"I'm pleased to announce that the Task Force on Racial Equity and Social Justice will be co-chaired by Professor Gustavo Grullon, the Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance at Rice Business, and Valerie Valentine, a second-year MBA student and president of the Black Business Student Association (BBSA). Lina Bell, director of diversity and inclusion, will serve ex-officio on the task force and will be the formal liaison between the task force and the dean’s office."

Read more from Dean Peter Rodriguez about the Rice Business Task Force on Racial Equity and Social Justice.