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.
Wave ’21 brings Tulanians near and far back to campus for homecoming
November 12, 2021
Following an entirely online celebration of Homecoming last year, Tulanians relished the opportunity to join together, in person, to celebrate Wave ’21 Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend.
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 scholars honored at first Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards ceremony
November 05, 2021
Outstanding Tulane scholars were recognized for their exceptional research at the first Tulane University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards on Thursday, Nov. 4.
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.
Fall 2021 Hathaway Lectureship to be presented by evolutionary biologist Catherine Peichel
October 28, 2021
The Tulane University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will host Catherine (Katie) Peichel as the speaker for the Fall 2021 Hathaway Lectureship Series.
‘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.
Indigenous knowledge key to healthier global future, ethnobotanist says
October 18, 2021
Knowledge of the power of medicinal plants has been passed down for thousands of years by native healers worldwide. Science confirms that plants and other organisms often hold the solutions to numerous human medical problems. There is an urgent need to protect the environment of critical ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest.
Tulanians volunteer across New Orleans area for student-led day of service
October 17, 2021
Hundreds of Tulane students volunteered across the city for Outreach Tulane, the university’s largest and longest running student-led day of service, on Saturday, Oct. 16.
Chaka Khan to headline Tipping Point 2021
October 14, 2021
Tulane's fifth annual Tipping Point all-star benefit concert returns to The Fillmore New Orleans on Nov. 12. The will be headlined by eight-time Grammy winning singer, songwriter and community advocate Chaka Khan.
Final days of Newcomb Art Museum’s ‘Transcommunality’; new exhibition with Prospect New Orleans announced
September 30, 2021
Newcomb Art Museum, located in the Woldenberg Art Center on Tulane’s uptown campus, invites the community to drop by its galleries on Friday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to enjoy the final days of Laura Anderson Barbata: Transcommunality.
Faculty and staff volunteer for Hurricane Ida cleanup at Grow Dat Youth Farm
September 28, 2021
Tulane, through the Center for Public Service, organized Hurricane Ida Faculty and Staff Service Days allowing faculty and staff to help with relief efforts.
Green Wave football returns to Yulman Stadium following Ida
September 26, 2021
The Tulane Green Wave football team returned to Yulman Stadium following Hurricane Ida on Saturday, Sept. 25, to play against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
TUPD responds to Hurricane Ida, above and beyond
September 14, 2021
The Tulane Police Department (TUPD) responds to the needs of the Tulane community to prepare for and recover after Hurricane Ida.
President Fitts welcomes Class of 2025 with message about ‘magic’ of togetherness
August 20, 2021
Tulane University welcomed almost 2,000 first-year students and 100 transfer students on Aug. 19 at the 2021 President’s Convocation for New Students, the first official event for the Class of 2025, as newly minted Tulanians.