Terms of Service

The content and opinions expressed on blogs.rice.edu sites do not necessarily reflect the views of Rice University and are not officially endorsed by the university.

Terms of Service for blogs.rice.edu

Rice University’s blogs.rice.edu provides an academic publishing platform that supports faculty, staff, and students in creating blogs and simple websites for teaching, research, service, and professional development.

This service is powered by CampusPress, a WordPress-based provider designed specifically for educational use. All current Rice faculty, staff, and students with active NetIDs can log in to blogs.rice.edu to create and manage a site.

blogs.rice.edu is a free service managed by the Office of Information Technology (OIT).

For support:

General Conditions

Use of blogs.rice.edu signifies agreement to Rice’s official IT policies:

All site owners are responsible for complying with these policies. Violations will be referred to appropriate university authorities.

Data Limits and File Uploads

  • Each site has a total storage limit of 10 GB.
  • The maximum upload size for individual files is 50 MB.
  • Files with certain extensions (e.g., .zip, .exe) are blocked for security reasons.

Inactive Blogs

  • Sites that have not been updated in over 2 years are subject to deletion.
  • For graduating students, NetIDs and all associated blogs will be deactivated approximately six (6) months after graduation.
  • Departmental or organization blogs administered by students must have at least one Rice faculty or staff member as an administrator to ensure continuity after graduation.

Maintenance & Hosting

Rice’s blog service is hosted on the CampusPress platform. As a managed cloud service, CampusPress handles all updates, security patches, and maintenance windows.

While Rice does not control the exact timing of these updates, we will notify the university community of major changes via:

Reminder: All blog users are expected to read and follow the university’s Appropriate Use and Data Protection policies.