Past Events

Webinar: 2023 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

This webinar includes a summary of the 2023 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report. A panel discussion with local experts will follow.

Kinder Institute Luncheon 2023

The annual luncheon brings together hundreds of business, nonprofit and community leaders to learn about the leading issues facing our community and country.

Kinder Institute Forum: Ruth J. Simmons

Ruth J. Simmons, a leading voice in higher education, will be in conversation with Ruth N. López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

Setting Kids up for Success: Supporting Early Education in the Houston Region

Join the Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium for a conversation highlighting recent pre-K research.

Understanding and Addressing Student and Family Need in HISD

During this event, findings from a recent survey of HISD student and family needs will be shared. Breakout sessions will be organized around a series of key areas of need in the district, such as health, housing, basic needs, and extracurricular supports.

Ten Across Summit: The Future is Here

The Ten Across Summit will convene a premier group of leaders and experts to discuss important issues such as water, energy, infrastructure, equity, democracy and risk.

De Lange Conference XII

Rice University's De Lange Conference explores the dynamic interactions between technology, society, and culture. More specifically, the conference will address the challenges of information technology, health and medicine, and climate change from the three perspectives of technology, culture and society.

Research Poster Gallery

Learn about current and ongoing research efforts by Houston Education Research Consortium and Houston Independent School District researchers.

Webinar: 2022 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston

The Kinder Institute for Urban Research shares findings from the third State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.

Kinder Institute Forum: Scott Beyer

Urban affairs journalist Scott Beyer shares how a free-market approach to housing, transportation, public administration and more can create more livable cities.