Houston Matters
Rice Moves Founder’s Statue: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Tag: William Marsh Rice
Education News
Statue of Rice founder to be relocated after criticism of the university’s racist past
Posted on · The statue of William Marsh Rice will be moved to a new location and include added historical context and information about the school's founder -- including the fact that he owned at least 15 slaves.
Education News
Rice University named its first Black and foreign-born president in the school’s history
Posted on · He'll be the first immigrant, the first Black man and first engineer to become Rice's president.