Talha Arif

NEWS 4/22/20 2:26pm

Faculty Senate passes additional academic accommodations, discuss fall semester concerns

By Talha Arif

The Faculty Senate has unanimously approved a second round of academic relief measures, including moving the Pass/Fail deadline to June 1 and allowing undergraduates who drop courses after this Friday to receive a “NG” designation.

NEWS 4/21/20 6:44pm

Multicultural Center to relocate to H&D building

By Talha Arif

The Rice Multicultural Center is temporarily relocating from the Rice Memorial Center basement to the former Housing and Dining office. The move is scheduled to occur at the beginning of the fall semester, according to Kevin Kirby, vice president for administration.

NEWS 4/14/20 10:24pm

Students, Faculty Senate propose and debate appropriate academic relief measures

By Talha Arif

After recently rejecting a proposal for the Double A grading policy, the Faculty Senate will deliberate over potential additional accommodations at their April 22 meeting. However, the Student Association released data from a survey of 34.6 percent of the student body on Monday which showed the majority of student support was in favor of the Double A policy.

NEWS 4/10/20 3:39pm

Rice students petition for Double A policy, Faculty Senate Executive Committee unanimously rejects

By Talha Arif

After a recent Thresher opinion piece in support of Rice adopting a Double A grading policy, students mobilized their support through the creation of a petition. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee unanimously rejected this proposal on April 10, according to Christopher Johns-Krull, speaker of the Faculty Senate.

NEWS 3/10/20 8:18pm

Faculty Senate to decide on recommended pass/fail alterations

By Talha Arif

The Faculty Senate working group investigating the pass/fail system at Rice published their final report last week for the Faculty Senate to deliberate over. The recommendations have generated significant backlash from students, evidenced by the Student Association Senate gathering survey feedback, with over 600 responses, alongside the development of a resolution of opposition to the proposed changes.

NEWS 1/21/20 11:59pm

First week of school: Campus has no cool

By Talha Arif

Due to ongoing construction at the Central Plant, the campus has experienced disruptions in air cooling at both residential and academic buildings over the past week, exacerbated by a heat wave that culminated in a record-high 83 degrees on Wednesday.

NEWS 10/29/19 10:05pm

Rice P/F working group sends out pass/fail survey to students

By Talha Arif

The Faculty Senate working group that is investigating the use of pass/fail at Rice sent out a survey two weeks ago to all students to gather their perspective on the policy and the various ways in which students are using it.

NEWS 9/17/19 10:27pm

Rice receives part of grant for minorities in STEM

By Talha Arif

The National Science Foundation awarded a grant of 1.9 million dollars to Rice in August, as part of a collective 2.7 million dollar grant alongside the University of Houston and Texas Southern University to investigate and alleviate the issue of underrepresentation of minority groups in STEM fields.

Talha Arif

Faculty Senate passes additional academic accommodations, discuss fall semester concerns

Multicultural Center to relocate to H&D building

Students, Faculty Senate propose and debate appropriate academic relief measures

Rice students petition for Double A policy, Faculty Senate Executive Committee unanimously rejects

Faculty Senate to decide on recommended pass/fail alterations

First week of school: Campus has no cool

Rice P/F working group sends out pass/fail survey to students

Rice receives part of grant for minorities in STEM

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