A Message from the Director
"We need leaders who are courageously confronting the world's most complex challenges now - more than ever before. I believe students are uniquely poised to confront these challenges in ways that are ethical, inclusive, innovative, and impactful. The Doerr Institute is committed to helping those students develop their leadership so that they are prepared for leadership challenges and opportunities before them." - Dr. Stefanie Johnson, Doerr Institute director
We are here to support you as you impact what you care about most.
The Doerr Institute recognizes activism as a rich opportunity to exercise your leader skills in the community. Since the Doerr Institute's inception, we have offered support to a myriad of student activists including leaders from BLMHTX, Pro-Choice Rice, Mobility Safety Committee, etc.
We can support your leader development journey and help you become as effective as possible in your activist role in a number of ways. Please see a sample of the opportunities available to you below. For our full menu of programs, please click here.
All programs at the Doerr Institute are offered at no cost to all Rice students. Choose any of the programs below that fit your leadership needs.
Help shape our future program offerings.
In addition to offering ongoing programs, we want your help in shaping our future programs that are customized to fit the specific needs of student activists and students passionate about social and political change. Please submit your ideas and suggestions below for future program topics.