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.

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. 

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.

Tulane University President Mike Fitts thanked faculty and staff members for their hard work and dedication, highlighted the university’s many successes and announced what’s to come in the near future at this year's State of the University address. 

Helen Waller, a graduate student in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, boarded a Startup Bus bound for New Orleans as part of a team that would develop a tech startup concept, create original software and secure new users — all while the bus rolled between cities.

See photos from the opening of The Commons, a new building in the heart of the Tulane University campus, which celebrated its grand opening on Aug. 26.