Cecilia Ballí is a writer and journalist who has been writing for magazines for more than twenty years. In 2000, she became the first Latina or Latino writer at Texas Monthly,…

Lacy Johnson describes herself as a professor, curator, and activist. She has been lauded for The Reckonings (Scribner, 2018), The Other Side (Tin House, 2014), and Trespasses: A Memoir (University…

Dr. Reeta Achari attended UT-McGovern Medical School and received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1992.  She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and maintains certification…

Christine LeVeaux-Haley is a political science professor in the Honors College of the University of Houston. She is a graduate of Spelman College and earned her PhD at Louisiana State…

Alison Leland is an instructor in political science and the director of the Honors Pre-Law and Public Service program at the University of Houston’s Honors College. She is a graduate…

Christof Spieler, PE, AICP, LEED AP is director of planning at Huitt-Zollars, a lecturer in transportation at the Rice University School of Architecture, and the author of Trains, Buses, People: An…

Dr. Chamberlain is a professor of history for the University of New Orleans, concentrating on Louisiana studies and music history. He received his PhD in U.S. History from Tulane University…

Vicky Dominguez is the Chief Operating Officer at the Houston Symphony. (Fall 2024)

Ben Koush is a graduate of Columbia University and Rice University. He is a registered architect and interior designer in Texas with two decades of architectural experience. He has a…

Nadia Hayat Agha is a lecturer in the Kinesiology Department at Rice University. Dr. Agha joined the Rice Faculty in 2023 and currently teaches Exercise Physiology. Agha earned her BS…