January 22, 2018
Jews in New Orleans have shaped the commerce, culture and philanthropy of the city during nearly the entirety of its 300 years of existence.
January 22, 2018
From Friday, Feb. 2, through Sunday, Feb. 4, leaders in advocacy, policy, politics and popular culture will meet on the Tulane uptown campus during the Unrig the System Summit.
January 22, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum will host a two-part, carnival-theme workshop on Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, during which participants will decorate shoes in the style of the Krewe of Muses’ signature throw.
January 19, 2018
The Canal streetcar makes a continuous route through the downtown campus.
January 19, 2018
The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South has partnered with Prospect New Orleans to offer “Dark Matter: An Evening with Cauleen Smith and Courtney Bryan,” a conversation between colleagues who create boundary-pushing art; and “Heart and Land: An Evening with Monique Verdin,” during which the artist will discuss the trajectory of her work.
January 12, 2018
On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Walter Isaacson, author of Leonardo da Vinci, will discuss how the artist’s works melded disciplines of art, science and engineering.
January 12, 2018
Consumptive Chic: A History of Beauty, Fashion, and Disease by 2010 School of Liberal Arts graduate Carolyn Day chronicles curious connections between tuberculosis and women’s fashion during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe.
January 10, 2018
Angus Lind reflects on the tour guides who commemorate our city's history during walking tours of New Orleans.
January 05, 2018
Chia-Chee Chiu fosters the growth of students as a middle school principal and cultivates Asian-American writers as a board member for the nonprofit organization Kundiman.
January 04, 2018
The new Sites of Resistance exhibit at the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design chronicles social justice demonstrations and movements in New Orleans from 1863 to today.
December 19, 2017
Yuchen Zhang, assistant professor of management at the Freeman School of Business, found that the amount of tech jargon featured in a Kickstarter project’s description could affect its financing.
December 19, 2017
Recent donation of Mexican textiles enhances existing collection at the Middle American Research Institute.
December 19, 2017
Among the Louisiana Research Collection’s 2017 acquisitions, particularly notable are the papers of prominent Louisiana gay activists Stewart Butler, Rich Magill, Alan Robinson and Skip Ward. Acquiring significant LGBTQ-related documents — letters, diaries, flyers and other materials — is one of the Louisiana Research Collection’s special focuses.
December 15, 2017
To commemorate the retirement of Bruce Raeburn, director of special collections and curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive, Carolyn Vance Smith, Marion Smith and William M. Smith Jr. donated a portrait of legendary musician Louis Armstrong to Tulane University.
December 07, 2017
Shoppers can find a variety of locally crafted artwork at the annual Newcomb Art Department Holiday Studio Sale, including the ever-popular, blown-glass ornaments.