Connecting the past, present, self and community through the humanities and service learning
January 18, 2022
Mallory Monaco Caterine, senior professor of practice in the Department of Classical Studies at the School of Liberal Arts, and Greenberg Family Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, views the study of ancient Mediterranean civilizations and languages as not only an opportunity to gain knowledge of history, but also as a guide to understanding human behavior that assists in informing our decisions today.
Tulane professor receives national and international appointments on climate change
December 16, 2021
Jesse M. Keenan, an associate professor of real estate in the Tulane School of Architecture, has received several domestic and international climate appointments.
Sawyer Seminars launch first events
December 06, 2021
Tulane has launched the Mellon Foundation-sponsored Sawyer Seminar, Sites of Memory: New Orleans and Place-based Histories in the Americas. Its inaugural programs begin Dec. 7.
New book showcases stunning photos ‘Above New Orleans’
November 19, 2021
Tulane geographer Richard Campanella and drone photographer Marco Rasi teamed up to create the first full-length book of drone photography of the Crescent City titled Above New Orleans.
Beloved professor gets gift of a lifetime from former student
November 17, 2021
Retired biomedical engineering professor Cedric Walker receives a shiny blue antique car called the Nissan Cedric at a surprise retirement party during Homecoming Weekend.
A passion for music and building community is key to success for four notable Tulanians
November 16, 2021
As homecoming weekend got underway, President Michael Fitts welcomed to the stage of Dixon Hall Auditorium, four members of the Tulane community who have made significant contributions to the music and entertainment industry.
Meet us at the cemetery gates
November 11, 2021
The acts of remembering and honoring the dead as well as contemplating the mortality and interconnectedness of humans are the primary motivations behind the annual Graveyard Poets reading organized by Michael Kuczynski, professor in the Department of English at the School of Liberal Arts.
Tulane professor explains the study of disasters in new book
November 08, 2021
Andy Horowitz, a Tulane scholar on the history of disasters, explains the meaning of "disaster" in new book "Critical Disaster Studies."
Pulitzer Prize-winning author to inaugurate new endowed speaker series at Tulane
November 05, 2021
Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel The Sympathizer, will kick off the Carole Barnette Boudreaux '65 Great Writers Series on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at Tulane University.
Tulane researcher gets NSF grant to teach algorithms to be fair
November 01, 2021
A Tulane researcher is part of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation to design more equitable algorithm recommender systems.
You know it’s almost Halloween when…
October 29, 2021
Nothing heralds Halloween in New Orleans like the arrival of the bony guests outside the “Skeleton House”, located at 6000 St. Charles Ave.
Tulane researchers studying challenges of food service workers during COVID-19 pandemic
October 29, 2021
Tulane psychologists are leading a project that aims to address pandemic-related issues among food service workers, including health and safety issues, stress and other long-term consequences.
Tulane professor wins $2 million grant to make coffee growing more sustainable
October 27, 2021
Tulane professor Caz Taylor has won a $2 million NSF grant to help make coffee growing more sustainable.
Home of Tulane School of Architecture preparing for major renovation
October 25, 2021
Richardson Memorial Hall, the 113-year-old building that houses the Tulane School of Architecture, is gearing up for a renovation that promises to bring the school to the next level of architecture and design education.
‘Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow’ opens at Newcomb Art Museum on Oct. 23
October 20, 2021
Newcomb Art Museum, located on Tulane’s uptown campus, in participation with Prospect New Orleans, invites the community to its galleries for the new exhibition Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow.