Students organize panel discussion about social movement activism for course’s final project
April 17, 2024
Under the guidance of Anthony Pinn, Rice University’s Agnes Cullen Arnold Distinguished Professor of Humanities and founding director of the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL), students in Religion 216 spent the spring semester delving into the complex intersections of religion, politics and social justice, particularly within the context of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Portia Hopkins named Rice historian
September 19, 2023
Portia Hopkins, a seasoned researcher, chronicler and teacher with a wealth of experience in academia, was recently named the new university historian at Rice.
Rice University hosts first Black Leadership Across Campuses symposium
October 25, 2022
Rice University will host the Fall 2022 Black Leadership Across Campuses (BLAC) symposium in Farnsworth Pavilion Oct. 28 and 29. The symposium will be the first in a series of conferences addressing a wide range of themes that explore the mission and cultural worlds framed by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).