Rice undergrads to deliver papers at national conference
Two Rice undergraduates have won first and second place in a national paper competition sponsored by the Association of Black Sociologists. The undergraduates, Alicia Burns-Wright and Alley Lyles, will present their papers at the group's annual conference in New York. more…

Morris Almond '07 Selected 25th by Utah Jazz
As if being a Rice graduate isn't rarified enough, Morris Almond '07 becomes the first Rice Owl to be selected in the National Basketball Association first-round draft since Ricky Pierce went to the Detroit Pistons as an 18th overall pick in 1982. more…

Jeff Rose '77 Appointed to the Board of Trustees
Alumnus and prominent Houston banker Jeffery Rose '77 joined the Rice Board of Trustees July 1, 2007. Currently the senior vice president and regional manager for commercial banking at Wells Fargo Bank, Rose was nominated by the Association of Rice Alumni to serve a four-year term on the Rice board. more…

Julian Duncan ’99 Featured in Fortune Magazine
A recent MBA, Julian Duncan enrolled in Nike's intensive management training program, which rotates him through six marketing assignments in 24 months. more…

Rice Marks 40 years of African-American Undergraduates
"Most of us are here today standing on the shoulders of true heroes," said Jeffery Rose '77, one of several alumni who participated in a panel discussion last week about black students' experience at Rice. He thanked those heroes for leading the way after Rice trustees overturned the university's charter ban on nonwhite students in the mid-1960s. more…

Leebron Starts task force on diversity
To ensure that Rice creates and sustains a heterogeneous and strong scholarly community, Leebron recently established the President’s Task Force on Diversity at Rice. more…