HOUSTON – (Nov. 10, 2021) – Rice University’s Board of Trustees has selected the institution’s next president, who will be introduced at an event on campus Thursday afternoon.
A nationwide search was launched last May, when President David Leebron announced he plans to step down next summer after 18 years leading one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
The new president, only the eighth in the university’s 109-year history, will be introduced and speak before a gathering of university and student leaders. After the event, Rice’s next leader will be available for interviews. News media will be welcome to shoot campus b-roll and ask students for their reaction.
For a pitch reel of Rice campus b-roll, click this hyperlink.
Who: Robert Ladd, Rice University Board of Trustees chairman
David Leebron, Rice University president
Rice University’s next president
What: Introduction of Rice’s new president
When: 2-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11
Where: Rice University, Cohen House (Faculty Club), 6100 Main St.
Media personnel should be prepared to show press identification upon entering Cohen House, the venue for the event. Media vehicles should enter the campus through Entrance 1 at the intersection of Main Street and Sunset Boulevard and park in the Founder’s Court Lot. For a map to the lot, click this hyperlink.