| Rice strengthening its commitment to loan-free financial aid |
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Rice is expanding its commitment to loan-free financial aid, which allows students to receive assistance without taking out student loans. The university has long offered loan-free financial aid to students with family annual incomes under $200,000. Beginning next fall, all students — domestic and international — who qualify for need-based assistance will be able to receive financial aid without taking out student loans.
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| Rice’s Doerr Institute expands CoachRICE program to serve other institutions |
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The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University is expanding its CoachRICE leadership coaching program, providing other institutions of higher education with training to improve how they develop students as high-potential leaders. CoachRICE is a globally recognized coach training program accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). It’s one of many leader development programs offered by the Doerr Institute, providing participants with 80 hours of training and practical experience to enhance their leadership coaching skills. Students can get involved with CoachRICE here.
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| Rice wins NEH grant to create digital database of Atlantic slave trade |
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Associate professor of history Daniel Domingues has been awarded $149,995 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for his project with Lancaster University to develop the Digital Archive of the Atlantic Slave Trades. This open-access resource will digitize, transcribe, translate and link manuscript materials documenting the South Sea Company and its contribution to the trans-Atlantic and intra-American slave trades.
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| Moody makes ‘Soundwaves’ for its spring show |
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Nick Cave’s wearable works of art, “Soundsuits,” intentionally obscure the human inside, transforming a person into a colorful alien presence that makes curious noises with every shuffle and step. Anyone could be performing inside one of Cave’s “Soundsuits,” and that’s the point.
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| December convocation celebrates new alumni |
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To accommodate the increasing number of August and December graduates, Rice held a single December convocation ceremony for all students eligible to walk across the stage. Take a look back at our December 2021 convocation video and celebrate our new graduates.
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| Shepherd's got a Stradivarius |
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Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music felt the holiday spirit early this year thanks to a generous friend who’s lending it a coveted Stradivarius violin — and letting a different student play the instrument each year. The instrument lent to Rice, known as the 1687 Kubelik, is owned by Peter Naimoli, a collector of fine string instruments. Graduate student Clara Saitkoulov will be the first student to use it.
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| Jewish Food class visits Kenny and Ziggy’s ‘deli maven’ for dinner |
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The syllabus did promise dinner at a deli, after all. Included among the coursework for Joshua Furman’s Jewish Food: Religion, Culture and Consumption from the Bible to Bagels is a screening of “Deli Man,” a documentary examining the state of the Jewish deli through the lens of Houston’s own Ziggy Gruber. Students in the class were required to write a paper on the film, making it all the more exciting to meet Gruber himself during an end-of-course dinner at his deli, Kenny & Ziggy’s.
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| Men's basketball starts home conference slate with pair of victories |
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The Rice men's basketball team prevailed in its first two home Conference USA games of the season, defeating Middle Tennessee State University Jan. 6 and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Jan. 8. Rice’s next game is against the University of Texas at San Antonio on Feb. 3.
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| Register for the Shepherd Society Family Concert |
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The Shepherd School of Music invites you to its Family Concert on Feb. 26, sponsored by The Shepherd Society. Join the Shepherd School chamber orchestra for a children-friendly performance of Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Carnival of the Animals,” a chamber music piece that combines musical jokes and astonishing evocations of the animal kingdom. Please also join on March 4 for an evening with the Shepherd School Chamber Players as they perform “Serenata” and other selections.
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| Explore volunteer opportunities at Rice |
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We have a range of meaningful ways for parents to volunteer at Rice, including mentoring students, assisting with recruiting events and many other options. Visit our website to find a volunteer opportunity that is right for you! Looking for inspiration? Read about alumnus and parent J.D. Bucky Allshouse’s five decades of service and other stories about the dedicated volunteers who are critical to the success of our university.
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| Save the date for Rice’s 24-Hour Challenge on April 7 |
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During Rice’s 24-Hour Challenge last March, thousands of parents, alumni and friends came together to make a tremendous impact, donating more than $1.6 million in support of the Rice community. Join us on April 7 as we unite once again to help ensure a bright future for the whole Rice family, and visit our website to hear from some of our extraordinary Owls as they share the profound influence this generosity has had on their lives.
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| Show your Rice pride with VirtuOWL Connections |
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Stay connected with the university through virtual offerings open to all members of the Rice community, including online seminars, the Beyond the Hedges podcast series, digital downloads such as Zoom backgrounds, social media accounts to follow for up-to-date information and more.
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