Cowen Institute hosts symposium on “Life After High School”
April 26, 2019
Although 61 percent of New Orleans’ low-income youth who graduate from public school will go on to college, only 15 percent of those will graduate with a degree. Finding solutions to this problem was the focus of “Life After High School: A Convening on Postsecondary Success,” a one-day symposium presented by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University.
Lisa Jackson, recipient of 2019 Tulane Distinguished Alumni Award, acts on making the world better
April 25, 2019
Lisa Jackson, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Tulane in 1983, received Tulane’s Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony at The World War II Museum. Jackson is vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple.
Honoring contributions by Tulane’s diverse community
April 24, 2019
Members of Tulane’s diverse community, who have had substantial and lasting impact on the university, will receive campus-wide recognition beginning next fall with the naming of a student residential hall, a center, a professorship and a lectureship in their honor.
Group Effort
April 23, 2019
The Tulane community comes together for "Wave of Green," the University's annual day of service.
Newcomb Scholars Symposium showcases undergraduate research
April 17, 2019
Now in its 10th year, the Newcomb Scholars Program fosters a unique learning experience dedicated to undergraduate knowledge and research.
Tulane University, WHIV to launch inaugural Public Health Film Festival
April 15, 2019
The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, community radio station 102.3 FM WHIV-LP and the Southern Center for Health Equity will produce the inaugural Public Health Film Festival of New Orleans to showcase cinematic stories that emphasize disparities in both public health and basic individual rights.
Know a great 2019 grad? Tell ‘Tulane Today’!
April 03, 2019
Nominate a graduating student from any Tulane school or at any degree level to be profiled in Tulane Today. Tulane’s University Commencement Ceremony takes place Saturday, May 18.
Tulane University launches online Master of Public Health
April 02, 2019
The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is launching an online Master of Public Health with Noodle Partners, the university’s longtime online innovation partner. The program brings the school’s world-class reputation for skills-based public health education to an interactive online experience.
Tulane hosts first ‘Globalization and Culture in Israel’ conference
March 29, 2019
The first “Globalization and Culture in Israel” conference takes place April 4–5 in Tulane University’s Jewish Studies Building at 7031 Freret Street on the uptown campus, with a documentary screening and a panel of international speakers.
Author and professor Tim Berra to lecture at Tulane
March 26, 2019
Tim M. Berra, who received a PhD in biology from Tulane University in 1969, and who is professor emeritus in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University, will visit Tulane March 28–29 to give two lectures.
Free concert at Newcomb Art Museum celebrates ‘Per(Sister)’
March 21, 2019
On Friday, March 22, at 6 p.m., six New Orleans musicians will take the stage in Freeman Auditorium to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime concert: Per(Sister) in Song. The concert is free and open to the public.
Tulane among Peace Corps’ 2019 top volunteer-producing schools
March 20, 2019
Peace Corps announced on Wednesday that Tulane University ranked No. 3 among medium-size schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019.
Today is Give Green: A Day for the Audacious
March 18, 2019
Tuesday's second annual Give Green: A Day for the Audacious, a university-wide 24-hour giving effort, began at 12 a.m. on March 19 and ends tonight at 11:59 p.m.
Tulane University website has a new look
March 18, 2019
The main Tulane University website, news site and events sites all have a fresh new look.
Tulane Climate Action Week focuses on solutions
March 14, 2019
Tulane Climate Action Week, March 18–23, will give Tulanians a chance to take up the question of climate change at a variety of events, including lectures, a career panel, a poetry reading, film screenings, a campus and community organization fair, and an environmental research poster session and reception. The week will culminate with the 24th Annual Environmental Law and Policy Summit, organized by Tulane's Environment and Energy Law Society, on March 22–23.