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Professor Timothy Morton on their new book, Blake and the climate (hot!)
06/26/2024

Professor Timothy Morton on their new book, Blake and the climate (hot!)

Alarming news – from climate disaster to populist politics – can be paralysing. Doom-laden journalism may use the language of science, but it echoes apocalypse-crazed religious prophets. It tyrannises with despair. The romantic poet William Blake lived through an age of upheaval remarkably like ...

09/18/2023

The Department of English at Rice University, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS), seeks to hire an assistant professor or associate professor of Sexuality Studies in literature and media of the twentieth century, with special emphasis on intersectional and historically-informed approaches. We seek outstanding applicants working within the field of Sexuality Studies and particularly welcome scholars specializing in one or more of the following areas: race, ethnicity, feminist theory, LGBTQ and trans* studies, media studies, environmental studies, medical humanities, digital humanities, science and technology studies. Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a strong research and teaching portfolio, and a commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The University expects faculty members to maintain an active program of scholarly research and publication and to contribute service to the Department, University, and profession. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in English or a related field by no later than July 1, 2024, and evidence of effective writing and teaching. The Department is keenly interested in diversifying its faculty and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including from women and minorities. General information about the Department and the CSWGS can be found at www.english.rice.edu and www.cswgs.rice.edu.

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Welcome, new Owls!
08/21/2023

Welcome, new Owls!

Rice University wrapped up an energetic and lively O-Week 2023 with the annual Welcome Back Day Festival Aug. 19.

Congratulations and onward! 🎉🦉
05/08/2023

Congratulations and onward! 🎉🦉

Across two days of joyful tears, stirring speeches, embraces and exultation, Rice University’s 2023 graduates celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives inside the hedges and the thrilling possibilities that lay before them in the chapters beyond.

Professor Laymon is a 2022 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grant"!!! 😮👏🙌🎉
10/12/2022

Professor Laymon is a 2022 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius grant"!!! 😮👏🙌🎉

Rice University English professor and acclaimed author Kiese Laymon has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”

https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/reading-beat-banWe read banned books. 😤
10/11/2022

https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/reading-beat-ban

We read banned books. 😤

Multiple Rice organizations hosted a Banned Books Read Out Oct. 6 in response to the resurgent national movement to ban books deemed by some political activists as controversial from school libraries.

09/08/2022

Help us officially welcome Professor Laymon! TONIGHT at 4:00 p.m. in Kraft Hall, room 130.

Professor Laymon will be speaking with author, Candice Carty-Williams about her sophomore novel, People Person, on Septe...
08/29/2022

Professor Laymon will be speaking with author, Candice Carty-Williams about her sophomore novel, People Person, on September 20. Click on the link for details!

Join us to celebrate the US release of Candice Carty-Williams' sophomore novel, People Person with our friends from Blue Willow Bookshop. Event DEETS: When: Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 7 PM Where: 3719 Navigation Blvd, HTX 77003 How: Grab a $5 ticket without a book OR support our store, programmi...

Welcome, Class of 2026!
08/23/2022

Welcome, Class of 2026!

Rice O-Week 2022 wrapped up on a hot August Saturday after seven straight days of academic advising, introductions to all things Rice and more than a little fun along the way.

“Our differences are not just tolerated, but they are celebrated as a core strength of the university."
08/16/2022

“Our differences are not just tolerated, but they are celebrated as a core strength of the university."

An eventful first day of O-Week for Rice’s Class of 2026 was capped off with yet another annual Rice tradition — the matriculation ceremony and accompanying slate of speeches that signal the official beginning of incoming students’ new lives as members of the Rice community.

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