EXHIBIT ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 18–DECEMBER 31, 2026: Houston Public Library presents “Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University” in the Julia Ideson Building’s Exhibit Hall.

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 6–8 PM

Through archival photographs, letters, diaries, and oral histories, the exhibition traces more than a century of Latine presence and influence at Rice University. Drawing from the Woodson Research Center, Houston Public Library Special Collections, and the firsthand experiences of Rice students, staff, and faculty, the exhibition reveals how Latine individuals have helped shape the university and its connections to Houston since its earliest years.

Curated by Portia Hopkins, Margarita M. Castromán Soto, Lily Harvey, Jesse Romero, Dionne Babineaux, and Liliana López.

IMAGE: Rice Sallyport, 1912, courtesy Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University