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Prof. Kris Lane and the Toppling of Outdated Statues – Hard to Believe
Prof. Kris Lane and the Toppling of Outdated Statues – Hard to Believe
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History in the News: Fascism
History in the News: MY FASCISM IS BETTER THAN YOUR FASCISM! November 26, 6pm
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Huey Long Vs. The Media. Sticky Wicket, Louisiana Politics vs the Press
Ph.D. Alum Alex McManus featured on the “Huey Long vs. The Media” episode of the new WWNO podcoast Stickey Wicket.
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Professors Powell & Lipman
Refugees Endure: WWII Displaced Persons versus Today and the Lessons Learned, Professors Powell & Lipman, November 16 - 17
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European Horizons: World War I Remembered event flyer
European Horizons: World War I Remembered, Panel Discussion with Prof. Otte and Prof. Fettweis, November 6
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Values in America Speaker Series: Annette Gordon-Reed event
Values in America Speaker Series: Annette Gordon-Reed, Monday, October 29, 2018
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Laura Rosanne Adderley teaching a class of students
Tulane Makes Learning About Race An Undergraduate Requirement
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Larry Powell
Emeritus Professor Larry Powell quoted in Vox.com article
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Rashauna Johnson: Public Lecture and Book Signing event flyer
Rashauna Johnson: Public Lecture and Book Signing, October 4 at Freeman Auditorium
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F. Thomas Luongo, Tulane University Department of History
Where Divine Inspiration Meets the Human Imagination
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Course: Visual History and Filmmaking flyer
Visual History and Filmmaking
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Jacob Morrow-Spitzer
Pioneering Research: Jacob Morrow-Spitzer featured in The Collegian
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Professor Kris Lane and Tulane Ph.D students at the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona
Tulane Ph.D students and Professor Kris Lane at the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona, Spain
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Ph.D. Beau Gaitors
Tulane Ph.D. Beau Gaitors featured in AHA Member Spotlight
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The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in Louisiana Event flyer
History in the News: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in Louisiana, October 3
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Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series
Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series
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Fort Bliss military base entrance
U.S. military bases used to welcome foreign refugees. Now, they are being used to scare away migrants.
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Prof. Kris Lane and the Toppling of Outdated Statues – Hard to Believe
Prof. Kris Lane and the Toppling of Outdated Statues – Hard to Believe

Professor Kris Lane discusses the legacy of Christopher Columbus and how we came to believe myths about the man that doesn’t square with history.

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History in the News: Fascism
History in the News: MY FASCISM IS BETTER THAN YOUR FASCISM!
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Huey Long Vs. The Media. Sticky Wicket, Louisiana Politics vs the Press
Ph.D. Alum Alex McManus featured on the “Huey Long vs. The Media” episode of the new WWNO podcoast Stickey Wicket.
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Professors Powell & Lipman
Refugees Endure: WWII Displaced Persons versus Today and the Lessons Learned
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European Horizons: World War I Remembered event flyer
European Horizons: World War I Remembered, Panel Discussion with Prof. Otte and Prof. Fettweis
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Values in America Speaker Series: Annette Gordon-Reed event
Values in America Speaker Series: Annette Gordon-Reed
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Laura Rosanne Adderley teaching a class of students
Tulane Makes Learning About Race An Undergraduate Requirement
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Larry Powell
Emeritus Professor Larry Powell quoted in Vox.com article
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Rashauna Johnson: Public Lecture and Book Signing event flyer
Rashauna Johnson: Public Lecture and Book Signing, October 4 at Freeman Auditorium

Rashauna Johnson: Public Lecture and Book Signing

October 4, 6pm

Freeman Auditorium

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F. Thomas Luongo, Tulane University Department of History
Where Divine Inspiration Meets the Human Imagination

News from the Field, Submitted by F. Thomas Luongo, Associate Professor of History

 

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Course: Visual History and Filmmaking flyer
Visual History and Filmmaking

Visual History and Filmmaking

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Jacob Morrow-Spitzer
Pioneering Research: Jacob Morrow-Spitzer featured in The Collegian

Pioneering Research: Jacob Morrow-Spitzer featured in The Collegian

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Professor Kris Lane and Tulane Ph.D students at the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona
Tulane Ph.D students and Professor Kris Lane at the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona, Spain

Tulane Ph.D students and Professor Kris Lane at the Latin American Studies Association in Barcelona, Spain.

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Ph.D. Beau Gaitors
Tulane Ph.D. Beau Gaitors featured in AHA Member Spotlight

Tulane Ph.D. Beau Gaitors featured in AHA Member Spotlight

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The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in Louisiana Event flyer
History in the News: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in Louisiana
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Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series
Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series

Presidential historian Jon Meacham, left, and Tulane professor Walter Isaacson, lead a discussion titled, “When America’s Values Are Tested: Lessons From Jefferson, Lincoln and Other Great Leaders in the Age of Trump” on Thursday, April 19, on the uptown campus. (Photo by Sally Asher)

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Fort Bliss military base entrance
Washington Post article by Jana Lipman

Professor Jana Lipman writing in the Washington Post on the history of using military bases to house refugees.

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History Department in Tulane News

Andy Horowitz wins prize for book on Katrina
Tulane professor awarded prestigious Bancroft Prize for book on Hurricane Katrina
Andy Horowitz book on Hurricane Katrina wins award
Tulane professor’s book on Hurricane Katrina wins prestigious honor
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Tulane professor's book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina
Leonard A. Lauder, who spent three decades as chief executive officer of The Estée Lauder Companies...
Leonard A. Lauder funds Tulane University professorship on American history and values
Newcomb-Tulane William Wallace Peery Society 2019
Newcomb-Tulane College announces the William Wallace Peery Society Class of 2019
Meg Maurer
Exceptional student, artist, Newcomb Scholar will be missed
A conference at Tulane will explore how climate change raises questions of justice and democracy.
Justice, democracy and climate change subject of conference
Walter Isaacson
Tulane experts address international affairs and domestic disasters
Tulane experts: News in Review
From law to linguistics, Tulane faculty make national headlines
Pointe-au-Chien
(De)Colonizing the coast
Sophia Kalashnikova Horowitz
Russian manuscripts key to student’s research
Montalve
Slavery, capitalism and the law in old New Orleans
Jana K. Lipman
Vietnamese book translation gives new perspective on war
Tulane experts: News in Review
Tulane experts have their say in politics, public health and more
DIY History: Latin America
Students get hands-on experience with Latin American artifacts
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson becomes contributor on ‘Amanpour & Company’
News in Review
Tulane experts tackle tough topics
fellows
Tulane doctoral candidates awarded Newcombe dissertation fellowships
Values in America
Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series
Research Lunch
Series reminds students that ‘professors are people, too’
Blake Gilpin and Jana Lipman
C-SPAN to feature Tulane course in ‘Lectures in History’ series
Cokie Roberts
Symposium to show how New Orleans became ‘home’ to many
Justin Wolfe
Film festival to feature student documentary
White House
White House journal features alumna’s research
2017-18 Fulbright winners
Fulbright Awards fund research and teaching for 13
Striking Beauties
Award-winning book chronicles life of women in factories
Marlene Otte
Students dig into the history of eating and drinking
Rich Cohen
Inside storyteller
Bastille Day
The history behind Bastille Day
Book by Randy J. Sparks, Africans in the Old South
Historian tells stories of slaves and the American South
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