Master of Liberal Studies
Faculty &
Administrators

Courses are taught by distinguished Rice faculty and invited visiting faculty who maintain the high academic standards of Rice University. Our faculty body is composed of subject matter experts in a broad set of academic areas, ranging from biochemistry, British history, and international relations to criminology, Antarctic geology and musicology. No matter their area of expertise, each faculty member believes in life-long learning and is eager to support students' success in all stages of their education.

John Anderson, Ph.D.

W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography

Richard Baker, Ph.D.

Lisa Balabanlilar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor; Research Areas: South Asia, Eastern Islamic World, Early Islamic History, Ottoman Middle East

Theodore Bale

Deborah J. Barrett, Ph.D.

Newell D. Boyd, Ph.D.

Ryan Brown, Ph.D.

Joseph Campana, Ph.D.

Alan Dugald McKillop Professor of English

Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D.

Daniel Cohan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

G. Daniel Cohen, Ph.D.

Samuel W. & Goldye Marian Spain Associate Professor

Leo Costello, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Art History Department Chair

Terrence Doody, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1970-2018

Özge Gürcanlı

Senior Lecturer of Psychological Sciences

Matthias Henze, Ph.D.

Isla Carroll & Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies; Director of the Program in Jewish Studies

J. Dennis Huston, Ph.D.

Professor of English, 1969-2017

Lawrence Jablecki, Ph.D.

Christopher Johns-Krull, Ph.D.

Professor, Chair for the On-Campus Observatory

Cassidy Johnson, Ph.D.

Faculty Lecturer

Mark Kulstad, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy

Peter Loewen, Ph.D.

Alma Novotny, Ph.D.

Scott Solomon, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor

Rebecca Sharp

Graduate Liberal Studies, Director

Kim Raptis

Graduate Liberal Studies, Assistant Director

Expand your horizons and gain a deeper understanding of the world with the Master of Liberal Studies program. This program combines a world-class Rice education with the flexibility of a degree plan tailored to meet your needs.

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