Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life, Center for Academic Equity celebrate new space
April 19, 2021
Two centers dedicated to fostering equitable social, cultural and academic programming so that all students can thrive during their years at Tulane, have a new campus home.
Tulane Bywater Institute to host virtual conversation ‘Syndemic: Racism, Environment and COVID-19’
April 09, 2021
The Tulane ByWater Institute welcomes Sacoby Wilson on Wednesday, April 14, at 5 p.m. via Zoom for a conversation about health disparities and COVID-19 moderated by Thomas LaVeist, dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Tulane teams up with New Orleans Airlift for in-person dance performance
April 01, 2021
The Newcomb Dance Company and the Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance is teaming up with New Orleans Airlift for “The Body Remembers” at Music Box Village.
More than $1.3 million raised during Give Green
March 31, 2021
Thousands of Tulanians came together to raise over $1.3 million on Tulane University’s fourth annual giving day.
Tulane to host Anti-Racism and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Teach-In for faculty, staff
March 30, 2021
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host an Anti-Racism and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Teach-In for featuring addresses by anti-racist leaders Rhonda Broussard & Ibram X. Kendi.
Tulane set to debut new downtown apartments in July
March 30, 2021
Thirteen15, in the former Warwick Hotel at 1315 Gravier St., will house 154 fully furnished apartments catered to the Tulane community.
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.
Engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new study
March 23, 2021
The engineering of the Mississippi River has kept carbon out of the atmosphere, according to new Tulane study.
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
Newcomb Art Museum, Taylor Center to host discussion on public safety
February 24, 2021
Newcomb Art Museum in partnership with the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane invite all to join for a dialogue exploring what public safety means to them and how we can reimagine and recreate municipal mechanisms for citizen safety.
Tulane study to examine role of racial injustice in design of memorials and monuments
February 24, 2021
An interdisciplinary team of Tulane researchers will study the role of racial injustice in the design of monuments, memorials and urban spaces.
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.
Krewe of House Floats
February 12, 2021
The Krewe of House Floats, started by a casual suggestion on the internet to decorate one’s house as a Mardi Gras float, quickly sprang into a full-blown movement.