Rice establishes endowed professorship in Jain studies
Supported by alumni and members of the Jain community nationwide, the establishment of the Thirthankar Shantinath Professorship builds on a decade of partnership between Rice and the Jain community.
Shepherd School Chamber Music Festival to celebrate art of learning through performance
The seven-concert festival showcases the artistry of Shepherd School students as they bring to life chamber works that span centuries, styles and emotions.
Expert on innovation, higher education: Rice’s Levander on reinventing the American university
As colleges, universities and policymakers grapple with how to remain relevant in an era of rapid technological change, reassess the value of a degree and reinvent what higher education means for today’s learners, Caroline Levander is uniquely positioned to offer authoritative insight.
‘Religion happens everywhere’: Brunton connects faith, environment, ethics of energy
“Religious studies lets you inhabit another person’s worldview,” said Judith Ellen Brunton, assistant professor of religion and a Boniuk Institute Faculty Fellow.
Across deserts and dynasties: Uzbekistan exhibition unveiled in Herring Hall
Rice’s Department of Art History unveiled its “HART in the World: Uzbekistan” student exhibition Oct. 29.
‘Endangered Feces’ turns humor into habitat in Harris Gully
Installed near Rice's Harris Gully Natural Area, the work features two decomposable sculptures shaped like the droppings of the Houston toad and the Attwater’s prairie chicken, both endangered species native to the Gulf Coast.
ASAP/16 turns Houston into living gallery
From Oct. 22-25, more than 500 scholars, artists and curators filled lecture halls and galleries from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to Project Row Houses, exploring how the arts shape the present moment and how cities like Houston can help define it.
Loden reappointed as dean of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music
Since taking the helm, Loden has overseen a period of notable growth and renewal for the Shepherd School.
Journalist, historian Cobb to deliver Campbell Lecture Nov. 19-20
Jelani Cobb's two talks promise to cast fresh light on some of the most volatile questions confronting the country today.
Lilly, Chan perform with Houston Symphony, strengthening Shepherd School ties
The Houston Symphony’s classical subscription series concerts Sept. 27 and 28 marked an early highlight for the Shepherd School of Music’s newest faculty, whose performances drew standing ovations from the audience.
Rice scholar offers insight into politics, identity shaping modern France
Julie Fette's research spans issues of gender, race and citizenship in France, including how elites and institutions have shaped — and been shaped by — the nation’s values.
Collaboration without borders: Rice-PSL fund opens doors for faculty across campus
The PSL Global Seed Fund operates less like a grant program and more like a catalyst sparking collaborations that bridge disciplines and extend Rice’s reach across continents.
Filmmaker Coleman explores life, death, consciousness with Rice community
An exploration of how Tibetan Buddhist and scientific traditions each understand and attempt to study the tukdam state has taken filmmaker and scholar Donagh Coleman from Himalayan monasteries to neuroscience labs around the world.
Levander joins ‘Keen On America’ to discuss innovation in higher education
Vice President for Global Strategy Caroline Levander argued that higher education is facing a pivotal moment — one in which institutions must decide whether to preserve the past or build for the future.
A new chapter for Rice: First fall schedule of classes in Paris proving to be success
The inaugural semester of student programming at the Rice Global Paris Center is a collaboration between the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and Rice Global with support from the School of Social Sciences and School of Humanities and Arts.
