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What Is Home big questions course

Exploring big questions at Rice

April 15, 2024

At Rice University, the School of Humanities fosters an environment where students are encouraged to grapple with profound inquiries through its Big Questions courses, and anticipation is already building for the thought-provoking topics coming in fall 2024: “What Is Religion?” and “What Is Home?”

Lee Waldman.

Prestigious Truman Scholarship awarded to Rice’s Lee Waldman

April 12, 2024

Lee Waldman, a Rice junior majoring in sociology in the School of Social Sciences, has been awarded a Truman Scholarship , the premier graduate fellowship in the U.S. for those pursuing careers as leaders in public service.

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Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Treva Lindsey explores the enduring power of Black freedom dreams

April 12, 2024

In belated honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Center for African and African American Studies at Rice University hosted a special event featuring Treva Lindsey, a distinguished professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Ohio State University.

Michael Eric Dyson speaks at CAAAS event

Michael Eric Dyson challenges ‘America’s amnesia’ at CAAAS lecture

April 10, 2024

Renowned scholar and public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson delivered a thought-provoking speech at Rice April 1, spurring conversations about race, history and the imperative of confronting what he called “America’s amnesia.”

Archives of the Impossible

A decade of discovery: 10 years of Rice’s Archives of the Impossible

April 9, 2024

It all started with a conversation during a ride to the airport in December 2014. Jeffrey Kripal, Rice University’s J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, was wrapping up a trip to Berkeley, California, where he’d spent time with Jacques Vallée.

HART in Paris

Rice Global Paris Center hosts art history students, faculty during spring break trip

April 8, 2024

Rice’s Department of Art History embarked on a journey to Paris in March, marking the 10th anniversary of its annual spring break trip.

Niki Clements Foucault conference

Rice to host international conference exploring Michel Foucault’s legacy

April 8, 2024

Rice University will convene a group of international scholars as part Foucault: 40 Years After, a world congress commemorating the enduring legacy of Michel Foucault.

Sophie Esch and Thimo Heisenberg

Exploring economic justice and ecological narratives: Rice faculty awarded Humboldt Research Fellowships

April 4, 2024

School of Humanities faculty members Sophie Esch and Thimo Heisenberg were selected for a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship.

Rice Speech and Debate champions

Rice’s national champion Speech and Debate team racks up more than 60 awards this semester

April 1, 2024

March marked a busy and successful month for Rice Speech and Debate, which clinched the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) National Championship Sweepstakes and achieved an unprecedented feat at the International Forensics Association (IFA) in Dublin, Ireland.

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New book authored by Rice’s Douglas Brinkley documents coal mining communities in postwar America

April 1, 2024

A new book co-authored by Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley paints a picture of the lives of individuals in coal mining communities and their vital contributions to the first wave of post-WWII growth in the U.S.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Editing for equity: Wikipedia edit-a-thon transforms digital discourse

March 28, 2024

On March 23, roughly Rice 10 volunteers gathered to tackle articles centered on the themes of hunger and homelessness, contributing their knowledge to the digital encyclopedia.

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

March 27, 2024

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.

Michael Eric Dyson

Scholar Michael Eric Dyson to decode ‘Alphabets Against American Amnesia’ April 1

March 27, 2024

In an April 1 speech at Rice University that promises to be both enlightening and thought-provoking, Michael Eric Dyson is set to deliver an address titled “BHM, BLM, DEI, CRT, AI, AP and MLK: Alphabets Against American Amnesia.”

Siddhant Patil

Science and spirituality: Moody Fellow blends majors for holistic approach to health care

March 26, 2024

Now a junior at Rice on a pre-med track, Siddhant Patil has been busy double majoring in kinesiology and religion.

Alison Kafer Women's History Month lecture

Women’s History Month lecture spotlights disability rights in debate over abortion access

March 22, 2024

University of Texas at Austin professor Alison Kafer visited Rice University March 19 to present the 2024 Women’s History Month Lecture: “Disability and Reproductive Justice.”

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