Rice’s Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought tackles ‘truly foundational questions’
It started with an idea jotted down on a napkin at a bar in the Houston Heights in 2014, but the Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought at Rice has evolved into the most popular minor offered in the School of Humanities.
Masha Gessen to discuss Ukraine, Russia and threats to democracy in fall Campbell Lectures
Renowned author and journalist Masha Gessen will be on campus Nov. 7 and 8 for the annual Campbell Lecture Series, hosted by the School of Humanities.
Rice history professors offer timely course on Russia’s war with Ukraine
Russia shook the international order when President Vladimir Putin launched a massive military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022. This fall, nearly six months from the war’s beginning, a pair of Rice history scholars along with several guest experts will guide students through the causes and consequences of the conflict.
Leading French intellectual to speak at Rice
Fassin’s March 21 talk will tackle authoritarian neoliberalism’s attacks on academic freedom
Undergrads share research on Texas slave trade
Rice undergraduates presented alongside historians and experts on the intra-American slave trade at the “Bound Away” conference Dec. 3-4
‘Truly your class is one of a kind’: Rice’s Class of 2025 matriculates as largest ever
President Leebron challenges new students to prepare for a life of boldness, courage and contribution.
How should we decide who deserves to be honored with a statue?
Public monument expert Sanford Levinson to deliver April 13 lecture.
Future of Supreme Court — both immediate and long-term — is focus of Rice webinar
Major challenges now facing the Supreme Court will be the topic of a Nov. 12 webinar.
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?
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.
Leading voting rights and elections expert to speak Feb. 20 in Herring Hall
HOUSTON – (Feb. 7, 2020) – One of the nation’s most prominent constitutional law experts is scheduled to speak at Rice University in a lecture that’s free and open to the public.
