Best German film of 2011 screened at Rice
The 2011 German movie “Stopped on Track,” voted best film of the year by
German film critics and a prize winner at Cannes, will make its U.S.
premiere at Rice University April 21. »
Two Rice seniors win Watson Fellowships
Rice University undergraduates Rachael Petersen, PJHC minor, and Becky Wade, history major, are among
40 graduating seniors from around the country awarded a 2012 Thomas J.
Watson Fellowship. Each will receive $25,000 for 12 months of world
travel and experiential learning to study a topic of their choice. »
History professor wins ACLS fellowrship
Moramay López-Alonso, an assistant professor of history, has received a
six-month fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies to
study how agrarian reforms contributed to some of the most severe
challenges that Mexican cities face today. »
Humanities launches Rice Seminars Program with 'human trafficking' theme
Slavery did not die in the 19th century. Now known as human trafficking, it has continued and even expanded, recent scholarship shows. In its inaugural year, the Rice Seminars Program will delve into the subject of slavery, past and present, with an ambitious schedule of lectures, interdisciplinary research and workshops -- all culminating in an edited book to which all participants will contribute. »
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" comes to Rice Media Center
Director Gini Reticker and producer Abigail Disney detail the inspiring story of the courageous Liberian women warriors for peace in "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," the award-winning film that will kick off Community Cinema Wednesday night, a series of free-admission preview screenings of exceptional documentaries at the Rice University Media Center. »
Bun-B and Justin Cronin among those recognized in Houston Press' "Best of 2011" awards issue
Several Rice people and institutions were named in the Houston Press'
"Best of 2011" awards issue, including: Houston rapper Bun B as "Best
New Professor" for co-teaching a class on religion and hip-hop culture
at Rice with Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of
Humanities and professor of religious studies; and Justin Cronin,
professor of English, as "Best Brain." »
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