Rice University School of Humanities
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The School of Humanities at
Journal of Southern History, the Journal of Feminist Economics, Papers of Jefferson Davis, the Religious Studies Review
, and the Council of Societies for the Study of Religion Bulletin. The Humanities Building opened in 2000.
Members of the Rice humanities faculty have been named the Carnegie National Professor of the Year and the Carnegie Texas Professor of the Year. In addition, faculty in the school have been recognized by the
Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities
.
In 1981 33% of Rice students studied foreign languages. In 1986 this increased to 40%. In the northern hemisphere fall of 1986 Rice added the Chinese language to its curriculum. According to Allen Matusow, the dean of humanities, 39 students enrolled in the Chinese classes.[1]
References
- ^ "LANGUAGES DRAWING STUDENTS Houston schools increase offerings to meet demands." Associated Press at The Dallas Morning News. Wednesday January 7, 1987. News 11B. Retrieved on November 28, 2011.