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We’re excited to announce the launch of a new Early Career Track within our MBA@Rice Online MBA program!

Designed for high-potential professionals with less than three years of work experience, this new pathway offers young leaders a head start on accelerating their career trajectory without pausing their professional momentum.

Students admitted through this track will complete the same curriculum and earn the same MBA@Rice degree as students in our traditional pathway — but they’ll spend one year in a dedicated peer cohort with specialized career and leadership accelerator programming before fully integrating into the broader MBA@Rice community in year two.

The business world moves fast. Why wait to build your foundation?

Applications are officially open for the inaugural October 2026 cohort. Connect directly with an enrollment specialist at [email protected] to learn more.

Read the full announcement here.
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There’s still time to apply for our Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management! Applications close just one week from today on Monday, June 29.

If you’re looking to build healthcare-focused business expertise, this 10-month, in-person program delivers immediate value. With our campus located right next to the Texas Medical Center, you'll gain unparalleled access to top healthcare leaders and have the opportunity to apply hands-on coursework to real challenges at neighboring hospitals and clinics.

Best of all, your earned credits can transfer toward a full Rice on-campus MBA down the road.

Take the next step in your healthcare career and apply now. ➞ https://tinyurl.com/352f8dmf

This is your last chance to secure your spot in the Rice MBA Class of 2028! Applications for our Full-Time, Professional, Executive and Hybrid MBA programs close in just one week.

To help you cross the finish line, application fees are waived for all working professional MBA formats, and GMAT/GRE scores are completely optional.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to take the next step in your career, this is it. Invest in yourself and join a community that will support your goals from day one.

Apply by Monday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. You belong here. ➞ https://tinyurl.com/352f8dmf

Marketing professor Utpal Dholakia turns a familiar idea on its head in Forbes. We tend to assume “frictionless” is always a better way to vacation — pay once for everything and stop thinking about it. Dholakia argues the opposite can be true.

For Dholakia, that tab arriving with every poolside cocktail is a quiet brake on consumption. The first drink is bliss, the seventh less so, and each card swipe nudges you to stop while you’re still ahead.

Read more for a smart, counterintuitive take on pricing and behavior. ➞ https://tinyurl.com/54dwzc6j

Ready to advance your healthcare leadership? The application deadline for our Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management is Monday, June 29.

Before you submit, join us for our final virtual Q&A on Tuesday, June 23. It’s your last opportunity to connect directly with program leadership, get your questions answered and discover the advantage of learning from top faculty right next door to the world’s largest medical center.

Register now ➞ https://tinyurl.com/u7n8datp

We’re proud to see Mitra Murthy (MBA ’24) and Alecia Harris (MBA ’23) recognized among the Houston Chronicle’s next generation of Houston society. Both Rice Business graduates work at the intersection of finance and the arts.

Mitra spent nearly 10 years with Christie's in New York before returning home to launch MM Art Advisory. Today she works for J.P. Morgan Private Bank and serves on the boards of Art League Houston and the Houston Library Foundation.

Alecia has been a Houston arts stalwart for more than a decade and now serves as chief development officer at the Rothko Chapel. Her career spans leadership roles at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, BLAFFER Art Museum, Glasstire and Artpace San Antonio.

Read more about their work here.
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How do you bring untold stories to light? For Michael Garcia '26, a recent alum of the Virani Undergraduate School of Business, the answer lay deep in the archives.

Backed by a Moody Undergraduate Research Fellowship, the business and history double-major focused his senior thesis on reconstructing the lives of agricultural workers in the Rio Grande Valley. He spent months tracing stories of labor, migration and survival through the Bracero Program — the 1942 binational agreement that brought millions of Mexican men to the United States as temporary workers — and the decades that followed.

The work was rigorous archival history, but it was also deeply personal. His own parents worked the fields in the very region he studied.

Read the full feature in Rice Magazine to see how Michael’s research is revealing hidden histories of identity and resilience. ➞ https://tinyurl.com/529brzmd

Military careers rarely follow a straight line, and that can make the path to graduate school harder to navigate. Rice Business has partnered with Service to School, a national nonprofit that gives veterans and service members free application counseling, mentorship and peer support.

The partnership joins a wider network of support at Rice Business, from the Veterans Business Battle startup competition to military education benefits and the Rice Business Veterans Association. As interim dean Jeff Fleming puts it: “Through our partnership with Service to School, we’re helping ensure talented veterans and service members have the guidance, resources and support they need to thrive.”

Learn more about the partnership.
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This is your last chance to join the Rice MBA Class of 2028!

Because of continued interest in our programs, we have extended our final application deadline to Monday, June 29, for fall 2026 enrollment. Only a few spots remain, so we encourage you to complete your application as soon as possible.

To help you cross the finish line, application fees are waived for all working professional MBA programs, and GMAT/GRE scores are optional.

Don’t miss this final deadline. Submit your application today. ➞ https://tinyurl.com/352f8dmf

Healthcare professionals: The application deadline for Rice Business’ Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management has been extended to Monday, June 29!

Join a 30-minute virtual Q&A tomorrow, June 17 to explore how this 10-month program will help you build critical business and leadership skills to advance your healthcare career. Hear directly from leadership, ask questions and discover the advantages of learning from top faculty in a setting connected to the world’s largest medical center.

Register now ➞ https://tinyurl.com/mrnumrw8