A new CTE guest blog post from Rodrigo Ferreira, Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, on his experience doing SoTL research under the CTE Umbrella IRB: https://t.co/lSLvL1RMWl
‘Power Flower’ is the newest piece in @RiceUniversity's expanding #PublicArt program.
It's the first artwork commissioned from a current Rice professor as well as one of four new acquisitions made this year by the program — all from #femaleartists.
https://t.co/IjSyE0nGdk
@LindsayMasland We have a group of FacultyFellows - all profs. We also have an external advisory board made up of external folks working in/with higher education.
"I don’t think lectures are bad. But if you’re on Zoom … it’s difficult to pay attention for more than 20, 30 minutes at a time."
#Activelearning is more important than ever as #onlinelearning remains prevalent in #highered, says @RiceCTE symposium:
https://t.co/SeJpQMbG4b
Classes begin tomorrow at @RiceUniversity!
Our professors spent time this summer learning new ways to adapt their courses for both #onlinelearning and in-person delivery, thanks to an intensive 5-day course created by @RiceCTE:
https://t.co/TatnYgd9Re
The new Department of Transnational Asian Studies within @RiceHumanities is unique among U.S. universities: There is no other department like it in #academia, another hallmark of @RiceUniversity's brand of #unconventionalwisdom.
https://t.co/nZZGHfSaQq
Great news that US government has reversed its position on proposed rules for international students and is withdrawing them. Apparently they will return to the flexible spring rules. Thanks to Harvard & MIT for filing the lawsuit, and enabling Rice & others to join support.
Hosted the 3rd in a series of meetings with @RiceEngineering faculty and staff to provide a space to share their thoughts and have a discussion on how we can built a more diverse and inclusive environment in engineering. Great to see the overwhelming interest among our community.
An engr colleague said he put #AI on my U.S. demographic data (~25M pts) and detected #bias.
A soc-sci colleague said she could see the effects of micro-aggression on my tribe.
My @RiceHumanities colleague: "Fred, let's get coffee. I want to hear your story."
#SaveTheHumanities
Congratulations to Tony Brown, Professor from @RiceSociology , who was elected Chair of the Sociology of Mental Health Section, American Sociological Association!
Opinion piece by @RiceSociology's Tony Brown in today’s @HoustonChron: "Dear well-meaning white people: Racism should be your burden too. You benefit from it. Therefore, you have 8 minutes, 46 seconds to make a lifetime commitment.”
Read more here:
https://t.co/e3nKgL5AFM
Recently, we raised over $90,000 during a single-day fundraiser for local grassroots orgs. Want to replicate this at your institution? We have created a toolkit with all of our organizing materials and information. Check this google link: https://t.co/sZBFNaNiNL
In 2014, I tried to explain the Garner incident to my daughters. Yesterday, I tried to explain the Floyd incident to myself. In both cases, I fell short. Murder captured on video defies explanation.
For my full statement:
https://t.co/hGu29yWg3r