Katharine Shilcutt

America’s 'Forever Empire' in Middle East chronicled by Citino

Award from Truman Library Institute will fund history professor’s ongoing research for upcoming book

Virtual celebration planned for Rice’s 107th commencement

Tune in as Rice recognizes the Class of 2020 with speeches, special guests and more on May 16.

Rice grads win 10 Fulbright grants

The university celebrates one of its largest-ever cohorts of Fulbright Scholars this year.

Mech major Cofer named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

The Jones College senior will joining 75 other scholars from 26 countries pursuing Ph.D.s at Stanford University.

Rice history professor wins Pulitzer Prize

Caleb McDaniel’s 'Sweet Taste of Liberty' tells true story of slavery and restitution in America.

‘Quaranteens’ across the world star in podcast launched by Rice students

A new podcast from Rice students features interviews with other undergraduates tackling college during the coronavirus.

Humanities courses for summer 2020 help make sense of changing world

Nearly 50 online courses are available at significant discount for Rice students and the general public.

In this together: Rice students, Korean kids forge mutually beneficial bonds 

Before the pandemic hit, Jayoung Song was planning to take the students in her first-year Korean language class on a series of immersive trips to some of Houston’s Korean restaurants and grocery stores. And Will Rice freshman Diego Lopez-Bernal was eagerly awaiting the first outing, because trying Korean food last year was one of the things that got him interested in learning the language in the first place.

Graduating Mellon Mays fellows grateful for opportunity — and the Rice mentors who helped

Increasing diversity in the faculties of colleges and universities across the U.S. is the mission of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) program, which has helped fund the doctoral dreams of over 5,000 students at 48 member schools since 1986.

Red carpet remote: VADA to livestream film fest, awards show

The Campanile collection goes online

Moody studio space transformed to produce face shields for workers battling pandemic

Esch considers animals in wartime for second book, funded by NEH stipend

More than two dozen Rice students win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, funding

Prestigious Truman Scholarship awarded to Rice junior

Junior Cordy McJunkins won the premier graduate fellowship for those pursuing careers as leaders in public service