Rice University’s general counsel to retire

Richard A. Zansitis, vice president and general counsel at Rice University, is retiring. 

Zansitis will retire at the end of the 2021, having worked at Rice for 20 years. A national search will be made for a new chief legal officer. 

“Working with the board, administration, faculty, staff and students at Rice has been an extraordinary experience and the pinnacle of my career,” Zansitis said. “After two decades, this magnificent campus feels like home. But I’ve decided to retire while…