In Memoriam E. S. Atieno Odhiambo
In two decades at Rice,
Atieno Odhiambo wrote several important books on the history of Kenya. But perhaps even more memorable than that work was his personal impact on many of us, who were fortunate to benefit from the wisdom of one who had long struggled against political injustice without ever losing his profound faith in his country. Our sympathies go out to his wife and children, in Kenya and in America, and to all those whose lives, like ours, he touched.
Martin J. Wiener,
Chair
Welcome
The Rice University History Department understands its function to be twofold: to create knowledge about the past through research and to disseminate historical knowledge through publishing and teaching. Underlying these functions is the conviction that by confronting the past in a serious way we will broaden understanding of the universals of the human condition and deepen understanding of the local and personal.
At the same time we provide instruction in broadly applicable skills, such as logical argument, clear writing, and research ability. Because research, publishing, and teaching are mutually supportive, we attempt to bring each ingredient into as many student experiences as we can. Our faculty of twenty-four offers interactive instruction based on these principles to approximately one hundred undergraduate history majors and about thirty graduate students. To find out more about the opportunities in history at Rice, please explore the surrounding links.
Martin J. Wiener,
Chair
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