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Tag: Rice University
News Roundup
Rice University’s Open Resources Program Welcomes New Cohort of Universities
A dozen new colleges and universities will join in on Rice University’s educational technology initiative OpenStax, which helps provide open educational resources, textbooks and technologies to universities. “This OpenStax program has helped over 70 colleges and universities expand the use of open educational resources on their campuses, saving their students money and putting more flexible […]
June 3, 2021
COVID-19
Some Colleges Are Already Planning for the Next Wave of COVID-19
Even as many colleges are still struggling to figure out what the beginning of the new academic year will look like, a few have made public schedules for the next semester which already account for another wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall, which epidemiologists have said is more or less inevitable.
May 21, 2020
African-American
Rice University Announces First African American Provost
Rice University recently promoted its dean of engineering, Dr. Reginald DesRoches, to the position of provost. DesRoches will be the university’s first African-American provost, a historic moment for the Texas campus, which didn’t enroll Black undergraduates until 1965, the Houston Chronicle reported. As dean, DesRoches opened the Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge, which gives […]
December 16, 2019
STEM
Three Houston Universities Receive Grant to Boost Minority STEM Faculty
For Dr. Yvette Pearson, an associate dean in Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, the award of a $2.66-million National Science Foundation grant to Rice and two other Houston institutions means that other scholars may not have to experience some of the difficulties she faced early in her career.
August 15, 2019
Sports
The Minority Coach Roundup Week 5
This weekend was another exciting one for 13 of the 18 minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
October 2, 2018
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Textbook Costs Drop as Nearly Half of Colleges Use OpenStax
OpenStax, an online digital-resource service created by Rice University in 2012, has surpassed its goal of saving students $500 million in textbook costs by 2020 as usage rises and average textbook costs drop for the first time in 50 years.
August 6, 2018
Latest News
San Jacinto College Students Get Free Online Textbooks and ‘Aid Like a Paycheck’
As a contender for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, San Jacinto College’s efforts around student success have gone beyond the traditional means of access, affordability and completion to offering two programs that have helped reduce student loan default rates and increase student retention each semester.
June 28, 2018
News Roundup
Chinese College Enrollment—Prominent in Texas—May Decline After US Visa Policy Shift, Groups Warn
Changes to U.S. policy on Chinese visas may trickle down to college enrollment, officials warned, and Texas’ schools may feel some impact. The Trump administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. […]
May 31, 2018
Students
Community College League Touts Connections and Partnerships
Community colleges, along with other education-supporting organizations,are support student success with tools that encourage students to get involved in groups in school and in surrounding communities., say conference attendees.
March 20, 2018
Students
Hurricane Harvey Shuts Down Colleges in SE Texas
Universities across Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi have kept their students and staff updated regarding operating status and the physical condition of their campuses.
August 27, 2017
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Miranda Specializes in Environmental Advocacy, Safety
Newly appointed Rice University Provost, Marie Lynn Miranda, paves the way for environmental safety and standards in higher education.
September 7, 2015
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Study: Limited Support for Transgender Census Category
Researchers find that among transgender individuals there may be limited support for the inclusion of a transgender category in the U.S. Census.
July 1, 2015
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