Shakespeare Fest gets ninth grant for schools program
September 27, 2016
A newly awarded $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will allow the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane to stage performances for more than 5,000 local students.
Tulane Hillel shares model for success
September 27, 2016
Because of its vast success and impact, Tulane Hillel acquired a two-year grant to teach its model to Hillel chapters across the country.
Organic modernist: Architect Albert Ledner
September 26, 2016
For over six decades, Albert Charles Ledner (A ’48) has practiced architecture in New Orleans. This past year, his extensive career and life became the subject of a documentary filmed by his daughter, Catherine Ledner, and her cousin, Roy Beeson.
Painting a better future
September 22, 2016
The Amistad Research Center on the uptown campus of Tulane University is home to Elizabeth Catlett’s Three Women of America.
Inspiration guides photo challenge winners
September 22, 2016
During Tulane’s 2016 Convocation, President Mike Fitts asked students to photograph places in New Orleans and on campus “that intrigue and inspire” them. View the winning submissions.
The More You NOLA: Meet Miss Ella
September 21, 2016
Tulane alumna and culinary tycoon Ti Adelaide Martin gives readers a look into the life of her mother and Louisiana restaurateur Ella Brennan in a new book, 'Miss Ella of Commander’s Palace.'
Innovation on tap for School of Continuing Studies
September 19, 2016
Suri Duitch, new dean of the School of Continuing Studies and Tulane vice president for academic innovation, has ambitious plans to create successful, high-quality, online degree programs while continuing classroom instruction, too.
Poet revisits Newcomb roots
September 16, 2016
The 2016 Florie Gale Arons Poet is Newcomb College alumna Jennifer Grotz.
Tulane debuts ByWater Institute on a new riverfront campus dedicated to coastal restoration and protection
September 15, 2016
Tulane University has opened the ByWater Institute and a new riverfront campus in downtown New Orleans dedicated to studying and protecting Louisiana's vital waterways and coast.
Issues of race take center stage in film series
September 15, 2016
“Race in America: Past, Present & Future” is a free film and discussion series that kicks off Sunday (Sept. 18) on the uptown campus of Tulane University.
Music studies in the birthplace of jazz
September 14, 2016
New Orleans native and nationally celebrated pianist and composer Courtney Bryan joins the Tulane School of Liberal Arts this fall as an assistant professor of music.
Music fest in Uganda has dual mission
September 14, 2016
The HIV Awareness Music Project-Entusi, staged in Uganda by alumnus Andrew Ward, encourages attendees to know their HIV status.
Tulane University presents all things election 2016
September 13, 2016
From now through Election Day, Tulane University will present a full slate of election-related activities, from panel discussions and lectures to film screenings and debate watches.
Light, sound and sculpture mix in Carroll Gallery exhibit
September 08, 2016
‘Chromatic Surfaces,’ a collaboration between composer Rick Snow and sculptor Jamey Grimes, is on display at the Carroll Gallery at the Woldenberg Art Center throughout September.