Rice University reshapes its narrative, relocating founder's remains amid a transformative campus redesign, confronting historical ties to slavery. Read to learn more.
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The remains of Rice University's founder have been moved to a family plot in Glenwood Cemetery as part of a redesign of the Houston campus and the school's reckoning with its founding father's ties to slavery.
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Construction began earlier this month on the long-planned redesign of Rice's Academic Quadrangle and is expected to be complete by the spring. A statue of university founder William Marsh Rice is being moved from the center of the courtyard to a less-prominent location.