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A year of bold leadership: Doerr Institute wraps up 2024-25 with celebration

May 12, 2025

Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders capped off the 2024-25 academic year with its annual Leadership Celebration April 24 in Ray Courtyard, honoring a year marked by robust student engagement and impact.

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‘Visionary leader’ Rodi Guidero joins external board of Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders

April 22, 2025

Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders has appointed Rodi Guidero, executive director of Breakthrough Energy, to its external board.

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Doerr Institute’s ‘Leading Owls’ podcast highlights inspiring leaders at Rice

March 17, 2025

A new podcast from Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders highlights inspiring Owls who serve as leaders in their respective fields.

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Rice’s new Leader Development Council unites key representatives to advance world-class leadership efforts

February 21, 2025

Rice has established a new initiative aimed at refining world-class leadership development practices across campus, bringing together key representatives from various departments and programs to drive this effort.

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Leading executive recruiter John Strackhouse appointed chairman of Doerr Institute external board

December 10, 2024

World-class leader and talent recruiter John Strackhouse has been named chairman of the external board of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice.

Doerr Institute Director Bernie Banks speaks to students at a catalyst workshop.

Doerr Institute’s Catalyst workshops develop students’ skills as leaders

November 8, 2024

The Doerr Institute’s latest efforts to develop leaders at Rice include getting students in front of leadership experts to develop their skills at Catalyst leadership workshops.

Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, speaks during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.

Community leaders gather at Rice to connect, discuss leadership

November 5, 2024

Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice, spoke about the importance of leadership development during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.

Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders visited the NASA Johnson Space Center Oct. 15, 2024.

‘Sharing concrete examples of leadership challenges’: Rice students learn from leaders at NASA

October 30, 2024

Widely recognized for developing leaders, Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders took its students to a place full of them earlier this month, visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center.

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Rice selected by Carnegie Foundation for inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose Classification

June 14, 2024

Rice is one of 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification.

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‘World class’ CoachRICE program offers globally recognized leader development coaching

May 28, 2024

Rice’s CoachRICE program is available this summer for aspiring leaders and coaches looking toward a formal training credential.

Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate a year of leader development at the Ray Courtyard last week as Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders held its annual end-of-year bash.

Rice’s Doerr Institute holds annual leadership celebration with students and coaches

April 29, 2024

Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate a year of leader development at the Ray Courtyard last week as Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders held its annual end-of-year bash.

Bernard “Bernie” Banks joined Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders as its director, effective Jan. 1.

A conversation with new director of Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard Banks

February 1, 2024

Resilient, driven and collaborative. These three adjectives describe the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard “Bernie” Banks, who is looking to lead Rice University into a new era of leadership development.

Last week, the Office of the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders became the first two divisions on campus to go “Owl in for Houston” by reaching 100% participation in this year’s Rice United Way Campaign.

Doerr Institute, Office of the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies go ‘Owl in for Houston’

December 11, 2023

Last week, the Office of the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders became the first two divisions on campus to go “Owl in for Houston” by reaching 100% participation in this year’s Rice United Way Campaign.

Dr. Bernard "Bernie" Banks

Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders names new director

October 25, 2023

Bernard “Bernie” Banks will join Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders as its director, effective Jan. 1.

Doerr’s Demystifying Measurement course examines impact of leader development programs in higher ed.

Doerr’s Demystifying Measurement course examines impact of leader development programs in higher ed

August 11, 2023

A Doerr Institute for New Leaders course titled Demystifying Measurement is equipping students with the skills to develop evaluation systems that explore the impact of leader development programs in higher education and beyond.

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