishing.
Rice Student Association president joins White House conversation on open inquiry
Senior Trevor Tobey was one of only a few student leaders invited to participate alongside university administrators and policy representatives.
Fondren Fellows document Fifth Ward’s toxic history through archive
Seniors Catherine Cook and Shay Olaifa are building a public archive that preserves decades of community stories, environmental records and lived experiences surrounding creosote contamination in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
