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Civic Humanist

From Aldine to academia: Rice’s Civic Humanist program inspires Houston-area students

November 12, 2024

As soon as the class heard one answer, hands shot up with more questions for Rice University faculty Fay Yarbrough and Luziris Pineda Turi as well as junior Jessaly Chavez.

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Shepherd School alumni among 67th annual Grammy Award nominees

November 8, 2024

Several alumni from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are in the running for Grammy Awards, continuing the school’s legacy of musical excellence with the 67th annual Grammy Awards set to be held Feb. 2.

Chao Center for Asian Studies

Rice’s ‘highly interdisciplinary’ Asian studies major bridges cultures, creates connections

November 7, 2024

The Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice, recently awarded “Game Changer: Community Partner” by Asia Society Texas, stands out for its unique transnational approach, examining Asia’s complex histories, cultures and interactions beyond national borders.

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Rice’s Shepherd School of Music to host Fall Chamber Music Festival

November 6, 2024

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music invites audiences to experience the artistry and collaboration of chamber music as 130 students showcase their talent in the upcoming Fall Chamber Music Festival.

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

Rice hosts Southeast Mellon Mays Fellowship conference, fostering future scholars in humanities and social sciences

November 6, 2024

The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellows from across the Southeast to present their research, connect with peers and explore graduate school opportunities.

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Rice students illustrate campus life in new French comics course

November 4, 2024

When Rice’s Julie Fette was brainstorming for fall 2024 courses in the Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures, one of the ideas she landed on was French Comics (FREN 322).

Valentin Radutiu

Valentin Radutiu appointed professor of cello at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music

November 1, 2024

Acclaimed cellist Valentin Radutiu began his musical journey at the age of 6 when he started learning the cello from his father, a cellist with the Munich Radio Orchestra who had fled communist Romania.

Andrea Bajani

At Rice, novelist Andrea Bajani finds himself in translation

October 31, 2024

At the bustling crossroads of the Frankfurt Book Fair where novelist and poet Andrea Bajani visited for the prelaunch of his new novel “The Anniversary” (“L’anniversario”), he found himself face-to-face with four people — no, four versions of himself.

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Shepherd School alumni, recent students take center stage at elite opera companies

October 31, 2024

Recent graduates and students of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are making waves in the opera world with several securing coveted positions in some of the nation’s most renowned opera companies.

Jon Kimura Parker

Faculty of Rice’s Shepherd School react to discovery of new Chopin waltz

October 29, 2024

The recent discovery of a new Frédéric Chopin waltz has reverberated throughout the classical music world, capturing the attention of scholars, performers and audiences alike.

Mel Chin

Renowned conceptual artist Mel Chin to headline Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series

October 29, 2024

Mel Chin, an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist and MacArthur Fellow, will bring his thought-provoking perspective to Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series Nov. 12-13.

Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra

Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra to showcase rising stars at ‘Virtuoso Spotlight’

October 28, 2024

Rice’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will shine the spotlight on two exceptional musicians during the upcoming “Virtuoso Spotlight” set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 in Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

Monuments Symposium

Artists, scholars and community leaders gather at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts to reimagine monuments on campus and beyond

October 25, 2024

The Oct. 18 “Monuments Symposium” at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts provided a dynamic platform for discussions about the evolving role of monuments in contemporary society.

Historical Perspectives

Rice historians offer perspectives, context for 2024 presidential election

October 25, 2024

Two weeks before Election Day, Rice’s School of Humanities hosted a discussion on the historical context and stakes of the upcoming presidential election.

Alcina

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music presents enchanting performances of Handel’s ‘Alcina’

October 24, 2024

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will present Handel’s “Alcina,” a baroque masterpiece of magic, deception and passion, in Brockman Hall for Opera Nov. 1 and 3.

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