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Peter Rodriguez, dean of Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business since 2016, today was named the 15th president of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He will begin his new role July 1.
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The Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University announced the appointment of Peter Rodriguez as the University’s 15th President. A distinguished economist and transformative academic leader, Rodriguez currently serves as the dean of Rice University’s School of Business. He will begin his presidency at Wake Forest on July 1, 2026.
20 May
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School Updates
Congratulations to Rice Business professor Diana Jue-Rajasingh on being named to Poets&Quants’ 2026 40-Under-40 list, recognizing her innovative teaching and research that help students think critically and lead through uncertainty.
18 May
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Entrepreneurship doesn't require a MBA from Rice University, but Dean Peter Rodriguez wants to make sure that the students who do pass through the halls of the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business are well prepared for creating a successful company.
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business ranks No. 6 nationally for its online Master of Business Administration program, according to Poets&Quants rankings released today. MBA@Rice is the fastest-growing program at the business school since its launch in 2018.
“Someone is going to become really, really rich if they can figure out how to get unmotivated people interested in really thinking about money,” said Utpal Dholakia, marketing professor at Rice Business who has studied people’s relationships to money.
Not even inclement weather could stop faculty, staff and students from meeting at Rice Memorial Chapel Nov. 10 to honor members of the university community who have served in the military. The gathering marked Rice’s 20th anniversary for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony, and it featured performances, guest speakers and recognition for service.
For a remarkable fifth consecutive year, Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review, a provider of education services, and Entrepreneur magazine.
For some, the prospect of doing the same job in the same career for 20 more years is hive-inducing. Ruth Reitmeier, Director of Coaching at Rice Business, provides ideas to help navigate the transition to a new one.
For the fifth consecutive year, Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program by The Princeton Review, a provider of education services, and Entrepreneur magazine.
The University of Houston and Rice University are once again celebrating top spots on the 18th annual Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies lists released by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine on Nov. 7.
For the fifth consecutive year, Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked No. 1 for graduate entrepreneurship programs by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
The 12th annual Texas Life Science Forum takes place Nov. 7 at Rice University and will bring together 600 attendees for keynote speakers, panels and pitches from life science technologies.
