“As a young person growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Houston was artistically seen as a holy place,” said @KieseLaymon.
One of the most accomplished and influential writers in America, Laymon is joining the faculty at @RiceUniversity in 2022:
news.rice.edu/2021/05/05/awa…
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- Abdulbasit Kassim wasn't going to let anything stop him from finishing his Ph.D. at @RiceUniversity — not Stage 3 cancer, not 18 months' worth of research getting stolen, and certainly not a pandemic. Now, an @ACLS1919 fellowship will help him finish: news.rice.edu/2021/05/10/kas…
- History professor @AlexanderXByrd has been appointed @RiceUniversity's first Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. "Doing this kind of work around issues I care about deeply for a great university makes this a very compelling opportunity." news.rice.edu/2020/07/27/ale…
- It's official: History professor @wcaleb is the first @RiceUniversity faculty member to bring home a #PulitzerPrize. And it couldn't have been for a better book: "Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America." news.rice.edu/2020/05/04/ric…
- .@NASA Administrator @JimBridenstine is back among his fellow Owls at @RiceUniversity to offer the keynote speech at the @SEDSRice “Owls in Space” symposium.
- "The #fish skull is actually one of the most complex biological structures on the planet," @RiceNatSci's @Sternarchella said. "It's composed of over 100 bones that are all interlocked and they can all move relative to each other." news.rice.edu/news/2023/kory… #biosciences #science
- “This is not a financial opportunity for #China, this is a political opportunity," @BakerCtrUSMEX Director @PayanTony tells @SergioChapa. houstonchronicle.com/business/energ… #Mexico #DosBocas #refineries #oil #oilandgas #energy #LopezObrador #AMLO
- .@BarackObama to be guest of honor at @BakerInstitute's 25th Anniversary Gala at @RiceUniversity Nov. 27 news.rice.edu/2018/04/30/bar…
- “It’s unfortunate that there are people in the U.S. who view Islamic values and civilization as polar opposites of our own, and it’s also not really true.” Read more from @CraigCons's new book about the Islamic faith and its followers living in the U.S. news.rice.edu/2019/11/08/new…
- Ruth López Turley named next director of @RiceUniversity's Kinder Institute for Urban Research @RiceKinderInst news.rice.edu/news/2021/ruth…
- Erdogan’s decision to convert Istanbul’s #HagiaSophia from a museum into a mosque is a lost opportunity for interfaith progress and only serves to “stir the pot,” says @CraigCons: news.rice.edu/2020/07/10/ric…
- Alexander Hernández spoke no English when he came to @RiceUniversity a few years ago. That didn't stop the Venezuelan expat, who worked his way from the faculty dining hall and @fondrenlibrary to @BakerInstitute and a Master of Global Affairs degree. news.rice.edu/news/2021/star…
- BREAKING: a classic Houston sunrise over Lovett Hall. 📸 @BranMart













