‘Future of music’: Rice’s Shepherd School celebrates 50 years with new commissions
“Birds Are Real; Ambushed From Ten Directions,” a composition by Shih-Hui Chen, will make its world premiere Oct. 16 as part of the 50th anniversary celebration for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Xicana scholar Cherríe Moraga reflects on colonization, family and identity at Rice
Weaving together reflections on colonization and her family’s experiences in California, Cherríe Moraga recounted how over centuries the violence of colonization has shaped the state and its people in her new piece, “They Are Falling All Around Me — A Borderless América Reimagined.”
Mia X becomes first woman inducted into Rice’s Hip Hop Archival Collection
Mia X, known as the “Mother of Southern Hip-Hop,” made history once again by becoming the first woman inducted into Rice's Hip Hop Archival Collection Sept. 18.
New Tent Series installations spark reflection on space, memory and social engagement
The installation of new temporary artwork in the Moody Center for the Arts’ Tent Series presents an intriguing dialogue between architecture, social engagement and narrative form.
‘A natural fit’: Rice philosophy professor explains relationship between philosophy, technology
When Robert Howell contemplates the future of artificial intelligence, he foresees a world where an app might guide your moral decisions just as Google Maps helps you navigate a road trip.
‘Well within reason’: Fed makes first interest rate cut since 2020
Rice experts John Diamond and Zach Bethune are available to comment on the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a half percentage point.
Rice hosted the Energy, Waste and the Environment in West Africa conference Sept. 12-13, an event that convened scholars, policymakers and artists to address pressing environmental issues in West Africa.
Rice’s Shepherd School honors Hispanic heritage with Spanish-language recital
Culminating in an encore performance of “Cumbanchero” with fellow faculty from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Ana María Martínez’ “Noche Española” filled Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera Sept. 13.
Shepherd School’s 50th anniversary season kicks off with weekend of orchestral performances
When Rice junior Kayleigh Kim performs William Walton’s Violin Concerto with the Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra, she’ll do so on a 335-year-old Stradivarius that is on loan to the school from a generous collector.
‘A destination’: Rice students embrace redesigned quad as new campus hub
Hours after its ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, the redesigned Academic Quadrangle at Rice had already become a central hub for students.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honors 9/11 with somber tribute concert
In a moving tribute, the Shepherd School of Music hosted the annual “9/11 In Memoriam” concert, honoring the lives lost Sept. 11, 2001.
Artist’s visionary collaboration bridges art and civil engineering at Rice
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice launches its fall 2024 season with “Do Ho Suh: In Process,” an exhibition that takes visitors inside the artist’s studio, highlighting his unique collaborative practice that often blends art and engineering.
In a first for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Grammy Award®-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will host a Spanish-language recital in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Mia X, first lady of No Limit Records, to be inducted into hip-hop archives at Rice
Rice’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning will honor hip-hop pioneer Mia X by inducting her into its Hip Hop Archival Collection.
Cherríe Moraga, a renowned writer, feminist activist, poet, essayist and playwright, will present her lecture titled “They Are Falling All Around Me — A Borderless América Reimagined” at the Sept. 18 Gray/Wawro Lecture.
