Rice’s Program in Jewish Studies, Shepherd School receive $4.1 million estate...
Rice has received a gift of more than $4.1 million from the estate of the late Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain to the university’s Program in Jewish Studies and the Shepherd School of Music.
View ArticleNew book by Rice’s DeConick explores the emergence and revolutionizing role...
Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity. This is the premise of a new book by April DeConick, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of...
View ArticleRice U. election experts and watch parties
Rice University experts are available to comment on the 2016 elections.
View ArticleRice’s Religion Department to host Gnostic Film Festival March 24-26
HOUSTON – (March 14, 2017) – Rice University’s Department of Religion will host a Gnostic Film Festival featuring six movies at the Rice Media Center March 24-26.
View ArticlePhysician-geneticist Francis Collins to speak at Rice March 30
Physician-geneticist Francis Collins to speak at Rice March 30.
View ArticleA ‘roast and toast’ for Dean of Humanities Nicolas Shumway
In celebration of Nicolas Shumway’s seven years as dean of humanities, members of the Rice community gathered in the Moody Center for the Arts’ Central Gallery April 20 for a “roast and toast” that...
View ArticleNew book by Rice’s Henze broadens understanding of early Judaism and early...
Reading the Old and the New Testament is not enough to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles and the rise of early Christianity, according to a new book by Rice religion scholar Matthias Henze. To...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: ‘Faith During and After Harvey’ panel tonight at Rice
MEDIA ADVISORY David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu Amy McCaig 713-348-6777 amym@rice.edu‘ ‘Faith During and After Harvey’ panel tonight at Rice HOUSTON – (Sept. 6, 2017) –...
View ArticleRice’s Furman and Kean team up to help save Jewish historical records damaged...
Shortly after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey dropped more than 50 inches of rain on large areas of Houston and southeast Texas, Rice’s Joshua Furman and Melissa Kean sprang into action to lead an...
View ArticlePinn and CERCL Writing Collective collaborate on new book
By their very nature, academics want to stake out their own territory, to both conceive of and claim some radical new idea. But for the...
View ArticleRice houses one-of-a-kind Houston Jewish History Archive in Fondren Library
When it officially launches July 1, the HJHA -- which aims to collect historical records pertaining to local Jewish history and preserve them for future generations -- will be the only archive of its...
View ArticleNielsen, emeritus professor and founder of the Department of Religion, dies...
Niels C. Nielsen Jr., Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religious Thought and honorary associate of Will Rice College, died March 27.
View ArticleNew awards honor faculty excellence
This year, five new awards have been established to honor outstanding members of the faculty.
View ArticleAstros hero’s bat donated to Houston Jewish History Archive at Rice
Bregman used the bat during the Astros’ 2018 home opener against the Baltimore Orioles April 2.
View ArticleYo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble in residence at Rice
Musicians from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble joined cultural leaders at the Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 26 for a special event highlighting the unifying power of culture and the arts in a...
View ArticleRice students reimagine the black future
A spoken word performance by Jones College freshman Drew Carter opened the evening’s program at the Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 29, the final...
View ArticleHistory of largest conservative synagogue in US now housed at Rice
Houston Jewish History Archive is now the custodian of ‘one of the most important collections in the history of American Judaism.’
View ArticleRice students challenge Western misconceptions of African reality
Newly formed Increasing African Presence in Academia committee engages robust crowd at Multicultural Center.
View ArticleIslamophobia spotlighted at daylong teach-in
Discourse and discussion examined anti-Muslim sentiment after terror attacks in New Zealand To understand Islamophobia, it’s best to start at the beginning. That’s why Paula...
View ArticleRice’s Martin is ‘Jeopardy!’ clue
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy and author of the acclaimed biography “A Prophet with Honor: The...
View ArticleHolocaust Museum Houston partners with Boniuk Institute on ‘Coexistence’...
Holocaust Museum Houston, in partnership with Rice's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance and other local organizations, is hosting "Coexistence," a unique and thought-provoking free outdoor art...
View ArticleSummer exhibitions stoke creative energy at the Moody
Creativity at every stage of life underscores much of the programming this summer at the Moody Center for the Arts. Two artists exhibiting for the...
View ArticlePeople, papers and presentations
Justine Bakker, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Religion, has been named one of 23 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for 2019 by...
View ArticleKripal’s newest book demands deeper study of stories of universally shared...
‘The Flip’ asks vital questions like ‘Are we just moist robots with computers on top?’ By his own admission, Rice University Professor of Religion Jeffrey...
View ArticleOgren to explore Jewish thought in early America thanks to humanities grant
Ogren will spend a year in New York researching Judaism's influence on Colonial American thoughts and ideas.
View ArticleKripal tackles ‘The Hard Problem’
Audience members at the Oct. 4 performance of “The Hard Problem” at Main Street Theater stayed for a special post-production talk by Jeffrey Kripal, the...
View ArticleRice introduces Center for African and African American Studies
CAAAS will provide a unique hub for conversations about race, identity and more.
View ArticleRice’s unconventional approach to big questions attracts diplomat-turned-scholar
"'Unconventional wisdom' is what brought me here," said Azizou Atte-oudeyi.
View ArticleWelcoming CAAAS to campus
The Rice community came out in force to celebrate the official launch of the university’s new Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS). As...
View ArticlePeople, papers and presentations
Paula Sanders, professor of history and director of Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson...
View ArticleOnline church services reduce ‘sense of loneliness,’ says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (March 23, 2020) – With local and state government officials restricting large public gatherings and President Trump urging Americans to limit their gatherings to fewer than 10 people during...
View ArticleFormer Rice religion professor, legendary TSU debate coach Thomas Freeman...
Thomas Freeman, the legendary Texas Southern University debate coach who was the first African American professor to teach in the School of Humanities at Rice,...
View ArticleCenter for African and African American Studies offers new minor, course and...
The new minor includes 72 different classes across 10 departments and programs.
View ArticleReligious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert
MEDIA ADVISORY Jeff Falk jfalk@rice.edu 713-348-6775 Avery Franklin averyrf@rice.edu 713-348-6327 Religious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert The Protecting Places of Worship Forum will...
View ArticleReligious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert
The Protecting Places of Worship Forum will be held Aug. 13 and 27 A first-of-its-kind virtual forum from the Department of Justice will discuss hate...
View ArticleRice remembers legendary Rabbi Samuel Karff, one of Houston’s ‘Three Wise Men’
Rabbi Karff lectured at Rice for over 20 years and was influential in fundraising for its Jewish Studies program.
View Article‘Religion and Black Lives Matter’ to be tackled in Rockwell Lecture Series
Next talk Oct. 1 features leading Africana philosopher Lewis R. Gordon.
View ArticleIslamic scholar Nasr to lecture on intertwined history of Shi’ism and Sufism
Rice’s Kazimi Lecture series brings 'towering figure' into conversation via Zoom Dec. 7.
View ArticleEddie Glaude Jr. talks racial justice in America in special Campbell Lecture
Popular Princeton professor will speak March 4 during online lecture.
View Article‘Untapped potential’: Rice partners with area universities in new African and...
Feb. 19 panel on history of AAAS in Southeastern Texas to kick off collaboration between Rice, UH, TSU and PVAMU.
View ArticleNew humanities podcast explores personal connections between life and...
"Connections" was conceived as a way to explore a topic that’s long been fundamental to humanistic fields of study.
View ArticleReligion in the real world: Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program...
Over 80% of the world’s population is religious, and for a decade, Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) has been dedicated to promoting better understanding of religion's impact on...
View ArticleUnique topics, returning favorites and leading faculty: Humanities’ summer...
From environmental studies and medical humanities courses to a survey of "Star Wars," there's something for everyone this summer.
View ArticleNew Big Questions courses: The botched pandemic response, and why religion...
Kripal, Schroeder to confront issues at the core of our current existence.
View ArticleClements and Faubion convene conference of international Foucault ‘superstars’
Scholars’ twice-weekly talks this summer will consider newly published work by the French philosopher.
View ArticleAnthony Pinn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The founding director of Rice's Center for African and African American Studies is a leading scholar in religion, race and popular culture.
View ArticleFinal project centers Black student voices with large-scale mosaic
Community-sourced art piece by Religion and Black Lives Matter students was projected nightly for a week.
View ArticleKassim wins prestigious dissertation completion fellowship
A series of setbacks didn’t deter this Rice grad student, who is soon to publish his second book.
View ArticleJeffrey Kripal on how to think about the UFO phenomenon
To study the subject adequately is ‘to study pretty much everything,’ said the professor of religion and UFO researcher.
View ArticleCAAAS asks: Has MLK’s dream been deferred?
The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas will deliver annual lecture commemorating the 1963 March on Washington.
View Article
