I am pleased to welcome you to Rice University as a visiting faculty member.  I am confident that you will find Rice to be an unusually rewarding place to work.  All aspects of the university—the excellent students, the outstanding and extremely collegial faculty, the physical environment, and the cultural richness of Houston combine to make Rice a wonderful scholarly environment.

This handbook is designed to help you become familar with Rice and our scholarly community.  It will explain the Rice Honor Code, the teaching and grading practices and expectations at Rice, and introduce you to some other helpful information.

I hope that this overview will help you while you are here at Rice.  I urge that you give it your careful attention.  Once again, welcome to Rice University. more...

Eugene H. Levy
Howard R. Hughes Provost
Professor of Physics and Astronomy