Rice University School of Social Sciences’ Post

“Cathryn and Patti have shown steadfast dedication to our university, which will guide their advocacy for our diverse stakeholders. Rice’s future holds significant opportunities, and our new trustees will play a pivotal role in shaping it.” Thank you to Cathryn Rodd Selman ’78 and Patti Kraft ’87 for your continued dedicated service to Rice University! https://lnkd.in/gFufrS49 #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture

Congratulations to Jimmy Disch, Department of Sport Management, Rice University, and Richard Gass ’78, ’79 for receiving Meritorious Service Awards at the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2024 Laureates Awards ceremony earlier this month! Thank you for your years of dedicated service to Rice University: https://lnkd.in/gWhJR5iR #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture

"Rice University economist Flávio Cunha will participate in the establishment of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2027, the latest effort from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to understand how youth are participating in the labor market and how that impacts their lives and livelihood. RTI International, a nonprofit research institute, is leading the partnership with Rice and The University of Kansas. Misty Heggeness, associate professor of public affairs and economics at KU, will lead her university’s role in the partnership. Cunha, department chair of economics and the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics at Rice, said the NLSY has been used significantly to conduct research on youth employment, job availability and workforce training as well as to further economic theory and better understand how youth interact with the workforce and the impact it has on other parts of their lives. Prior NLSY surveys were conducted with cohorts from 1979 and 1997." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gE5twpyb #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture Article: Amy McCaig, Rice News

See how you soar, owls! Congratulations to our Social Sciences graduates and the entire Rice University class of 2024! We are so proud of each and every one of you! 🦉🎓 #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture #RiceGrad2024

We had a wonderful time at yesterday's School of Social Sciences end of year reception and awards ceremony for our faculty and staff! Thank you to our amazing faculty and staff for all of your hard work, and congratulations on another fantastic year! #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture

A big congratulations to OpenStax on the grant they received for this important undertaking! SafeInsights is an endeavor led by an impressive team that involves psychological sciences faculty Margaret Beier and Fred Oswald on the research side - it is truly #ShapingTheFuture! #RiceSocSci

"The many accolades were presented by Rice University leadership, including Reginald DesRoches and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Amy Dittmar. Betul Orcan-Ekmekci received the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the university’s top teaching prize, and another nine faculty members were recognized with the George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching. Additional faculty, staff and students were honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring and service. One of the highlights of the annual awards program was the faculty lecture presented by the prior year’s winner of the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Despina Colette Nicolaou Collins, the 2023 honoree, offered a talk titled 'Aristotle’s Triangle: How a Psychologist Changes a Lecture into a Conversation' in which she discussed how she builds relationships with her students by establishing an inclusive learning environment where trust, belonging and vulnerability are of paramount importance." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eX3TjSKd #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture Article: Amy McCaig, Rice News

The School of Social Sciences is excited to announce the launch of the Public Service Practicum, which will start during the Fall 2024 semester under the Frances Anne Moody-Dahlberg Gateway Program. The course will be co-taught by Mayor Annise Parker '78 and Judge Ed Emmett '71. With Parker and Emmett leading the course in Fall 2024, just in time for the upcoming election season, students will have the unique opportunity to gain valuable insight from two of Houston’s most prominent public service leaders. Parker served as mayor of Houston from 2010 to 2016, and Emmett served as county judge of Houston from 2007 to 2018. During their years as elected city officials, Parker and Emmett demonstrated a keen ability to work together and across party lines to bring about impactful change to Houston. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/ghCrFquu #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture

The accolades keep coming in! Hear from our social sciences faculty, James DeNicco, economics, and Özge Gürcanlı Fischer-Baum, psychological sciences, who received the 2024 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching: https://lnkd.in/gYrse8jC #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture Rice University

"When faced with perceived racial discrimination in the workplace, new Rice University research finds that Christians lean on their faith to get them through these experiences. However, researchers warn this can lead to employee exploitation or, on the flip side, encouraging feelings of victimhood. 'Take It to the Lord: Religion and Responses to Racial Discrimination in the Workplace' will appear in an upcoming edition of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity and takes an in-depth look at how employees use religion to navigate challenges in the workplace." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWA6PMqT Elaine Howard Ecklund #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture Article: Amy McCaig, Rice News