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For the fourth year in a row, the incoming fall class will be the most academically qualified, diverse and selective class to date. The Class of 2024 will consist of about 1,800 students after the university received nearly 44,000 applications this year.
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Richard Campanella, professor at the School of Architecture, examines the West Bank in his new book “The West Bank of Greater New Orleans: A Historical Geography.” The book uses maps, aerial images, photographic montages and a detailed historical timeline to help tell the West Bank’s complex geographical story.
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Students in the Newcomb Scholars Program, an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary learning experience focused on feminist leadership, present their research at the annual Scholars Symposium, which has moved online this year. In addition to their research presentations, the symposium provides information on each scholar, including their post-graduation plans. (Photo taken before COVID-19 social distancing)
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Tulane has been recognized as a leading institution for producing academic administrators who are leaders in developing the next generation of practitioners, scholars and policymakers.
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The School of Architecture is offering several summer 2020 courses, including design, photography, drawing, making, design thinking, historic preservation, real estate, and social innovation and social entrepreneurship. To view the course offerings, click here.
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The Office of Alumni Relations will host a webinar featuring Kristin Johnson, McGlinchey Stafford Professor of Law and associate dean for faculty research at Tulane Law School, on “Artificial Intelligence and Pandemic Tracing Technology: Public Health and Human Values” on Monday, May 11, at 11 a.m. via Zoom. To register, click here.
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Business Insider
Susan Hassig, epidemiology professor at Tulane, discusses what reopening public places, offices and schools will look like and how to minimize the risk of an “explosion” of second wave COVID-19 cases.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Kenneth Schwartz, director of the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, explains how Tulane rebuilt after Hurricane Katrina and how the university has become a model institution for navigating times of crisis.
Grist
Kimberly Terrell, director of community outreach at Tulane's Environmental Law Clinic, discusses her analysis of Louisiana’s air pollution hotspots and COVID-19 cases in those areas.
Food Management
Tulane Dining Services continues to provide service to students who remain on campus, using several health and safety procedures.
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