Dumpstaphunk to headline Crawfest’s return to campus in April
March 21, 2022
On Saturday, April 23, Crawfest returns to the Berger Family Lawn on Tulane’s uptown campus. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will feature live music, including Dumpstaphunk, art vendors and lots of crawfish!
Professional Development Day announces schedule for 2022 virtual learning event
March 16, 2022
On Friday, March 25, the Office of Human Resources and Institutional Equity, in collaboration with partners and thought leaders across the Tulane community, will host the third annual Professional Development Day event. All faculty and staff are invited to participate in the virtual event.
New Orleans Center for the Gulf South presents annual Indigenous Studies Symposium
March 11, 2022
The 4th annual Tulane Gulf South Indigenous Studies Symposium, titled “Sassafras, Stickball and Stories: Indigenous Cultures of the Gulf South,” and will be held March 18-19 in the Kendall Cram Lecture Hall in the Lavin Bernick-Center for University Life.
Newcomb Art Museum awarded $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
March 03, 2022
New fellowships aim to make museum and arts-related careers more accessible for everyone.
Astronaut Doug Hurley to address Class of 2020 during special commencement
February 21, 2022
Tulane University will welcome graduates of the Class of 2020 back to its uptown campus on Friday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. for a commencement ceremony in Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.
Newcomb Art Museum presents ‘Core Memory’ with exhibitions on weaving, basketry and systems-based textiles
February 21, 2022
Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University will host its upcoming exhibition season Core Memory, with two exhibitions Louisiana Native American Basketry and Encoded, that draw from the creative legacy of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and its prescient synthesis of art, craft and design to understand weaving technologies.
Tulane bands to march in 2022 Carnival parades
February 15, 2022
Tulane University Marching Band and its affilited units will be marching in several Carnival parades this season.
Sawyer Seminars launch second symposium, ‘From River Road to Copenhagen: Revising our Remembrance of the Past’
February 01, 2022
From River Road to Copenhagen: Revising our Remembrance of the Past, is a multi-part symposium running Feb. 10-15 that explores innovative approaches to publicly addressing the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade in the Americas.
Classes in full swing for spring 2022 semester
January 26, 2022
Undergraduate classes started on Tuesday, Jan. 25, after a one-week delay to the start of the semester. The week delay allowed the university to ramp up COVID-19 precautions and provided students more time to receive their COVID-19 booster shots in light of the current national surge of omicron cases.
Newcomb Institute Executive Director Sally Kenney to step down
January 06, 2022
After 12 years at the helm of the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University, Executive Director Sally Kenney has announced her plans to step down effective June 30, 2022.
Annual Faculty Synergy Research Event celebrates collaboration and achievements
December 20, 2021
The Annual Synergy Research Event celebrates the achievements of Tulane researchers and encourages collaboration.
A year in photos: 2021
December 16, 2021
From Crawfest, to Commencement, to Hurricane Ida, 2021 was a year that brought challenges but also some great moments. Here is a look back at the year in photos.
Enhanced academic center provides space, resources for Tulane student-athletes
December 15, 2021
The Don and Lora Peters Academic Center, housed within the James W. Wilson Jr. Center, is a state-of-the-art facility that offers the space and resources to support Tulane student-athletes’ academic success.
Most popular Tulane Today stories of 2021
December 15, 2021
A list of the most popular Tulane Today stories of 2021.
Staff and departmental teams honored with President’s Excellence Awards for extraordinary effort
December 10, 2021
Recognized for their outstanding achievement and extraordinary contributions to Tulane University this year, 10 employees and two teams were surprised by President Michael Fitts with the annual President’s Staff Excellence Awards and the President’s Departmental/Team Excellence Award on Friday, Dec. 10.