Film producer Christine Vachon delivers inaugural Bobby Yan Lectureship at Tulane
November 08, 2019
Christine Vachon, co-founder of Killer Films, visited Tulane on Nov. 6 as the first speaker in the Bobby Yan Lectureship in Media and Social Change in the School of Liberal Arts.
Tulane partners with local MCH Coalition to reduce high maternal mortality rates
November 04, 2019
On Thursday, Nov. 7, the New Orleans Maternal Child Health will ask the New Orleans City Council to put its support behind postpartum home visits for all birthing people in New Orleans, the training and hiring of black and queer health workers and finding ethical ways to reimburse doula care via Medicaid and other insurance plans.
2019 Tulane Homecoming
November 03, 2019
Homecoming 2019 was packed with fun events for current students, their families, alumni and the Tulane community.
Tulane President Mike Fitts hosts Homecoming 2019 Town Hall
November 03, 2019
On Friday, Nov. 1, President Mike A. Fitts conducted the annual Homecoming Town Hall for Tulane alumni, parents, and faculty and staff.
Lockers to be installed on Tulane campus for mail, package deliveries
October 14, 2019
Two locker bays for mail and package deliveries will be installed on Tulane's campus for students to have 24-hour access to pick up their items.
Boys at Tulane in STEM workshop 2019
October 07, 2019
Tulane's School of Science and Engineering worked with several middle school boys, in grades fifth through seventh, on Saturday, Oct. 5, at its annual Boys at Tulane in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event. The event aims to support and inspire young students' interests in STEM fields.
Newcomb Art Museum to host free artist talk with LaToya Ruby Frazier
September 27, 2019
LaToya Ruby Frazier, MacArthur Genius award-winning photographer, will give a talk, "Art as Transformation: Using Photography for Social Change," hosted by the Newcomb Art Museum at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2. Frazier, whose work "Flint is Family" is currently on view at the museum, will discuss how she has used photography to fight injustice.
An evening with Ellis Marsalis
September 26, 2019
Ellis Marsalis, legendary jazz pianist, performed at Tulane’s Dixon Hall Thursday night as a part of Newcomb-Tulane College’s Lagniappe Series.
Melissa A. Weber, ‘DJ Soul Sister,’ named curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive
September 24, 2019
Melissa A. Weber was named curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane’s leading research center for the study of New Orleans jazz and related musical genres.
Newcomb Institute to host non-partisan workshop to encourage more women to run for office
September 23, 2019
Tulane and Loyola universities are partnering to host Elect Her, a national nonpartisan training program aimed at empowering and encouraging women to take on leadership roles on and off college campuses.
Leaving a legacy
September 23, 2019
During his long career at Tulane University School of Medicine, Dean Baker Ellithorpe, MD, became known for his passion for helping patients with cystic fibrosis. He included Tulane School of Medicine in his estate plans by creating a professorship to ensure his mission lives on.
Tulane associate dean elected as a fellow of Royal College of Physicians of London
September 19, 2019
Marc Kahn, MD, MBA, Peterman-Prosser Professor and senior associate dean at the Tulane University School of Medicine, has been elected to the fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London (RCP London).
Scholars network to host free media training workshop for faculty Oct. 3
September 17, 2019
The Scholars Strategy Network will host a free media training workshop at Tulane for faculty at area universities on Thursday, Oct. 3. The national organization supports university-based scholars who are committed to using research to improve policy and strengthen democracy.
Newcomb Art Museum receives $216,515 grant for inventory, digitization
September 16, 2019
Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University has received an award from The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America Collection Stewardship grant for $216,515 to go toward the inventory and digitization of its permanent collections.
President Fitts affirms Tulane’s commitment at Shifting the Paradigm 2019
September 12, 2019
At the fifth annual “Shifting the Paradigm” event on Sept. 11, 2019, Tulane University administrators including President Mike Fitts reaffirmed their commitment to end sexual violence on campus and presented data from the Case Management and Victim Support Services Office, which showed a decrease in the overall number of complaints the university had received regarding sexual misconduct as well as how those complaints were handled.