PJHC

PJHC The Program in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (PJHC), housed in the Center for the Study o

The PJHC minor combines high-caliber undergraduate courses with internship experiences for students to work in the summer or as part of a study abroad program with agencies that help disadvantaged communities and people. The students are placed with organizations where they work directly with clients and gain experiential knowledge that broadens their perspective on human lives and capabilities. T

hrough these academic and experiential learning opportunities, students explore a deeper understanding of the structural factors underlying poverty and human well-being and potential policy solutions. Furthermore, the program aims to promote dialogue among all disciplines about how to address issues of poverty alleviation and human well-being with a sophisticated understanding of the challenges and sound strategies for moving forward. Although impediments to human well-being take many forms, barriers to the capabilities of women and girls persist across societies; women and girls are therefore disproportionately represented among the poor and those unable to attain their full capabilities. Acknowledging gender inequality as a powerful influence on disparities in human well-being, the academic component of the program, including the content of core and required courses, recognizes gender as a central analytic category.

We are delighted to confer the 2023 Merfish Award on PJHC minor Kayla Hurley '23. Multiple nominations praised her sust...
05/18/2023

We are delighted to confer the 2023 Merfish Award on PJHC minor Kayla Hurley '23. Multiple nominations praised her sustained commitment to social justice, highlighting her efforts toward racial equality. From her services on the Rice University Diversity Council to her involvement as BLM (Black Lives Matter) and AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Coordinator in 2020 and 2021, her efforts have improved diversity, equity, and inclusion both on campus and off.
Congratulations Kayla!!
https://cswgs.rice.edu/merfish-award/kayla-hurley

Congratulations to graduating seniors in our PJHC minor program!!!Melissa CarmonaKayla HurleyHeather KongJayaker KoliChr...
05/18/2023

Congratulations to graduating seniors in our PJHC minor program!!!

Melissa Carmona
Kayla Hurley
Heather Kong
Jayaker Koli
Christine Lee
Angela Lin
Amey Maley
Julia Shi
We look forward to your future!

Check out Rice PJHC minor Naven Parthasarathy’s feature in a Google Daily Doodle! 646K views since his revision! ...
03/03/2023

Check out Rice PJHC minor Naven Parthasarathy’s feature in a Google Daily Doodle! 646K views since his revision!

One day in December, Naven Parthasarathy ran into his professor Diana Strassmann, who, to his surprise, congratulated him. “She was like, you didn’t hear?” Naven recounts. It turns out, the W…

02/27/2023

ChatGPT is the internet’s shiny new toy. It’s also a potential shortcut for students to quickly generate essays and other writing assignments — which has many educators rethinking their…

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our annual Digital Stories event next Wednesday! Come listen to the PJHC Summer...
11/30/2022

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our annual Digital Stories event next Wednesday! Come listen to the PJHC Summer Service-Learning Interns, who will share and reflect on their experiences. It's always a great time; see you there!

December 7, 2022
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren Library

We're SO proud of student Natasha Patnaik, whose work on spatial inequality is being featured in Wikipedia's Did You K...
11/22/2022

We're SO proud of student Natasha Patnaik, whose work on spatial inequality is being featured in Wikipedia's Did You Know section this Wednesday! Log on to the Wikipedia home page at 6:00 PM on November 23rd to see it live for 24 hours, or click the link here to read more: http://ow.ly/QR6o50LKhxh. Congrats, Natasha! 🏆🎉

We are SO PROUD of our '22 minor grads: Diego E. DegenhartDaniela EnnisBenjamin W. GreavesAnvita P. KandruAmy E. Kuria...
05/06/2022

We are SO PROUD of our '22 minor grads:

Diego E. Degenhart
Daniela Ennis
Benjamin W. Greaves
Anvita P. Kandru
Amy E. Kuriakose
Prashanth B. Pai
Emily O. Plotkin
Divya Popat
Victoria Saeki-Serna
Serena A. Shedore
Tiffany M. Sloan
Stanley L. Tsou
Emily B. Weaver

Congratulations and best wishes on your next adventure! 🎉

Great news: our director Diana Strassmann is featured in a lecture series abominated for a Webby Award! Check out the IN...
04/15/2022

Great news: our director Diana Strassmann is featured in a lecture series abominated for a Webby Award! Check out the INET video series in Feminist Economics and vote for the series until April 21st at http://ow.ly/VtLn50IGSrX. Congrats, Diana! 🎉

"All of us, if we get old enough, need to be taken care of." Diana Strassmann, Rice University professor and founder of the journal "Feminist Economics," dis...

04/01/2022
We love to see what our PJHC students go on to do after they graduate, so we were so happy to read about Michelle Tran (...
03/29/2022

We love to see what our PJHC students go on to do after they graduate, so we were so happy to read about Michelle Tran (Class of 2018) and her groundbreaking work with Soar Over Hate in the The New Yorker!

Soar Over Hate is an initiative devoted to gathering resources for the community in the face of escalating anti-Asian violence. What began as a modest GoFundMe page to raise two thousand dollars has, in the time since, become an energetic nonprofit, with more than three hundred volunteers who have collectively equipped tens of thousands of Asian Americans across New York and California with self-defense devices.

At a self-defense class in New York after the latest anti-Asian attack, one student said, “I feel like I have an army of sisters.”

Tomorrow evening, Feminist Economics editorial board member and Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee Lisa Cook wil...
02/15/2022

Tomorrow evening, Feminist Economics editorial board member and Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee Lisa Cook will be giving a virtual lecture on how systemic racism contributes to wealth inequality at the University of Houston. There's still time to register for this timely talk!

February 16th at 6:00 - 8:00 PM CST

Register at https://uhlc.wufoo.com/forms/q19a085e1lpuayg/

This week in exciting campus events, the Weiss College Diversity Council is hosting an open mic night and arts showcase ...
02/15/2022

This week in exciting campus events, the Weiss College Diversity Council is hosting an open mic night and arts showcase celebrating . We're sure there will be some great performances and opportunities to support your fellow students! ✊🎨

Friday, February 18th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM CST
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