Study shows New Orleans post-Katrina school reforms boosted student achievement long term
July 16, 2018
New Orleans public schools saw sustained gains in student achievement, high school graduation and college outcomes for the nine years following Hurricane Katrina, according to a new Tulane University study.
Cowen Institute launches effort to get more students to apply for college financial aid
June 28, 2018
The Cowen Institute at Tulane University will use funding from The Kresge Foundation to launch a new campaign to increase the number of New Orleans public school students who complete federal financial aid applications for college.
Growing conference shows healthy appetite for culinary medicine
June 22, 2018
The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine at Tulane University hosted more than 240 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, registered dietitians, chefs, nutrition specialists and more at the 5th annual Health Meets Food conference last week in downtown New Orleans.
Alumni and NOCCA students team up for preservation project
June 20, 2018
Tulane alumni Jayur Mehta and Ted Marks are leading students from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts in studying the coastal erosion of Adams Bay, a Native American archaeological site composed of ancient earthen mounds in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
Femaissance exhibition celebrates local female artists
June 14, 2018
Madeline Rose and Halle Kaplan-Allen, 2015 graduates of the Tulane School of Liberal Arts, co-founded the Femaissance art exhibition series, which celebrates the work of local female artists.
Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane named one of nation’s best
June 13, 2018
For the third consecutive year, the Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane University has been named the Best Gallery or Museum in Louisiana and one of the 25 best in the United States.
Learn game art and animation at Tulane
June 08, 2018
The digital design program prepares Tulane students for careers in graphic design, interactive design and game art and animation.
Hammer time
June 01, 2018
School of Liberal Arts graduate Megan Wolfkill assists Aaron Collier, assistant professor of painting and drawing, in the studio.
Public supports charters, more taxes for schools in Cowen Institute report
May 31, 2018
Almost 61 percent of New Orleans residents think charter schools have improved public education in the city, but many still give the system a “C” grade overall, according to a new poll by the Cowen Institute at Tulane University.