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.

W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography

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

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Samuel W. & Goldye Marian Spain Associate Professor

Associate Professor of Art History Department Chair

Professor of English, 1970-2018

Senior Lecturer of Psychological Sciences

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

Professor of English, 1969-2017

Professor, Chair for the On-Campus Observatory

Faculty Lecturer

Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy

Graduate Liberal Studies, Assistant Director
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Graduate Liberal Studies
Email: mls@rice.edu
Assistant Director
Kim Raptis
713-348-6118
kim.raptis@rice.edu
Director
Rebecca Sharp
713-348-4767
rksharp@rice.edu
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
Rice University
Anderson-Clarke Center
Third Floor
Houston, TX 77005
MAILING ADDRESS
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
Rice University
Mail Stop 550
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892