Jesmyn Ward, creative writing professor at the School of Liberal Arts, will receive the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at this year's Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 3 in Washington, D.C. Ward is the youngest person to receive the library’s fiction award.
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Jonathan Allotey, third-year student in the MD/MPH program, has been recognized as the Student National Medical Association Region III Chapter President of the Year. Allotey served as president of SNMA’s Tulane Chapter for the 2021-2022 school year. The Student National Medical Association supports current and future underrepresented medical students across the country. Read More
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The Newcomb Art Department will host the opening reception of “Summer Reading,” a group exhibition by The Front, an artist-run space in the Bywater neighborhood. The exhibition will be on view through Friday, July 22. The opening reception will take place Friday, July 8, at 5:30 p.m. at Carroll Gallery, Room 200 of the Woldenberg Art Center. For more information, click here.
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New Orleans City Business The Board of Tulane unanimously voted to extend President Michael A. Fitts’ term until at least 2026.
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Biz New Orleans Kimberly Gramm, the David and Marion Mussafer Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer, is leading Tulane’s new Innovation Institute.
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Teen Vogue
Mark VanLandingham, professor at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and director of the Center for Studies of Displaced Populations, and Maurya Glaude, professor at the School of Social Work, comment on how hurricanes can affect teenagers’ mental health.
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