In the fall of 1912, scholars from across the globe gathered just outside of Houston where a palatial building had risen on the prairie. The opening of the Rice Institute was "celebrated in the same ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In a David vs. Goliath type of showdown, three Black homeowners who were previously enslaved took on the wealthy Rice Institute when they began buying up property in ...

When Rice University’s James A. Baker Institute for Public Policy celebrates a milestone, it’s a given that the festivities will shine with brilliant intensity. Case in point was last week’s 15th ...

Rice University in Houston, Texas will expand the work of its Kinder Institute, thanks to a $50 million gift from the Kinder Foundation. The institute concentrates on studying critical economic, ...