Rice University, along with the University of North Texas-Denton, are being investigated for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. (Annie Mulligan For The Texas Tribune, Annie Mulligan ...

Two Texas universities are being investigated by the Trump administration for engaging with a program that allegedly uses preferential treatment based on race, the U.S. Education Department announced ...

A Rice University political science professor recently expressed concerns about the forthcoming Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office — also known as the state’s version of “DOGE.” Much like the federal ...

Rice University is among the highest-ranked schools in Texas on two annual "best colleges" lists. Forbes and Niche released their rankings this week, and several other major publications will follow ...

Rice University is again Texas' top-ranked university at No. 17 in the nation, and University of Houston is among the state institutions that made the biggest jumps in U.S. News & World Report's 2026 ...

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