| Date | Discussion Topic |
| Jan. 8 | Discussion of the coming semester Don Johnson, Lora Wildenthal |
| Jan. 15 | Use of Human and Animal Subjects in Research Jim Pomerantz (Psychology) and Chris Smith (UT Medical School) |
| Jan. 22 | Ethical Issues in Research Moshe Vardi (Computer Science) |
| Jan. 29 |
Affirmative Action and other Legal Issues at a University Richard Zansitis (General Counsel, Rice University) |
| Feb. 5 | The Early History of Universities Carol Quillen (History) |
| Feb. 12 | No Class |
| Feb. 19 |
Life
in the Academy: Research/Scholarship, Teaching, and Tenure |
| Feb. 26 | Diversity in the Academy David Schneider (Psychology) |
| Mar. 4 | Midterm Recess |
| Mar. 11 | No Class |
| Mar. 18 | First draft of papers due How Rice University Got to be What it IS Melissa Kean (Historian, Rice University) |
| Mar. 25 | Women in Academe Caroline Masiello (Earth Science), Rosemary Hennessy (WGS) |
| Apr. 1 | Oral Presentations Hicks, Frankel, Ortman, Cooper |
| Apr. 8 | Oral Presentations Han, Wang, Sundermann, Rojo |
| Apr. 15 | Oral Presentations Goggin, Aurbach, Morneau |
| Apr. 22 | Final Papers Due Oral Presentations Bathia, Onak, Hammel |