Temporary buildings offer more space for on-campus learning and dining while physically distancing
July 10, 2020
Tulane University began building temporary classrooms and dining space on campus quads in July in anticipation of the campus reopening for Fall 2020 and for classes starting on Aug. 19, 2020. The buildings feature solid flooring and are climate-controlled.
New Tulane Global program to provide academic, co-curricular support to students facing COVID-19 travel issues
July 01, 2020
Tulane Global, a new program developed by Newcomb-Tulane College’s Center for Global Education, offers Tulane undergraduate students in China who are not able to travel to campus this fall, opportunities to live, learn and engage in ways similar to the on-campus Tulane experience.
Online cooking classes promote healthy eating, stretching food budget
June 29, 2020
The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine will host online cooking classes starting on Wednesday, July 1, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT, featuring healthy seasonal recipes that home cooks can make with common pantry items. Wednesday’s class is the first of the series.
Audacious Tulanians to ‘Give Green’ today
June 24, 2020
Thursday, June 25, is Give Green, a one-day fundraising event that brings the Tulane community together to move the university forward.
Alumni and parents, wherever you are, connect to students through Career Wave
June 23, 2020
Tulane Takeover Virtually Everywhere, Virtual Career Networking and the Tulane Remote Internship Program count on successful professionals to advise students on their career paths.
School of Science and Engineering presents Dean’s Hero Award to two professors
June 22, 2020
The School of Science and Engineering recently announced two faculty members as recipients of the Dean’s Hero Award: Ricardo Cortez, the William Larkin Duren Professor in Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics, and Senior Professor of Practice Julie Alvarez of the Department of Psychology.
Newcomb Institute Technology Showcase addresses gender gap in STEM
June 17, 2020
The gender gap in STEM is one of many topics addressed in Newcomb Institute’s Technology Showcase, a student-produced digital symposium of tech-related projects completed during the 2019-2020 school year.
Parting waves
June 02, 2020
Newcomb Children’s Center’s families and teachers took part in a drive-by celebration honoring the Class of 2020’s graduation to kindergarten.
‘Tulane 34’ awards recognize 34 outstanding graduates
May 28, 2020
Tulane University’s Office of Student Affairs recently bestowed the prestigious “Tulane 34” awards on 34 members of the Class of 2020. It is among the most coveted university-wide honors that a graduate can receive.
Department of Economics awards 2020 Schloss Prize to professors of practice
May 22, 2020
The Tulane Department of Economics has awarded the Lawrence M. v. D. Schloss Economics Prize for 2020 to three outstanding professors of practice: Antonio Bojanic, LaPorchia Collins and Toni Weiss.
Tulane bestows 2020 teaching awards on four faculty members
May 20, 2020
Four Tulane University faculty members received university-wide teaching awards for 2020: Jeffrey Agnew, Yigit Akin, Martin Dimitrov and Amy Gajda.
Tulane linguistics students stage virtual American Sign Language focus group
May 18, 2020
Linguistics students in a Service Learning cohort worked with Lighthouse Louisiana to hold an online focus group recently, which attracted more than 50 American Sign Language interpreters from around the country.
Tulane students raise funds for New Orleans gig workers, musicians and Second Harvest
May 15, 2020
Tulane graduating seniors Ross Berlin, Max Steitz and Matthew Wu launched Give Back Tulane, a fundraising initiative to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation’s Music Relief Fund, and the New Orleans Business Alliance’s Gig Economy Relief Fund.
Tulane faculty invited to wear academic robes, take to streets to support Class of 2020
May 13, 2020
Tulane faculty members are invited to wear their academic regalia, hold signs that show Tulane pride, and stand at New Orleans intersections on Saturday, May 16, to support graduating students. The suggested time frame is prior to “TUgether – Connecting the Class of 2020,” which will be live streamed starting at 1:45 p.m. CT that day.