Calendar of Events

Adult $60/40/20 | Non-UR Student/Youth $10 | UR Credited Student - Free

Hear about experts and topics relevant to today as part of the Biology Seminar Series. Refreshments will be served.

Provide information regarding non-banking industries such as insurance, real estate and corporate finance.  

We're partnering with Sports Backers again to bring you a slam-dunk spread of games and contests, along with the usual delicious food provided by University Catering.

Margaret Dorsey and Miguel Diaz-Barriga, UR professors of anthropology, present a talk titled, "Fencing in Democracy," in conjunction with their newly published book and the exhibition "Border Cantos/Sonic Borders" on view in the Harnett Museum of Art.

The 2024-25 Jepson Leadership Forum invites scholars and experts to discuss how division and polarization affect American democracy. We will explore how and why divisions have manifested historically and currently in the United States, focusing on their impact on justice, education, politics, culture, technology, and class. 

Cary Wolfe is Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University, and Founding Director of the Center for Critical and Cultural Theory. One of the leading figures in the fields of animal studies, the posthumanities, and the environmental humanities, Wolfe is the author of six books, including The Limits of American Literary Ideology in Pound and Emerson, What is...

Have you ever wondered, “What in the world is networking?” Maybe you’ve heard of networking, but you ask yourself, “How do I actually DO networking?” Maybe you get that, but you’re like, “What do I talk to people about when I network?” Or, you might just want a refresher. Either way, come hang out with us and we will give you information about...

Be ready when global opportunity knocks.

The Humanities Center presents the Language of Man syllabus. Join us, October 3rd in the Humanities Commons at noon for a discussion of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature, directed by Cary Wolfe, a Rice English professor.