Rice University Discussion of Rice Desegregation

Reflections of the Past, Promises for the Future A Discussion Celebrating 50 Years of Black Undergraduate Life at Rice Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 5:30–6:30 p.m. Reception Executive Commons, McNair Hall Rice University 6:30–8:30 p.m. Program and Panel Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall Rice University Rice University and the Association of Rice University Black Alumni (ARUBA) invite you to a panel of outstanding speakers who will provide a historical account of Rice's desegregation and first-hand perspectives on the early years of this transition. The panel discussion, along with the Annual MLK Candlelight Vigil and Celebration hosted by the Black Student Association (held on Jan. 17), kicks off a yearlong series of events celebrating 50 years of black undergraduate life at Rice. We are honored that the following speakers will participate in the evening's program: President David W. Leebron Opening remarks Centennial Historian Melissa Kean '96 and Professor Emeritus Allen Matusow The administrative and legal process of desegregating Rice within its historical context Alumni panel discussion featuring Ronald Arceneaux '74, Charles Szalkowski '70 '71, Regina Tippens '74 and Jan West '73 Moderated by Commissioner Gene Locke, Harris County Precinct 1 Life at Rice in the 1960s and 70s as the campus and Houston desegregated In addition, you are invited to stop by the Rice Memorial Center to view a special exhibit chronicling black history at Rice. The exhibit features material from the Woodson Research Center archives and will be on display through May 14, 2016. Validations will be provided to all attendees for complimentary parking. Upon arrival to McNair Hall, please visit the registration table to pick up a validation to be used at any visitors parking lot across campus. Be a part of the legacy! Rice needs your photographs and memorabilia (event programs, videos, newspapers, T-shirts, etc.) to be a part of the Rice black history archives. Please submit them today! If practical, you are encouraged to send original items. Please include the names of the individuals pictured, an item description and the year.  Email photos to kean@rice.edu. Mail items or drop them off between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to:  Woodson Research Center Fondren Library MS 44 Rice University P.O. Box 1892 Houston, TX 77251-1892