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Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

April 24, 2023

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. Here are recipients of some of this year's awards.

Kiese Laymon at reception in his honor

Rice English’s MacArthur ‘genius’ Kiese Laymon honored by campus community

April 13, 2023

In an afternoon reception at Cohen House April 10, Kiese Laymon — Rice’s Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English — was joined by his students, family, friends and colleagues alongside Rice President Reginald DesRoches and leaders from across campus to celebrate the esteemed author in light of his recent MacArthur Fellowship , popularly known as the “genius grant.”

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Rice to honor MacArthur-winning professor Kiese Laymon April 10

March 27, 2023

Rice President Reginald DesRoches, Provost Amy Dittmar and School of Humanities Dean Kathleen Canning invite all members of the Rice community to a special reception at Cohen House April 10 to formally honor English professor Kiese Laymon, recipient of a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship.

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Rice’s Tomás Morín next up in Fondren’s ‘The Books That Shaped My World’ series

March 24, 2023

The latest installment of “The Books That Shaped My World,” a lecture series presented by Rice University's Friends of Fondren Library, will be held at the library April 3.

Renowned William Blake scholar and printmaker Michael Phillips demonstrates how to use the star-wheel copper-plate rolling press replica that is now in the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library as of March 1, 2023.

Here to stay: Rice showcases newly delivered William Blake printing press replica

March 2, 2023

Rice University showcased the newly acquired star-wheel copper-plate rolling press that famous Romantic poet and artist William Blake used to produce his masterworks this week at the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library.

Christopher Gonzalez speaks about the art of writing your first book at the Cherry Reading Series event in Fondren Library on Feb. 27, 2023.

Fondren hosts reading series event about writing first book

March 1, 2023

The Rice Department of English’s Cherry Reading Series presented “Breaking Out! The Untold Stories of Writing and Publishing a First Book,” featuring moderator Bryan Washington and panelist authors Allegra Hyde, Christopher Gonzalez and Jean Kyoung Frazier, on Monday, Feb. 27.

Kiese Laymon, author and Rice University English professor

Rice Athletics to celebrate MacArthur winner Kiese Laymon, screen Bill Russell documentary at final men’s basketball game

February 27, 2023

Rice Professor Kiese Laymon, acclaimed author and 2022 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” awardee , is set to be recognized by Rice Athletics during the final men’s basketball game of the season March 4 against the Florida International University Panthers at 2 p.m. in Tudor Fieldhouse. Following the game, attendees will be treated to a free screening of “Bill Russell: Legend” featuring narration written by Laymon.

The star-wheel copper-plate rolling press that famous Romantic poet and artist William Blake used to produce his masterworks is pictured.

Rice acquires rare replica of William Blake printing press

February 22, 2023

Rice University is the only place in North America where you can find an authentic, functional replica of the star-wheel copper-plate rolling press that famous Romantic poet and artist William Blake used to produce his masterworks.

Flyer for the Rice Department of English’s Cherry Reading Series will present “Breaking Out! The Untold Stories of Writing and Publishing a First Book,” on Feb. 27, 2023.

New Cherry Reading Series event to ‘demystify’ process of publishing first book

February 17, 2023

The Rice Department of English’s Cherry Reading Series will present “Breaking Out! The Untold Stories of Writing and Publishing a First Book,” featuring moderator Bryan Washington and panelist authors Allegra Hyde, Christopher Gonzalez and Jean Kyoung Frazier, at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.

Student on left participating in acting exercise with professional actor on right

Actors From The London Stage dazzle throughout campus visit

February 6, 2023

The Actors From The London Stage, the international touring troupe based in London and at the University of Notre Dame, shared their talents with Rice students and the Houston community at large during the group’s recent on-campus residency Jan. 31-Feb. 4.

Kiese Laymon, author and Rice University English professor

Laymon first up as ‘Books That Shaped My Life’ series transitions to in-person presentations

February 2, 2023

A lecture series created by Rice University’s Multicultural Community Relations department is making the leap from online meetings to in-person discussions. “Books That Shaped My Life,” which began during the pandemic and originally took place via Zoom, explores literature that challenges and expands our understanding of the human journey.

Kiese Laymon, author and Rice University English professor

Rice’s Kiese Laymon awarded ‘genius grant’ MacArthur Fellowship

October 12, 2022

Rice University English professor and acclaimed author Kiese Laymon has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”

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Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

August 29, 2022

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

Kirsten Ostherr giving lecture in Berlin

English chair Ostherr gives lecture in Berlin in honor of Marshall Plan’s 75th anniversary

August 26, 2022

Kirsten Ostherr — the Gladys Louise Fox Professor and Chair of the Department of English, and director of both Rice’s medical humanities program and the Medical Futures Lab — was invited by the U.S. Embassy in Berlin to give a lecture July 13 at the Benjamin Franklin campus of the city’s Charité hospital, one of the largest university hospitals in Europe.

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People, papers and presentations for Aug. 8, 2022

August 8, 2022

Alyssa Cahoy, a senior Health Sciences student in the Department of Kinesiology, won the Morehouse College Project Imhotep Public Health Leadership Award during her summer internship at the Atlanta program.

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