Graduates

Owl-standing achievements: Rice celebrates more than 750 graduates at advanced degree commencement ceremony

More than 750 freshly minted advanced degree graduates took their well-earned strolls across the stage at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse May 10.

Huff OEDK Showcase honors student ingenuity and impact

Student engineering teams at Rice demonstrated how hands-on design can drive real-world impact at the 2025 Huff OEDK Showcase and competition. Held April 17 at the Ion, the event featured 81 student teams, 93 judges and hundreds of visitors.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Thiago Pinheiro dos Santos ’25

For Thiago Pinheiro dos Santos, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Brazil, research is a way to drive positive, meaningful impact across a wide range of real-world domains from energy innovation to medicine.

Graduate Student Spotlight: Tia Gray ’25

Tia Gray, a doctoral candidate in materials science and nanoengineering from Columbus, Georgia, found her way to Rice through the QuestBridge program.

Houston Area Women’s Center sheds light on domestic violence, how to get help

Domestic violence affects many with 1 in 5 college students and 1 in 4 women experiencing abuse in their lifetime. Since 1977, the Houston Area Women’s Center, a community partner of Rice, has been a vital resource for those affected by domestic and sexual violence.

Staff Spotlight: Carrie Willard

Staff Spotlight: Carrie Willard

‘Hard work coming to fruition’: New Rice graduates look toward their next chapters

As Rice’s December graduates receive their degrees, they look to take on a wide range of challenges as they impart their wisdom gained at Rice on the world at large.

‘Enjoy the little moments that come with the Rice experience’: December graduates reflect on time at South Main

Over 500 students will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10.

STaRT@Rice goes international, boosting research skills and collaboration

STaRT@Rice is recognized for cultivating exceptional researchers and fostering community.

Tenneys enjoy special family moment at Rice commencement

David Tenney stood onstage at Rice Stadium Saturday, handing out diplomas to graduating students one by one. Rice’s undergraduate commencement ceremony is an event he knows well, having not only received his degree from Rice in 1987 but also having worked as the university’s registrar for two decades. But this time was different. A special moment he’d been waiting for was finally here: His son Jonathan Tenney was among the graduates.

Rice honors achievements of over 700 advanced degree recipients

More than 700 of Rice University’s advanced degree recipients crossed the stage to thunderous applause and cheers from family, friends, faculty and staff during an afternoon graduation ceremony May 4 in Tudor Fieldhouse.

Rice to hold 110th commencement May 5-6

Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremonies will be held May 5 and 6, concluding with the undergraduate ceremony at Rice Stadium the night of May 6 featuring an address from Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary and assistant to the president.

Resilient Class of 2022 celebrates degrees earned, lessons learned at Leebron’s final commencement

Over two days of festivities, Rice’s 109th commencement celebrated a resilient class of undergraduate and graduate students, most of whom spent the majority of their Rice careers under the specter of COVID-19. The final May 7 ceremony marked the first universitywide commencement in three years.