‘VirTUal Visiting’ earns praise from College Confidential website
March 25, 2021
College Confidential, a website that offers parents and high school students college advice, recognized Tulane University as Best Virtual Campus Tour in the South in their feature, “Which Colleges Offer the Best Virtual Campus Visits?”
Walking tours provide students with deeper perspective on city’s architecture, history
March 24, 2021
Richard Campanella, associate dean for research and professor at the School of Architecture, leads students on free walking tours throughout certain areas of the city, giving an in-depth and up-close look at the city’s urban geography, architecture, history and culture along the way. The tours are outside and socially distanced, with all attendees required to wear a mask. The tours are limited to 12 students at a time.
Student leaders leverage diverse backgrounds to strengthen graduate, professional experiences
March 17, 2021
This academic year, Tulane's Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) is led by a group of mostly diverse individuals, which benefits the Tulane graduate/professional student community and the university as a whole.
Building Naming Task Force seeks input from Tulane community
March 15, 2021
Earlier this academic year, Tulane President Michael Fitts created the Building Naming Task Force and charged the group with developing university-wide principles to guide Tulane’s decisions in naming or renaming campus buildings. The following message is part of President Michael Fitts’ A Plan for Now update sent to the Tulane community on March 4
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.
Return to Campus Spring 2021
February 02, 2021
Excited, a little nervous, happy and hopeful. These are some of the emotions expressed by students Tulane Today interviewed midway through their third full week of spring semester classes.
Students back on campus for first day of spring 2021 semester
January 20, 2021
Tulane’s campuses brimmed with excitement as students began the spring semester.
Leadership Institute announces first cohort of 60 participants
January 14, 2021
The Tulane Leadership Institute has announced its first cohort of 60 participants in the Emerging Leaders and Anti-Racism Leadership programs.
School of Medicine holds virtual White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2024
January 13, 2021
On Jan. 8, first-year medical students at Tulane School of Medicine received their white coats at the official White Coat Ceremony.
Tulane University to begin COVID-19 vaccine rollout
January 08, 2021
Tulane University has been designated as a COVID-19 vaccine provider site by the Louisiana Department of Health and will become one of the first universities in the state to begin administering doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The designation allows Tulane to receive vaccines directly from manufacturers and rapidly mobilize staff to provide immunizations for those in the university community who are eligible under state guidelines.
First cohort of Pathologists’ Assistant Program celebrates first year with White Coat Ceremony
January 05, 2021
The first cohort of the Tulane School of Medicine’s Pathologists’ Assistant Program celebrated their first-year achievements at a White Coat Ceremony on December 18, 2020.
President’s Excellence Awards honor dedication and commitment
December 08, 2020
Tulane University announces the 2020 President's Excellence Awards.
Student short film shows Tulane recycling in action
November 12, 2020
Every year, Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized event to celebrate recycling in the United States and to raise awareness of its importance to the environment and economy. To help students understand the Tulane uptown campus recycling system, students Samuel Hinerfeld and Max Chandrasekhar created the short film “Yes, Tulane Recycles.”
School of Liberal Arts awarded prestigious grant from Mellon Foundation for Sawyer Seminars
November 09, 2020
The School of Liberal Arts was awarded a $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to convene a year-long site-specific inquiry exploring changing historical narratives in New Orleans and the greater Gulf South region.