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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, a larger facility. The building now houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities.

       

      What’s there:

      • Department of Art History
      • Department of English
      • Department of Linguistics
      • Department of Transnational Asian Studies
      • Chao Center for 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

       

      Rice Campus Map No. 34