Our graduate students create new knowledge and communicate it. Â They present conference papers regularly at Rice and at national and international conferences. Â Travel funding is available for the latter. Â
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Graduate student conferences held at Rice are organized by the students themselves, with departmental or School of Humanities support. Â A keynote speaker may be a faculty member from Rice or from another institution--graduate student organizers make such decisions. Â
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Look out for the graduate student conferences that have become regular annual events, each with their own formats: Â
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The Humanities Graduate Student Association (HGSA) organizes its Humanities Speaker Series. Here is a recent call for presentations.
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The Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS) sponsors its CSWGS Annual Graduate Symposium and Keynote. Here is a recent call for papers and graduate student symposium announcement.
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The Department of English sponsors its Rice English Graduate Symposium. Here are the call for papers and program for the 2017 event.
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Other graduate student-organized conferences have been unique events arranged by a team of graduate students pursuing a specific topic.
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Here is a recent example from the Department of History.
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These have sometimes resulted in publication as volumes of essays. Â For example, a 2010 graduate student-organized conference in the Department of History resulted in this highly praised volume. Â This video provides a glimpse behind the scenes of the conference and volume.