Both Rice's policy of non-discrimination on the basis of religion and our core values of diversity and inclusion require instructors to make reasonable accommodations to help students avoid negative academic consequences with their religious obligations conflict with academic requirements.
Every reasonable effort should be made to allow members of the university community to observe their religious holidays without jeopardizing the fulfillment of their academic obligations. It is never acceptable for an instructor to compel a student to choose between religious observation and academic work.
Absence from classes or examinations for religious reasons does not relieve students from responsibility for any part of the course work required during the period of the absence. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which they will be absent.
Dates | Religion | Holiday |
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9/5/2023 | Labor Day | |
9/15/2023 | Jewish | Rosh Hashanah (New Year) |
9/19/2023 | Hindi | Ganesh Chaturthi |
9/24/2023-9/25/203 | Jewish | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) |
9/26/2023-9/27/2023 | Islamic | Mawlid al-Nabi (birthday of Mohammad) |
9/29/2023-10/6/2023 | Jewish | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) |
10/6/2023-10/8/2023 | Jewish | Shemini Atzeret |
10/7/2023-10/8/2023 | Jewish | Simchat Torah |
10/9/2023 | Indigenous Peoples Day | |
10/15/2023-10/24/2023 | Hindu | Navaratri/Dussehra |
11/11/2023 | Veterans Day | |
11/12/2023 | Hindu | Diwali |
11/23/2023 | Thanksgiving | |
11/24/2023 | Native American Heritage Day | |
12/7/2023-12/15/2023 | Jewish | Hanukkah (Chanukah) |
12/25/2023 | Christian | Christmas Day |
1/1/2024 | New Years Day | |
1/7/2024 | Christian Orthodox | Orthodox Christmas |
1/15/2024 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
2/10/2024 | Lunar New Year | |
2/14/2024 | Christian | Ash Wednesday |
2/19/2024 | President's Day | |
3/8/2024 | Hindu | Maha Shivaratri |
3/10/2024-4/10/2024 | Islamic | Ramadan |
3/18/2024-5/4/2024 | Christian Orthodox | Orthodox Lent |
3/23/2024-3/24/2024 | Jewish | Purim |
3/24/2024 | Hindu | Holi |
3/29/2024 | Christian | Good Friday |
3/31/2024 | Christian | Easter |
4/6/2024 | Islamic | Lailat al-Qadr |
4/10/2024 | Islamic | Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
4/17/2024 | Hindu | Ramanavami |
4/22/2024-4/30/2024 | Jewish | Passover (Pesach) |
5/3/2024 | Christian Orthodox | Orthodox Good Friday |
5/5/2024 | Christian Orthodox | Orthodox Easter |
5/27/2024 | Memorial Day | |
6/11/2024-6/13/2024 | Jewish | Shavuot |
6/16/2024-6/19/2024 | Islamic | Eid al-Adha |
6/19/2024 | Juneteenth | |
7/4/2024 | Independence Day | |
7/17/2024 | Islamic | Muharram (Al Hijrah New Year) |
*This list is not a complete listing of religious holidays. If you would like a religious holiday added to the list, please provide the information via email to ugdean@rice.edu.