Scavenger hunt-centered student art show 'ON/OFF' showcases sculpture online and across campus
As campus residents visit the sites and upload their own photos, the more immersive the exhibit becomes for their remote fellow students.
'It takes more than science': Medical Humanities Program flourishes at Rice
Program’s popularity grows as more medical schools recognize need for humanity in health care.
School of Humanities talking new goals, why humanities matter in Owl Together series
What can you do with a humanities degree? And why are the humanities so important during times of pandemic, past and present?
English professor’s first novel optioned for TV
Bryan Washington’s new novel, “Memorial,” doesn’t arrive in print until Oct. 27, yet the title has already been optioned for television.
Rice Public Art transforms temporary classrooms into public art destinations
HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2020) – The tent-like structures serving as temporary classroom spaces at Rice University during the pandemic could have been left as they were built: tall, steel-framed, silvery-white facilities tucked behind a row of live oak trees near Hanszen College at the corner of College Way and Alumni Drive.
Humanities pauses admissions for Ph.D. programs
In response to challenges caused by COVID-19, Rice’s School of Humanities has paused admissions to all five of its Ph.D. programs — art history, English, history, philosophy and religion — for one year.
'Religion and Black Lives Matter' to be tackled in Rockwell Lecture Series
Next talk Oct. 1 features leading Africana philosopher Lewis R. Gordon.
Rice backs studies of race, anti-racism
The Race and Anti-Racism Research Fund at Rice University has awarded grants to eight professors to develop better understanding of how race, racism and racial injustice affect society.
Brinkley will draw from his well of presidential knowledge Oct. 1 in a virtual town hall, “Reflections on the 2020 Election.”
Conversation with Jehmu Greene kicks off campuswide 'Right to Vote' series Sept. 22
The Center for Civic Leadership wants to make sure you’re ready to rock the vote this semester.
Which lives matter? Couti leads international forum Sept. 25 on race and policing in France
The public webinar will be preceded by special Humanities Now session for Rice undergrads.
Sleepy Cyborg, Rice’s student art gallery, goes virtually virtual
What was Matchbox Gallery has rebranded in a sign of the times.
Student demand for environmental studies surges
Rice’s Center for Environmental Studies is responding with new and expanded courses, fall speaker series.
Rice mourns artist Darra Keeton, professor emeritus of painting and drawing
Darra Rathbun Keeton, Rice professor emeritus of painting and drawing, died Aug. 28. She was 73.
Remote control: CTE’s Adaptive Course Design Institute prepares professors for teaching online
Rice professors set it all aside this summer to learn all about the best new tools for teaching online.
