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Which Texas colleges are the best investment? Here’s how they compare to other schools

Rice University ranks first in Texas for 10-year return on investment, with alumni seeing roughly $334,000 in gains. Its strong earnings outcomes keep Rice at the top of both short and long-term ROI comparisons statewide.

7 Dec
  • In The Media

    The case for not loving your job

    Rice Business professor Mijeong Kwon finds that viewing passion for work as a moral virtue can harm employees and teams, leading to guilt, burnout and biased treatment of colleagues who are seen as less passionate.

    26 Nov
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    Treating love for work like a virtue can backfire on employees and teams

    Rice Business professor Mijeong Kwon argues that moralizing a love of work can undermine workplace well-being. Her research shows that treating intrinsic motivation as a virtue fuels guilt, burnout and biased judgments that disrupt team dynamics.

    25 Nov

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Rice MBA ranked among top 10 in US for first time

The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 8 (up from No. 19 in 2015) in Bloomberg Businessweek’s new analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation. This marks the MBA program’s first top 10 ranking.
November 16

Meet the new dean of Rice University's Jones School of Business

Peter Rodriguez started as dean of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business on July 1.

September 23
Houston Business Journal

Rice MBA ranked among top 25 by U.S. News and World Report

The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 25 (up from No. 33 last year) in U.S. News and World Report’s new analysis of the best full-time MBA programs in the nation for 2017.
March 16
McNair Hall, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
School Updates

PRIME debuts new integrated course offering

"The three terms — strategic decision making, critical thinking and ICO," explained Vikas Mittal, J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing and head of the Energy Initiative at the Jones School, "have very specific meanings." Clarifying those specific meanings is vital.
February 12
School Updates

Peter Rodriguez named dean of Jones Graduate School of Business

Peter Rodriguez, currently senior associate dean for degree programs and chief diversity officer at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, has been named dean of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. He will join Rice as dean of the Jones School on July 1.
January 29
School Updates

Rice tries new approach to teaching MBA course

Rice University’s Master of Business Administration program implemented a new approach to teaching this past spring to better meet the needs of students and employers and the changing demands of the business education marketplace. The centerpiece of the new Jones Graduate School of Business course, Critical Thinking and Strategic Decision-making, was an integrated team of faculty who focused on learning the elements critical to business leadership.

January 22