From Crawfest, to Commencement, to Hurricane Ida, 2021 was a year that brought challenges but also some great moments. Here is a look back at the year in photos.
A student wheels luggage through the Arrival Center at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans ahead of moving on to campus for the spring 2021 semester. The center safely transitioned students from home to campus by testing for COVID-19 and providing programming to support their return to campus. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Inspired by the Krewe of House Floats, Newcomb-Tulane College worked with a group of artists to design “Growing Pains: Rooted in Resilience.” The exhibit included an outward installation along with narrative text explaining the historical significance of each image. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Members of the Tulane community waited in the rain outside the Tulane Dining Pavilion on the Berger Family Lawn, the site for Crawfest 2021. For COVID-19 safety, only 200 diners were allowed inside at any given time. (Photo by Paula-Burch Celentano)
Students show their excitement at the School of Liberal Arts Commencement ceremony held in Yulman Stadium. Nine individual school ceremonies were held over the course of three days: May 19-21, to celebrate the Class of 2021. (Photo by Cheryl Gerber)
Candidates for Doctor of Medicine help each other with their regalia before the start of the 2021 School of Medicine Commencement ceremony. The ceremony was the last of the university's in-person individual school Commencement ceremonies. (Photo by Rusty Costanza)
New sod is placed on Berger Family Lawn. The quads on the uptown campus were refurbished after the deconstruction of 13 temporary buildings that included classrooms and a Dining Pavilion. The additional structures were erected to provide more spaces for social distancing within classroom environments. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)