Meet David Leebron President-Elect of Rice University
An academic scholar of the highest order. A person of unquestioned trustworthiness, integrity, and honesty. One who consults widely, listens carefully, and then acts determinedly.

Making an Impression
You have only one chance at a first impression. When presidential search committee chair James Crownover introduced Rice president-elect David Leebron to the Rice community on December 19, the crowd filling McMurtry Auditorium rose in enthusiastic, if somewhat expectant, ovation.

Search and Serendipity
The search for Rice’s seventh president

Owls on Every Tie
An unconventional interview with President-Elect David Leebron, conducted by former Thresher editor-in-chief Rachel Rustin.*

Group Urges New Direction for Public Diplomacy
The group says a new White House office should be created to promote U.S. interests by informing, engaging, and influencing people around the world.

Commercial Space Development at a Crossroads
United States space policy may be stifling commercial development of Earth’s backyard.

Science Tweaks, Humanities Transform the World
Almost daily, we see news of major discoveries in medicine, the science of our planet and the stars, or the human genome.

* Originally appeared in the Rice Thresher, January 16, 2004.