Moody Fellow reflects on research opportunities at Rice as she approaches graduation
Graduating May 4 with a double major in history and transnational Asian studies, senior Rijuta Vallishayee’s experience at Rice University has been marked by scholarly excellence and a fervent commitment to independent research.
Indian artist and art critic to bring Kathakali alive at Rice’s Hudspeth Auditorium
“A Window to the World of Kathakali” featuring two programs is set for Oct. 19 at Hudspeth Auditorium in Rice’s Anderson-Clarke Center.
Rice U.’s Chao Center for Asian Studies to host award-winning writer Kevin Chen
The Chao Center for Asian Studies — along with co-sponsors the Asia Society Texas Center, Inprint and the Taiwan Academy in Houston, an arm of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture — will host Kevin Chen, awarding-winning author of “Ghost Town,” as the latest speaker in its Liu Distinguished Visitor Series April 27 at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
‘What is Love?’ is latest Big Questions course
This fall, Rice professors Sonia Ryang and Ilana Gershon will ask Rice students a far-from-simple question — What is Love? — in their upcoming course of the same name, the latest offering in the Big Questions class series sponsored by the School of Humanities.
Rice’s Houston Asian American Archive highlighted in new exhibition
A wide variety of items from Rice University’s Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA) are now highlighted in a new public exhibition at the Julia Ideson Gallery at the Houston Public Library downtown.
Rice mourns beloved Chinese literature professor Nanxiu Qian
Nanxiu Qian, professor of Chinese literature in the School of Humanities, died Nov. 16 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 75.
Transnational Asian Studies expands its offerings with three new faculty members
‘A true pioneer,’ the department works across boundaries in space, time and discipline.
Humanities debuts unique Department of Transnational Asian Studies
The ‘Asia’ this department will study is nearly global.
