Rice University Student Media
With more than 20 years of experience in journalism education and student media advising, Chris serves as director of Rice University Student Media, home of The Rice Thresher newspaper, the low-power (and intentionally lowercased) ktru-FM and The Campanile yearbook. Before coming to Rice, Chris taught journalism and all its related things as a tenure-track…
Do you enjoy writing, taking pictures, playing music, watching films, illustrating, attending concerts, going to art gallery exhibitions or otherwise getting creative in your free time? Want to see a live ktru DJ set? Do you just like free food and cool art? Come to the Student Media & Arts Fair at the Moody Center…
Are you a student looking for a summer job? Well look no further! Student media is hiring a part-time student worker over the summer. We are looking for someone who possess excellent organizational skills, a strong attention to detail, and the ability to work independently. Most of the responsibilities will be ktru-related, such as digitizing…
Rice University and Rice Student Media announces two competitions for the 2024 Schumann Brothers Grants: one for Written Expression and one for Travel Journalism. The winner for the Written Expression award will receive a $2500 grant, and the winner for the Travel Journalism award will receive a $5000 grant to support their proposed endeavors. For…
Rice U.’s ktru presents Outdoor Show on March 30th Bringing the State Fair to You! Rice University’s 32nd annual free and open musical festival hosted by its student-run radio station HOUSTON – (March 21, 2024) – For the last 30 years, KTRU-LP 96.1 FM, Rice University’s student-run radio station, has hosted a springtime music festival…
Do you enjoy writing, taking pictures, playing music, watching films, illustrating, attending concerts, going to art gallery exhibitions or otherwise getting creative in your free time? Want to see a live KTRU DJ set? Do you just like free food and cool art? Come to the Student Media & Arts Fair at the Moody Center for the…
Tessa Ehrman has joined the department as the new part-time Office Assistant following an extensive time in retail management, where she also modeled products, managed social media, and designed graphics for small businesses all over the Greater Houston area. Outside of Rice, Tessa has directed and wrote 12+ short films and is always looking for…
Conner Clifton is thrilled to be joining Rice University as the Assistant Director of Student Media! Before joining the team, Conner worked as a reporter/producer with Houston Public Media, an editor with Sentai Filmworks, co-hosted a show on KPFT and helped many local arts organizations pivot to digital programming during the initial lockdowns of 2020….
Katharine Shilcutt has joined the department as Director of Student Media following a four-and-a-half-year stint working in news and media relations for Rice University. Prior to Rice, Katharine was the managing editor of Houstonia Magazine and the James Beard-nominated food critic for the Houston Press. She also co-hosted The Full Menu on KUHF 88.7 for…
This is a new series started to highlight the work of exceptional students in student media. Channing Wang is a senior at Duncan College. He comes from Wells, Maine, and is a first generation, low-income college student. He was nominated by Kelley Lash for his exceptional work not only for the Thresher, but also for…