Rice University relocates statue, remains of slave-owning founder as part of quad redesign – Houston Public Media

Construction began earlier this month on the long-planned redesign of Rice's Academic Quadrangle and is expected to be complete by the spring. A statue of university founder William Marsh Rice is being moved from the center of the courtyard to a less-prominent location.

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