Tulane study to examine role of racial injustice in design of memorials and monuments
February 24, 2021
An interdisciplinary team of Tulane researchers will study the role of racial injustice in the design of monuments, memorials and urban spaces.
Acclaimed plant ecologist to headline virtual lectureship
February 19, 2021
World-renown plant ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer will headline the 2021 Marcia Monroe Conery Lectureship.
Tulane faculty, special guests give brief history on Black and Indigenous roots of Carnival, Mardi Gras Indians
February 18, 2021
Tulane’s ALAAMEA Alliance (Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ Alliance) recently explored the Black and Indigenous roots of New Orleans Mardi Gras in a virtual session for faculty and staff that combined musical performances and historical context.Tulane’s ALAAMEA Alliance (Asian, Latino, African American, Multi-Ethnic, and LGBTIQ Alliance) recently explored the Black and Indigenous roots of New Orleans Mardi Gras in a virtual session for faculty and staff that combined musical performances and historical context.
Coming soon: Social Work Trailblazers artwork from New Orleans Artist Terrance Osborne
February 17, 2021
Tulane School of Social Work joins forces with New Orleans artist Terrance Osborne in celebration of Trailblazers.
Krewe of House Floats
February 12, 2021
The Krewe of House Floats, started by a casual suggestion on the internet to decorate one’s house as a Mardi Gras float, quickly sprang into a full-blown movement.
Award-winning documentary producer Cecilia Aldarondo to headline Tulane lectureship
February 12, 2021
Award-winning filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo will headline the School of Liberal Arts' second annual Bobby Yan Lectureship in Media and Social Change.
Tulanians show Carnival spirit in “Mardi Gras for All Y’all”
February 08, 2021
The parades may be canceled, but Tulane is helping Carnival roar on with “Mardi Gras for All Y’all,” a virtual celebration livestreamed Feb. 12, 13 and 14.
Tulane President Michael Fitts to host virtual conversation with Lisa Jackson and Douglas Hurley
February 05, 2021
Tulane President Michael Fitts will host the third installment of the Presidential Speaker Series — Mindset: Breaking Barriers featuring Lisa Jackson and Col. Douglas G. Hurley this week via Zoom.
Newcomb Art Museum announces spring lineup of programs
February 04, 2021
hough currently closed to off-campus visitors, Tulanians can visit the museum Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Continuing the tradition of creating unique ways to connect with the show safely at home, the museum has lined up a variety of free programs for the spring.
Tulane architecture students, faculty work to protect iconic tree
January 27, 2021
The Tulane School of Architecture launched a design competition to help protect the iconic Singing Tree at City Park.
Tulane School of Social Work to offer virtual panel on COVID-19 and marginalized populations
January 25, 2021
Tulane School of Social Work panel to discuss how underserved communities can be part of the COVID-19 vaccine conversation.
Tulane race scholar to provide expertise to U.N. panel
January 21, 2021
Tulane race expert Andrea Boyles has been appointed as a delegate to a United Nations panel on global social issues.
2020: A year in photos
December 17, 2020
2020 was an unprecedented year, from the COVID-19 pandemic, to a national reckoning regarding systemic racism and inequality, to several severe weather events and hurricanes to, finally, hope as the first batches of vaccines arrived. Here is a look back at Tulane’s year in photos.