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Rice student’s Juneteenth poem celebrates legacy of Freedmen’s Town

Though she grew up in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town, Avalon Hogans didn’t start digging into the history of the area until she came to Rice.

Rice gathers world’s top medical humanities minds in Paris

Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute recently held a research summit at the Paris Center, convening leading international researchers to explore critical issues at the intersection of medicine and humanities.

One-day shoot, two-year wait: Rice student’s journey to ‘Fallout’

When she first appears on screen 11 minutes into the third episode of Amazon Prime’s “Fallout,” Viola Hsia is all business as the character Jamila.

Rice English professor Tim Morton selected as National Book Award judge

Timothy Morton , Rice University’s Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, has been selected as a judge for the National Book Award in the nonfiction category.

Empowering voices: The future of creative writing at Rice

Creative writing transcends conventional academic boundaries, serving as both a discipline and a practice that invites diverse perspectives and influences.

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

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.

Bestselling author and Rice writer-in-residence Justin Cronin talks latest novel, lessons learned in the classroom

Rice University writer-in-residence Justin Cronin has for years captivated audiences with his award-winning, bestselling novels, including “The Passage” trilogy, which has been translated into over 45 languages and was adapted for television by famed director Ridley Scott helming the production in 2019.

Environments at home, Rice inspire award-winning Barthelme essay

Graduating Rice senior Hadley Medlock’s essay won the Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing, which carries a $5,000 award.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rice’s Cherry Reading Series

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Rice University’s Cherry Reading Series will host an April 2 reading and conversation event featuring two award-winning poets: Ishion Hutchinson and Valzhyna Mort.

Open studio sessions at Woodson Research Center offer hands-on experience with one-of-a-kind printing press

In a corner of Rice University’s Fondren Library reserved for the special, rare and historic, a relatively new addition with centuries old roots is making an impression at Woodson Research Center.

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.

Ostherr receives NEH grant to explore computational health through humanities lens

Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of the new Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to advance her work on the role of visual representation in the history of computational health.

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

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.

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

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.”

Rice to honor MacArthur-winning professor Kiese Laymon April 10

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.