Rice Humanities
What if the questions that matter most… start here?
At the School of Humanities at Rice University, we explore the ideas, cultures, and stories that shape our world—and connect the humanities to the challenges and possibilities of today.
From technology and policy to health, the environment, and the arts, the humanities build essential skills in analytical thinking, persuasive communication, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and creative problem-solving—preparing students for impact across every field.
On this page, you can explore student spotlights, expert lectures, interviews, and behind-the-scenes stories from a top-ranked research university.
Welcome to the Connective Humanities -- where big questions lead to deeper understanding, and disciplines meet to build something new.
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Andrea Bajani & John Sparagana on Art, Uncertainty, and Creative Practice at Rice | Humanities NOW
Fall 2024 Campbell Lecture Series: Mel Chin, Lecture 1
Fall 2024 Campbell Lecture Series: Mel Chin, Lecture 2
Sensing the Port: A Sound Workshop
Student Spotlight | Kayden Brewer ’24, Art and Computer Science double major
School of Humanities Kazimi Lecture in Shi’i Studies | Feb. 15, 2024 lecture by Stephennie Mulder
Environmental Studies extraction and regeneration series | Macarena Gómez-Barris
Southern Jewish Historical Society conference | Oct. 20, 2023 lecture by Bryan Edward Stone
Medical Humanities webinar | "Justice, Its Bounds and Making a Health Department Antiracist"
Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | A Sept. 18, 2023 talk by Robert J. Howell
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: Charles M. Stang
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Georgy Mamedov
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: AnaLouise Keating
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: Greg Eghigian
Archives of the Impossible conference | Panel Discussion: The Impossible and Film
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: Karin Meyers
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Rey Hernandez
Архивы конференции «Невозможное» | Flash Talk: Аня П. Фоксен
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Loriliai Biernacki
Архивы конференции «Невозможное» | Flash Talk: Дэвид Дж. Гальперин
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Colm A. Kelleher
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Kenny Paul Smith
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Sharon Hewitt Rawlette
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Scarlett L. Heinbuch
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Michael Lackner
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Sravana Borkataky-Varma ’13, ’16
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Dale C. Allison Jr.
Archives of the Impossible conference | Panel Discussion: John E. Mack Gift
Archives of the Impossible conference | Flash Talk: Bernd-Christian Otto
Archives of the Impossible conference | Plenary Lecture: Stephen C. Finley ’06, ’09