Courses are taught by distinguished Rice faculty and invited visiting faculty who maintain the high academic standards of Rice University. Our faculty body is composed of subject matter experts in a broad set of academic areas. No matter their area of expertise, each faculty member believes in life-long learning and is eager to support students' success in all stages of their education.
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Samuel W. & Goldye Marian Spain Associate Professor
Associate Professor of Art History Department Chair
Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer of Psychological Sciences
Chairman of the Board, The Welch Institute; President, Tessellation Services, LLC
Isla Carroll & Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies; Director of the Program in Jewish Studies
Professor, Chair for the On-Campus Observatory
Faculty Lecturer
Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences
Associate Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Philosophy
Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology, Earth, Environmental and Planetary
Sciences
The Diploma in Liberal Studies (DLS) is a post-master’s academic program that complements and extends the educational goals of the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIS) degree. Designed for intellectually curious and self-directed graduate students, the DLS deepens disciplinary knowledge, advances interdisciplinary research skills, and culminates in a substantial independent research project or thesis.
Graduate Liberal Studies
Email: mls@rice.edu
Assistant Director
Kim Raptis
713-348-6118
kim.raptis@rice.edu
Director
Rebecca Sharp
713-348-4767
rksharp@rice.edu
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
Rice University
Anderson-Clarke Center
Third Floor
Houston, TX 77005
MAILING ADDRESS
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
Rice University
Mail Stop 550
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892