Shai Littlejohn '26 chats about her pivots from law to music and back again, the invaluable lessons she’s learned along the way, what led her to pursue an Executive MBA at Rice and how she’s already putting insights from the program to use.
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When on campus, Rice introduced me to alumni, benefactors, and others who shared my professional goals and had gone the path I wanted to go. I knew right then that Rice was dedicated to creating a custom experience that would shape my future.
Full-Time MBA
There is more to an MBA besides the classes and grades. The events, information sessions, associations, workshops and everything in between will further enhance one's professional development and overall wellbeing.
Professional MBA
One of the things the MBA program has given me is confidence — the feeling that there’s nothing I can’t explore.
Executive MBA
We’re excited to announce the naming of the undergraduate business programs, thanks to a generous gift from Houston leaders Farid and Asha Virani. This historic contribution will support the continued growth of our undergraduate business community through curricular and co-curricular advancement and a new associate dean position. Let’s celebrate this milestone!
Owl Have You Know is Rice Business’ podcast created to share the experiences of alumni, faculty, students and other members of our business community – real stories of belonging, failing, rebounding and, ultimately, succeeding.
Season 5, Episode 4
Shai chats about her pivots from law to music and back again, the invaluable lessons she’s learned along the way, what led her to pursue an Executive MBA at Rice and how she’s already putting insights from the program to use.
Season 5, Episode 3
Dr. Paul Cherukuri chats about how Rice's Office of Innovation is paving the way for world-changing ideas and cementing Houston as an entrepreneurial leader.
Season 5, Episode 2
Tolga discusses the inefficiencies and bottlenecks healthcare systems face, and his research on innovations in healthcare delivery.
Faculty research applied in the classroom.
Whether you want to launch your own startup or shake up the company where you work, you’ll need to think like an entrepreneur. Rice Business gives every student the core skills and entrepreneurial mindset needed to adapt to a changing business world. That's why we're ranked the No. 1 graduate entrepreneurship program for the sixth year in a row.
Congratulations to Caroline Mazur-Sarocka for being named one of Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors Of 2025.
Georgian legislation directly mirrors a contentious law Russia passed more than a decade ago to stifle dissent and quash the power of civil society groups.
Research co-authored by Rice Business professor Jung Youn Lee found that variables such as shopping frequency, consistency in spending, choice of products, and use of discount programs correlate strongly with credit risk profiles.
