Rice to recognize Juneteenth with programming series, participation in community celebrations
June 5, 2024
Rice’s annual Juneteenth recognition and celebration will bring together Owls and community from across the city and country to explore ideas and questions central to the meaning and promise of the important holiday. The programming includes speaking panels, community gatherings, parades and many more activities.
‘Problem solvers’: Omar Syed and Rice legal team honored by top industry organization
June 3, 2024
The National Association of College and University Attorneys will honor Rice University Vice President and General Counsel Omar Syed with the Distinguished Service Award at its annual conference later this month. Syed, who will also serve as the event’s opening speaker, shares the prestigious recognition with the entire Office of General Counsel team for their outstanding performance.
June 1, 2024
June serves as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and to celebrate, Rice University and many campus affiliates will host events to spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community and educate on sexual and gender diversity.
Staff spotlight: Renelda Robles
May 28, 2024
Staff spotlight: Renelda Robles Associate Director, Office of Financial Aid
Rice alumni volunteers nurture ‘heart of the university’
May 22, 2024
The Office of Alumni Relations brought together dedicated Owls from across Houston and the United States for the Volunteer Leadership Conference, an event designed to connect alumni volunteers across diverse roles at Rice and to amplify their impact through workshops, presentations and feedback engagements.
7 selected for Rice alumni board; president-elect and alumni trustee announced
May 14, 2024
Seven alumni have been selected to serve on Rice University’s Association of Rice Alumni (ARA) Board of Directors: Sacha Abinader, Paula Desel, Tawfik Jarjour, Wayne Hale, June Marshall, Wanda Pan and John Sneider. They begin their three-year terms July 1, when David Leal becomes president-elect of the ARA and Cathryn Rodd Selman becomes an alumni trustee.
Watch video: Rice closes another celebration-filled academic year
May 8, 2024
It’s a wrap for Rice University’s 2023-24 academic year, which was filled with traditions — established and new — as well as other exciting events, activities and announcements on campus.
Rice’s online Master of Computer Science degree ranked No. 3 by Fortune
May 8, 2024
Rice’s online Master of Computer Science program was honored by Fortune Magazine with the No. 3 designation in its national rankings.
Rice’s composting program surpasses 1M-pound milestone
May 8, 2024
Rice University recently crossed a significant milestone with its sustainability efforts. The campus has diverted more than 1 million pounds of food waste from landfills to composting since the composting program’s inception in November 2020.
‘Do things that are extraordinarily hard’: Rice confers doctoral degrees to more than 100 students
May 6, 2024
More than 100 Rice University students were recognized during a doctoral commencement ceremony at Tudor Fieldhouse the morning of May 4. They join the more than 7,800 alumni who have earned a doctoral degree at Rice in the university’s 111-year history.
