Rice University
Rice University is a private university in Houston, Texas. It opened in 1912 as the William Marsh Rice Institute and developed a programme combining scientific and technical study with the humanities and other fields. Its name changed to Rice University in 1960.[1]
Foundation
The institution was chartered in 1891 using the endowment of William Marsh Rice. Edgar Odell Lovett, appointed its first president in 1907, helped shape its academic organisation. Before opening, Lovett visited universities overseas; the founding project drew on international academic contacts as well as the resources of a growing American city.[1][2]
Rice's opening celebrations in 1912 brought scholars from Europe and North America to Houston. Its early ambitions encompassed advanced research and teaching, rather than training limited to one profession.[2]
Institutional development
The original charter restricted admission to white students. A court decision in 1964 enabled the removal of that restriction and the introduction of tuition charges, ending the earlier tuition-free arrangement. Tuition began in 1965. These changes were important departures from the conditions under which the institute had been established.[1]
Residential colleges were introduced in 1957, providing an organisational setting for student life. Academic development included architecture and engineering alongside arts and sciences, and the establishment of the Shepherd School of Music in 1973. Rice also became associated with scholarly publishing: the Journal of Southern History moved there in 1959, and Studies in English Literature began publication in 1961.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John B. Boles. Rice University. Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Benjamin Wermund (6 June 2016). The vision of William Marsh Rice becomes a reality. Houston Chronicle.
Attribution
Adapted with reference to English Wikipedia, revision 1380966440 (contributors and history), under CC BY-SA 4.0. The prose has been rewritten and checked against the cited sources; changes have been made.