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1. Academic & Administrative

   1. Herring Hall, Robert R.

      Robert R. Herring Hall

       

      Herring Hall was originally built for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, which later expanded and relocated to McNair Hall. The building now houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities.

       

      What’s there:

      • Chao Center for Asian Studies
      • Department of English and Creative Writing
      • Department of Linguistics
      • Department of Transnational Asian Studies

       

      Named for: Robert R. Herring, president, CEO and board chairman of Houston Natural Gas Corporation and chairman of the Rice Board of Trustees from 1979 to 1981

       

      Built: 1984, Cesar Pelli & Associates

       

      Building Hours: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

       

      Rice Campus Map No. 41