Jazz education award goes to Bruce Raeburn
August 05, 2016
Bruce Raeburn, director of Tulane University Special Collections and curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive, is the 2016 recipient of the “Spirit of Satch” Jazz Education Award.
The Insider: 5 tips for exercising in the heat of New Orleans
August 05, 2016
Anyone who likes to exercise outdoors should follow these recommendations from the Tulane Prevention Research Center to stay safe and healthy.
Music Rising strikes a chord with local teachers
August 03, 2016
Teachers from Homer A. Plessy Community School in New Orleans take part in the second annual Music Rising Educator Institute.
Help wanted: Krewe du VW
July 29, 2016
Barry Spanier, director of bands at Tulane, works to assemble Krewe du VW — a team of six people who will help with the upkeep of the marching band’s iconic 1961 Volkswagen Transporter housed on the uptown campus.
Admission office welcomes new faces and perspectives
July 29, 2016
Tulane University vice president of enrollment management Satyajit Dattagupta is bringing fresh faces and perspectives to the team that will create the next generation of Tulane students.
Be hurricane ready
July 28, 2016
Tulane University Police Department Supt. Jon Barnwell discusses how to prepare for the possibility of tropical weather. View the video.
The More You NOLA: Women who make parades
July 27, 2016
Tulane alumna Virginia Saussy is part of a panel discussion Friday (July 29) in celebration of the contribution of women to Carnival in New Orleans. The panel is organized by FestiGals, a nonprofit organization dedicated to women’s causes and local culture.
Theater company spoofs Shakespeare
July 25, 2016
The NOLA Project re-creates Hamlet using improvisation at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival.
Is ‘Pokémon Go’ exercise?
July 22, 2016
Jeanette Gustat, an epidemiologist with the Tulane Prevention Research Center checks in with players on campus to determine whether the phone app is sneaking in serious health benefits among all the fun. View the video.
Remembrance. Resilience. Rebirth.
July 22, 2016
The Tulane University concert band commemorates Hurricane Katrina with “Promising Skies,” a special composition by Robert W. Smith.
Jewelry line reflects local culture
July 20, 2016
Porter Lyons, Tulane alumna Ashley Porter’s accessory line is influenced by the beading techniques of Mardi Gras Indians.
It’s all an illusion
July 20, 2016
Tony Kushner’s The Illusion rounds out the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival season. Shows begin Saturday (July 23).