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Rice kicks off Latine Heritage Month with festivities, food

Rice’s Grand Hall was boisterously filled with students, music and festivities as the university began its many celebrations as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Themed “Latine Heritage Month,” the festivities include programming across campus through Oct. 17 that spotlight the pride, passion and progress of Latine communities while also acknowledging the ongoing work toward greater recognition, representation and empowerment.

Native plants and trees add character, color to Rice quad

With last week’s unveiling of Rice’s redesigned Academic Quadrangle came the introduction of a few new residents — the 42 species of plants that are breathing new life into the biodiversity at this beloved campus hub.

Rice’s Shepherd School honors Hispanic heritage with Spanish-language recital

Culminating in an encore performance of “Cumbanchero” with fellow faculty from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Ana María Martínez’ “Noche Española” filled Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera Sept. 13.

Rice offers flu and COVID-19 vaccines over four days at RMC

Rice will provide on-site flu vaccinations to all faculty, staff and students. The vaccines will be offered in the Rice Memorial Center.

Shepherd School’s 50th anniversary season kicks off with weekend of orchestral performances

When Rice junior Kayleigh Kim performs William Walton’s Violin Concerto with the Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra, she’ll do so on a 335-year-old Stradivarius that is on loan to the school from a generous collector.

Rice partners with Validity to streamline degree verification

Rice has taken a significant step forward in enhancing the efficiency and security of its degree verification process by partnering with Validity. Validity offers a novel approach to academic credential verification through a platform integrated directly with the Office of the Registrar's website. 

‘A destination’: Rice students embrace redesigned quad as new campus hub

Hours after its ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, the redesigned Academic Quadrangle at Rice had already become a central hub for students.

Rice unveils redesigned Academic Quad

Rice unveiled its newly reimagined Academic Quadrangle during a historic reopening and ribbon-cutting celebration Sept. 12.

Rice remembers 9/11

Students from Rice’s Naval ROTC program hosted an inaugural stair climb at Rice Stadium this morning at 6 a.m. to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, which happened on this day 23 years ago.

Rice to begin Latine Heritage Month celebration Sept. 15

Rice University will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with its own inclusive mission and vision: Latine Heritage Month.

Rice students ‘Ride with Reggie’

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes.

‘Light of Andrea’: Vigil honors loss of beloved student and leader

A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short.

Rolling into the fall semester: Rice Chabad students enjoy sushi social

Rabbi Shmuli welcomed the large crowd to the event, encouraging them to indulge in the plentiful sushi and cold beverages while getting to know their fellow students.

Rice football team honors Andrea Rodriguez Avila in season opener

The Rice football team sported stickers on its helmets with the initials “ARA” in honor of Andrea Rodriguez Avila in the team’s season opener against Sam Houston State.

Rice cracks top 10 for first time on Forbes’ top colleges list

This achievement marks the first time the university has landed in a top 10 spot on the list.