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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Election Results

The votes have been counted from last night’s HGSA officer elections. Anthony Koth is the new president of the Humanities Graduate Student Association. Anthony served previously as Internal Vice President. Mark Schmanko is the new Internal Vice President. For External Vice President, we must congratulate Rachel Pasierowska. The position of Treasurer will be filled by…

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Proposed Amendments to HGSA Constitution

The HGSA Executive Board has taken steps to amend the HGSA Constitution in order to streamline the document and make it better suited to the organization’s needs.  As per the Constitution, any and all suggested changes must be presented to the voting members and an opportunity for voting members to vote must be provided. You…

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Exciting Stipend News

The Humanities Graduate Student Association is extremely pleased to be able to announce that graduate students in the School of Humanities who began their studies in AY11, 12, 13, and 14 (Fall 2010 through Spring 2014) will see their stipends increased to $21,000 yearly beginning AY15 (Fall 2014). In addition, these graduate students will now…

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