HSS Speaker Series FULL SCHEDULE

                  Don’t forget: this Friday and Saturday (April 15 & 16), we’re proud to present the first annual Humanities and Social Sciences Speaker Series. You can find the full schedule of keynote speakers and presenters below: HSS Speaker Series FULL SCHEDULE Come out to support your peers,…

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HGSA Newsletter: March 2016

march general meeting Please join us for our March general meeting, March 23 at 12:30pm (room TBA). We’ll be discussing the HSS Speaker Series, the professionalization roundtable, and HGSA officer elections for the coming academic year. humanities and social sciences speaker series On April 15th and 16th, the HGSA, in conjunction with the SSGSA, is…

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HGSA Newsletter: February 2016

february general meeting Please join us for the first HGSA meeting of the semester on February 17 at 12:30pm (room TBA). We’ll be discussing the HSS Speaker Series and this semester’s professionalization workshop. humanities and social sciences speaker series How do you contribute to the Humanities and Social Sciences? We’re now calling for participants for…

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HGSA Newsletter: January 2016

january general meeting Please join us for the first HGSA meeting of the semester on January 27 at 12:30pm in the Dean’s Conference Room (HUMA115). We’ll be discussing the upcoming HSS Speaker Series, the Rice Humanities Workshop, and this semester’s professionalization workshops. humanities and social sciences speaker series We’ve rescheduled the HSS Speaker Series for…

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HGSA Newsletter: December 2015

end-of-the-year happy hour Need a break (or some inspiration) for those final papers? Want to meet other Humanities grad students? Do you just want some free food and drinks? Join us tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 2) at Valhalla, from 6:30-9:30. Come celebrate the end of the semester with free pizza and beer! the humanities and social…

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HGSA Newsletter: November 2015

monthly HGSA meeting Our final meeting of the semester will be on Monday, November 23, at 11:00 am in the Dean’s Conference Room (HUMA 115). We will be discussing the end of the year party, the Rice Humanities Workshop, and the changes to the HGSA Conference. As always, all are welcome to attend. end-of-the-year happy…

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Rice Humanities Workshop & Valhalla Social

Join us Monday, Nov. 9 for our first Humanities Workshop and Valhalla Social! 5:30pm in HUMA 327 Melissa Venator (Art History) will deliver a 30-minute presentation on her dissertation, Light Play: Light Art in 1920s Germany. Her project examines early machine art that used electric light as a new artistic medium. Her presentation focuses on…

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90-Second Thesis Info Session

A quick reminder to come to the 90-second Thesis Info Session on Monday, Nov. 2! Elizabeth Festa, Associate Director of the Center for Written, Oral, and Visual Communication, will be discussing the competition and it can benefit Humanities graduate students. 11:00 in the Humanities Grad Student Lounge (Fondren 506)

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HGSA Newsletter: October 2015

monthly HGSA meeting Our second open meeting of the semester will be on Monday, October 19, from 12:00 to 1:00 in HUMA 115. All are welcome to attend. We will be discussing the Humanities Student Workshop, changes to the HGSA spring conference, and upcoming info sessions. info session: 90 second thesis The 90 Second Thesis…

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HGSA Newsletter: September 2015

monthly HGSA meeting Our first open meeting of the semester will be on Monday, September 21, from 11:00 to noon in the Dean’s conference room, Humanities 115. All are welcome to attend. We will be discussing the Fall Research Forum, Professionalization Workshops, and the responsibilities of HGSA Representatives. call for papers: HGSA Fall Research Forum…

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