Morgan Bettin-Coleman
Getting Involved on Campus: Rice is for More than Just Studying!

Although it can be easy to just come to campus for class or meetings or to stay in your office the whole time, getting involved is a great way to break out of yo

Osinachi Okafor
Rice Graduate Dining

I cannot overemphasize enough how much Rice Graduate Students are valued here and how generous the entire community is!

Osinachi Okafor
Culture Shock 103: The Biggest Shock of My Life About America

“You are late, again!!!” complained the Teaching Assistant.

Humorous image of highways in Texas
Culture Shock 102: Is Houston America or Nigeria?

I was told that America is always extremely cold, and that the airplane would be freezing by mortuary standards, so I wore jackets, layer by layer, to prevent freezing on the plane.

Fall foliage on the Rice University campus. Photo by Sebastian Berrios Carvajal
What is this weird Thanksgiving all about? (A Non-American's Guide)

Back in Santiago, Chile, November usually means things are heating up, literally.

Jackson Square, New Orleans. Photo by Bohan Zhang.
Exploring the Deep South: New Orleans and Mississippi Road Trip

Exploring the Deep South: New Orleans and Mississippi Road Trip
By Bohan Zhang

Big Bend National Park. Photo by Bohan Zhang.
Road Trip to Big Bend: A Journey Across Texas

I’ve been asked by many friends outside Texas: Why haven’t you visited Big Bend National Park yet? Isn’t it right there in your state? I always had the same answer—No way.

Forth Worth Stockyards. Photo by Bohan Zhang.
Road trip to Dallas and Austin: An Exploration of the Texas Triangle

One of the eleven megaregions in the United States, the Texas Triangle contains five of the nation’s twenty largest cities and is home to more than half of the state’s population.

Osinachi Okafor lecturing in the classroom
My Lecturing Debut as a Teaching Assistant

I had my first lecturing debut in America, and it was a delight!

Osinachi Okafor outside of Graduate Student Housing
Finding Housing as a Graduate Student in Houston

Katie Bailey, in her book “The Roommate Situation" wrote, “finding a roommate is like finding a life partner.