At work, bosses express religion more than subordinates, study says
How much individuals express their religious beliefs in the workplace depends on how much power they hold there, according to new research from the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance’s Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University.
Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University.
Baker Institute event: COVID-19’s impact on Muslim world
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on religiosity and practices in the Muslim world will be discussed in a Nov. 29 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
New research from sociologists at Rice University and West Virginia University finds that almost 20% of Muslims report having been harassed by the police specifically because of their religion, more than four times the rate reported by people of other faiths.
Sociologist Ecklund named director of Boniuk Institute
Elaine Howard Ecklund, an internationally acclaimed sociologist of religion, is the new director of the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance at Rice University.
Boniuk Institute, empathy advocates to present Compassion Week
Compassionate Houston, a partner of Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is hosting Compassion Week Oct. 16-22 to provide the community with perspectives from a variety of backgrounds through virtual sessions.
Kassim wins prestigious dissertation completion fellowship
A series of setbacks didn’t deter this Rice grad student, who is soon to publish his second book.
The questions of our time: Humanities courses encourage closer examination of daily life
Rice's Big Questions courses speak to issues that are fundamental to our experience.
Religious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert
Remembering John Lewis: Activist, Civil Rights Icon and Humanitarian
The Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI), with support from the Dean of Undergraduates and Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is honored to have serendipitously met John Lewis during our cultural excursion in May 2019 to Atlanta
Mitzvah Marathon lights up campus
Good deeds wanted at annual Mitzvah Marathon
To do a mitzvah is to do a good deed. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do at the Mitzvah Marathon.
Holocaust’s defiant diplomats: Jewish Studies exhibition honors extraordinary envoys
Rayzor Hall lobby now showing ‘Beyond Duty’ throughout spring semester.
Jan. 16 declared ‘Dr. Paula Sanders Day’ in Houston
New light on the Galveston Movement: Houston Jewish History Archive acquires rare pamphlet
A 1907 guide for immigrants illuminates a fascinating chapter in Texas history.
