Rice University School of Social Sciences records

Collection

Identifier: UA 0420

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes annual reports (2001-2005), deans’ strategic plans (2006-2007), external reviews (2008-2013) of the Departments of Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, and Psychology, department records (1993-2007), and personnel files (restricted).

Dates

Creation: 2000 - 2019

Conditions Governing Access

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research except for the Personnel Records series, which is restricted. These records require permission from the Dean of the School of Social Sciences for access. Contact woodson@rice.edu for assistance in making this request.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Rice University School of Social Sciences must be obtained through the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical / Historical

Established in 1979 with 37 full-time faculty, forty years later the School of Social Sciences employed 97 full-time faculty in seven departments: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychological Sciences, Sociology, and Sport Management, all but the last offering doctoral degrees. Professional master’s degrees are offered in Energy Economics, Global Affairs, Human-Computer Interactions and Human Factors, and Social Policy Evaluation. Allied centers: Douglas S. Harlan Program in State Elections, Campaigns and Politics, Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, Houston Education Research Consortium, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Shell Center for Sustainability, Social Sciences Research Institute, and Texas Policy Lab. Approximately one-third of Rice undergraduates have a Social Sciences major and can take advantage of the Gateway Program, providing travel grants and opportunities to network and practice with professionals in their fields. Because of the nature of the School’s patterns of instruction and research, faculty and students have a particular interest in current and public events, issues, and politics, publishing and commenting widely in various media. Since 1982 the School has hosted the annual Houston Area Survey. .

Extent

10 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

The materials in this collection have been arranged in four series as follows:

Series I: School of Social Science Records; Series II: Department Records; Series III: Personnel Records (restricted); Series IV: Addenda

Related Materials

See also UA 393 (Rice University Shell Center for Sustainability records), UA 347 (Rice University Department of Psychology records), and the collections of individual faculty members.