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…

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…

Augusto X. Rodriguez is chair of Rice University’s department of kinesiology and the co-director of the Center for Human Performance. He holds a PhD. in kinesiology from the University of…

Denise Hulett is a librarian and professor at Houston Community College Central. (Fall 2024, Fall 2025)