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SLA News Archive

Trombone Shorty
March 26, 2020
‘American Routes’ wants your stay-at-home playlist
Tulane announced an initiative to make graduate study more accessible to U.S. Peace Corps volunteers and U.S. Fulbright Students called back from international placements due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
March 26, 2020
Tulane offers special scholarships to returning Peace Corps volunteers and Fulbright Student Grantees
Kendall Gardner
March 25, 2020
Tulane transitions to online classes with great results
Leonard A. Lauder, who spent three decades as chief executive officer of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., has made a gift to establish The Leonard A. Lauder Professor of American History and Values. (photo courtesy of the The Estée Lauder Companies)
March 09, 2020
Leonard A. Lauder funds Tulane University professorship on American history and values
Imagining America New Orleans
March 05, 2020
Tulane to co-host 2020 Imagining America National Gathering in October
Jewish Studies receives $2 million gift.
March 02, 2020
Tulane receives $2 million for chair in Jewish studies  
Holly Flora
February 11, 2020
Professor receives international recognition for book on Cimabue
Nick Spitzer
February 10, 2020
Tulane professor of anthropology inducted into Folk DJ Hall of Fame
Sarah Broom will speak at Tulane on Feb. 4
January 27, 2020
2019 National Book Award winner Sarah M. Broom to speak at Tulane
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January 16, 2020
Tulane to host symposium on the literary history of New Orleans
Pocket Shark 600
December 23, 2019
For Auld Lang Syne, My Dear...
William Brumfield has spent nearly 50 years documenting Russia’s unique architecture, history and literature (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
December 12, 2019
Tulane University professor William Brumfield receives Russian Order of Friendship Medal
Human impact on the Mississippi River region subject of Tulane conference
October 31, 2019
Human impact on the Mississippi River region, planet is subject of Tulane conference
‘Boys Don’t Cry’ producer to headline inaugural Bobby Yan Lectureship in Media and Social Change.
October 25, 2019
‘Boys Don’t Cry’ producer Christine Vachon to headline Tulane lectureship
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, one of the lead architects of the Green New Deal, will speak Monday at Tulane.
October 24, 2019
Green New Deal visionary Rhiana Gunn-Wright to speak at Tulane
Commencement at Yulman
September 17, 2019
Bringing Commencement home to the Tulane campus
Tulane Convocation 2019
August 23, 2019
Convocation 2019 provides hearty welcome for Tulane first-year students
Newcomb Art Museum set to open two exhibitions.
August 14, 2019
Newcomb Art Museum explores pollution in Flint and New Orleans
Leslie Scott hymn + them performance
August 12, 2019
Tulane professor of dance to perform at festival in South Africa
Grants' Gift
August 07, 2019
Tulane receives transformational gift for Jewish Studies
Study reveals total warfare among Classic Maya
August 05, 2019
Study shows Maya civilization decimated by massive, fiery war
The Power of Tulane
July 29, 2019
Academic Year in Review reveals ‘The Power of Tulane’
“New Orleans: Music, Culture and Civil Rights" workshop
July 10, 2019
The New Orleans Center for the Gulf South presents ‘New Orleans: Music, Culture and Civil Rights’
Newcomb-Tulane William Wallace Peery Society 2019
May 30, 2019
Newcomb-Tulane College announces the William Wallace Peery Society Class of 2019
Tulane 2019 Teaching Awards
May 22, 2019
Tulane bestows teaching awards on five faculty members
Maddy Lowry
May 22, 2019
Graduate explores social justice, pushes for change
Apple CEO Tim Cook
May 18, 2019
University Commencement hits all the right notes
Maya Newman
May 17, 2019
Runsdorf recipient champions food justice
Gerald Williams
May 16, 2019
Law grad has a ‘lifetime of gratitude’
Abi Mbaye, Tulane class of 2019 Commencement speaker
May 16, 2019
Activist with triple major is Class of 2019 student Commencement speaker
Meg Maurer
May 15, 2019
Exceptional student, artist, Newcomb Scholar will be missed
David Woodside
May 13, 2019
Peace Corps signs up David Woodside, 2019 Altman Scholar
Tulane Athletics Graduated with Honors Wall
May 13, 2019
Don and Lora Peters establish “Graduated With Honors” Wall for student-athletes
Willow Residence on Tulane's campus
April 24, 2019
Honoring contributions by Tulane’s diverse community
Carville to headine Tulane Law School conference
April 10, 2019
James Carville to headline Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference
Tulane Commencement
April 03, 2019
Know a great 2019 grad? Tell ‘Tulane Today’!
Brian Horowitz and Ari Ofengenden of Tulane University
March 29, 2019
Tulane hosts first ‘Globalization and Culture in Israel’ conference
Detail of “Land Memory Bank: Sovereignty, Uncertainty & Seeding Sustainability –– An Art Installation” by Monique Verdin, 2018
March 28, 2019
Indigenous sovereignty topic of Center for Gulf South symposium
A conference at Tulane will explore how climate change raises questions of justice and democracy.
March 26, 2019
Justice, democracy and climate change subject of conference
Tulane.edu new website
March 18, 2019
Tulane University website has a new look
Shari Rabin
March 11, 2019
Author explores how ‘frontier Jews’ shaped American Judaism
Tulane professor’s work at “unthinkable sacrifice” site published in major journal
March 06, 2019
Tulane professor’s work at “unthinkable sacrifice” site published in major journal
Angela Gregory
February 14, 2019
Newcomb Art Museum hosts author reading and signing on New Orleans sculptor Angela Gregory
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will discuss nationalism, populism and her new book, “Fascism: A Warning,” during the next Tulane-Aspen Institute Values in America Speaker Series event. (Photo by Timothy Greenfield Sanders)
February 04, 2019
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to speak at Tulane
National Geographic spotlights Tulane professor’s work
January 15, 2019
National Geographic spotlights Tulane professor’s work
Newcomb Art Museum to open exhibition on incarcerated women.
January 14, 2019
Newcomb Art Museum to open exhibition on incarcerated women
New deans
January 07, 2019
New deans, new directions
Recent books from Tulane English professors Jesmyn Ward (left) and Zachary Lazar (right) have been named as the official reading selections for two American cities in 2019. (photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
December 17, 2018
Two Books for Two Cities: Tulane English professors earn rare book honor
Walter Isaacson
December 14, 2018
Tulane experts address international affairs and domestic disasters
Tulane business school, SLA are the recipients of a $3.5 gift.
December 12, 2018
Freeman, SLA receive $3.5 million gift for finance, writing programs
Ward_Issacson
December 07, 2018
Tulane professors analyze issues in Cities for Tomorrow
Nancy Maveety
December 05, 2018
Glass and Gavel: Analyzing alcohol and the Supreme Court
Tulane experts: News in Review
November 30, 2018
From elections to holiday shopping safety, faculty make headlines
Justin Lee Miller
November 28, 2018
MFA grad returns to Broadway in ‘My Fair Lady’
Thomas Beller
November 21, 2018
Gathering moss: Acclaimed author on teaching at Tulane, making NOLA home
Cuba
November 14, 2018
The Cuba connection
Tulane experts: News in Review
November 09, 2018
From law to linguistics, Tulane faculty make national headlines
Pointe-au-Chien
November 05, 2018
(De)Colonizing the coast
Tulane anthropology professor Chris Rodning has co-authored a paper that appears in the October 2018 issue of the journal American Antiquity. (photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
November 01, 2018
Tulane archaeologist co-authors first details on remains of 450-year-old Spanish fort
Melina Calmon Silva
October 31, 2018
Of missing persons, unidentified remains and cold cases
Mellon Fellows Taofeeq Adebayo and Janan Jayawickramarajah
October 31, 2018
Yoruba science textbook will be put to the test
Celeste Lay and Mirya Holman
October 30, 2018
Study finds neutral fact-checking doesn't convince voters to abandon ‘fake news’
Dames at Sea
October 29, 2018
‘Dames at Sea’ features Tulane talents
News in Review
October 26, 2018
From maritime law to marijuana, all in a week’s news
Greber
October 24, 2018
Artist, alumnus creates a whimsical world
women leaders
October 24, 2018
Women leaders in New Orleans are focus of Tulane course
Annette Gordon-Reed, a Pulitzer Prize winner, historian and legal scholar, will be the second speaker in the next Tulane-Aspen Institute Values in America Speaker Series.
October 22, 2018
Tulane-Aspen Institute hosts Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings author, Annette Gordon-Reed
News in Review
October 12, 2018
Tulane experts speak on conservative female voters and other news
Batt
October 12, 2018
Bryan Batt talks show business
health conference
October 10, 2018
Tulane conference explores health and healing
Pop culture and media are addressed in a modern adaption of 1932 ballet.
October 09, 2018
A different shade of green
IEW
October 08, 2018
International Education Week celebrates global education
war
October 03, 2018
Professor explores field of Southern Jewish history
Megan Escott
October 02, 2018
Tulane faculty a valuable asset to undergraduate research
retreat
October 01, 2018
A Studio in the Woods offers faculty a chance to unplug
Postcards from Over the Edge
October 01, 2018
Performance shows complexity of life in Storyville’s Mahogany Hall
News in Review
September 28, 2018
Technology, trauma experts guide Tulane news
Tulane researchers publish study on Maya discovery in journal Science
September 27, 2018
Unprecedented study confirms massive scale of lowland Maya civilization
2018 Reading Project
September 26, 2018
Former NFL quarterback addresses male privilege
Faculty race to come up with creative, cross-discipline research projects.
September 26, 2018
In cahoots
Sophia Kalashnikova Horowitz
September 25, 2018
Russian manuscripts key to student’s research
Patrons celebrate the Latin American Library at the library’s annual open house.
September 24, 2018
Open house
Salaam
September 24, 2018
Black Arts Movement author, educator comes to Tulane
(From l-r): The trio of Christopher Oliver, Adam McKeown, Laurie Earls have been named Duren Professors for 2018-19. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
September 21, 2018
Three faculty members named Duren Professors for 2018-19
Students visit the Louisiana swamp without leaving campus.
September 21, 2018
Taste tour
Tulane Law School set to host freedom of the press conference.
September 21, 2018
Tulane Law School conference to feature top media experts
Sophie
September 20, 2018
Help Sophie the Volkswagen stay in tip-top shape
School of Liberal Arts
September 17, 2018
Granted: Liberal arts program, faculty receive new funding
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find
September 12, 2018
Tulane archaeologist leads team to major Maya find
Race and Inclusion is a new course requirement Tulane University has added this fall for all first-year Newcomb-Tulane College undergraduate and transfer students. (Photo from Thinkstock)
September 12, 2018
Tulane’s new Race and Inclusion requirement debuts
Tulane political science professor Mirya Holman is getting national recognition for her research about gender in urban politics
September 11, 2018
Tulane political scientist wins national award for gender research
Tiffany Windows
September 07, 2018
Take a ‘Tiffany Tour’ at Tulane
The William Spratling collection contains original personal and business correspondence, photographs and design drawings from 1920-1967. (photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
September 06, 2018
Tulane’s Latin American Library secures William Spratling’s private papers
All on a Mardi Gras Day
September 05, 2018
Inside New Orleans’ black carnival
Students participate in the 28th annual Outreach Tulane.
September 05, 2018
Now serving
Tulane experts: News in Review
August 31, 2018
Tulane experts talk sports scandals and representation in film
Outdoor classroom
August 29, 2018
Unplugged: Tulane introduces new outdoor classroom
Montalve
August 28, 2018
Slavery, capitalism and the law in old New Orleans
Jana K. Lipman
August 28, 2018
Vietnamese book translation gives new perspective on war
Class of 2022
August 27, 2018
Introducing the Class of 2022
A Tulane tradition, the President's Convocation officially welcomes the Class of 2022 into the Tulane community.
August 24, 2018
It’s official
A Tulane University program that teaches students about the Middle East peace process will continue for another four years.
August 23, 2018
Middle East peace program at Tulane awarded second $1 million grant
Olivia Evans
August 20, 2018
'Dean Jean' scholars display passion for research
Business school’s history of moving forward is written in stone.
August 17, 2018
On the move
Faculty go back to class to get ready for the fall semester.
August 16, 2018
Role reversal
Historical bell continues to ring in tradition.
August 14, 2018
Bygone bell
Tulane experts: News in Review
August 10, 2018
From blood pressure to battling erosion
Clay Center of New Orleans
August 01, 2018
Clay Center of New Orleans helps shape local art scene
Heathers
August 01, 2018
‘The Heathers’ set to take over Tulane this fall
July 30, 2018
Stately gate
Ninno
July 30, 2018
Honors program nurtures student research endeavors
Tulane experts: News in Review
July 27, 2018
What’s in a name?
Rebecca Whitney
July 23, 2018
Recent grad protects local Native American languages
Read all about Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane’s upcoming production of “Newsies.”
July 20, 2018
Extra, extra
India
July 19, 2018
Students get up close with the Dalai Lama
Abandoned offshore military fort is focus of design project.
July 18, 2018
Reimagining
Teresa Cole
July 18, 2018
The act of art
Crape myrtles and live oaks add color and pattern to the landscape along Newcomb Circle.
July 17, 2018
Branching out
Doug Harris
July 17, 2018
Tulane University awarded $10 million grant to launch national school choice research center
ERA
July 16, 2018
Study shows New Orleans post-Katrina school reforms boosted student achievement long term
Tulane experts: News in Review
July 13, 2018
Tulane experts have their say in politics, public health and more
DIY History: Latin America
July 13, 2018
Students get hands-on experience with Latin American artifacts
Taylor Center
July 12, 2018
Taylor Center names professorships in social entrepreneurship
Breast pump for nursing mothers
July 10, 2018
Researcher studies how women balance work and breastfeeding
mark-horowitz
July 09, 2018
Book explores the reign of the first Tudor king
Dixon Hall preps for Ragtime, the next 2018 Summer Lyric Theatre production.
July 09, 2018
Key prop
A close-up view of the costume shop reveals the importance of organization.
July 03, 2018
Rainbow connection
Traveler at airport
July 03, 2018
Travel ban leaves students with uncertain futures
map
July 03, 2018
Eight Tulane alumni, two students receive Fulbright awards
Newcomb Dance
July 02, 2018
Dance figures
Latin
July 02, 2018
Latin language revived through course on Roman satire
New art installation is designed to inspire cultural connections.
June 29, 2018
Idea exchange
Catherine Ann Taylor
June 28, 2018
Alumna takes the director’s chair
Nature is the backdrop to events at local landmark.
June 28, 2018
Grand bandstand
Walter Isaacson
June 27, 2018
Walter Isaacson becomes contributor on ‘Amanpour & Company’
Zachary Lazar
June 25, 2018
English professor leads prison-based creative writing class
Zachary Lazar
June 25, 2018
The writers' pen
Engage in St. Martin
June 22, 2018
Service international
Academic Year in Review
June 21, 2018
Illuminating ‘The Power of Tulane’
Adams Bay
June 20, 2018
Alumni and NOCCA students team up for preservation project
art studio
June 20, 2018
Do not disturb
ByWater Institute
June 20, 2018
Tulane ByWater Institute awards faculty fellowships
Allison Emmerson
June 18, 2018
Award-winning archaeologist pens book on Roman tombs
Maria Gomez-Roas
June 18, 2018
Graduate leaves Tulane with Peery Society honor
Popular summer dance course is an athletic workout.
June 15, 2018
Break a sweat
News in Review
June 15, 2018
Tulane experts tackle tough topics
Femaissance
June 14, 2018
Femaissance exhibition celebrates local female artists
Light, shadow, texture and tone are all considered in a studio art class.
June 13, 2018
Strike a pose
Newcomb Art Museum named one of nation’s best
June 13, 2018
Newcomb Art Museum at Tulane named one of nation’s best
Summer Lyric prepares for 2018 season opener My Fair Lady.
June 12, 2018
Steady as she goes
Michael Kuczynski
June 11, 2018
Screens vs. books: The book always wins, professor says
Designer works behind the scenes for local classical theatre productions.
June 08, 2018
Sew good
Uncommon Exchanges
June 08, 2018
Art and history fuse during Uncommon Exchanges
1887 Thibodaux massacre
June 07, 2018
Earth beneath dumpsite offers clues to racial massacre
Sandy Heller
June 04, 2018
Alumnus cultivates career as art adviser
Tulane experts: News in Review
June 01, 2018
From blood pressure guidelines to national anthem protests, Tulane experts make headlines
Megan Wolfkill assists Aaron Collier
June 01, 2018
Hammer time
Brian Edwards will begin his appointment as the new dean of Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts on July 1. (Photo courtesy of Brian Edwards)
June 01, 2018
Interdisciplinary scholar and program builder named new liberal arts dean at Tulane
Mass Communication Law
May 30, 2018
Can a tweet be defamatory?
fellows
May 29, 2018
Tulane doctoral candidates awarded Newcombe dissertation fellowships
Phi Beta Kappa
May 29, 2018
Phi Beta Kappa welcomes exceptional new members
Helena
May 25, 2018
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival marks 25th season
Music Rising at Tulane
May 23, 2018
Music Rising at Tulane wraps up spring concert series
Samantha Tigner
May 23, 2018
Student researches islands’ natural-disaster recovery
Autistic and nonverbal, Ben Alexander graduates from Tulane
May 22, 2018
Devoted dad is partner in autistic graduate’s success
Sophie Rhines
May 21, 2018
Neuroscience and dance set the stage for a career helping others
tassels
May 19, 2018
Tulane University commencement fuses humor, reflection, joy
Ellen Show
May 17, 2018
Ellen honors life of alumnus, and other Tulane news
Danny Sullivan
May 17, 2018
Four-time Tulane grad readies for the future
mortarboards
May 16, 2018
Mad about mortarboards
Weiss Fellows medal
May 16, 2018
2018 Weiss Fellows shine in the classroom
Latin American Library exhibit examines early New World textual encounters between Europeans and Amerindians.
May 15, 2018
Text messages
Marc Zender, Kerstin Höner zu Bentrup
May 15, 2018
President’s teaching awards recognize Zender, Höner zu Bentrup
The Bee Palace
May 11, 2018
Artist celebrates commencement with boarding house for bees
Hanan Rimawi and Amber Thorpe
May 07, 2018
Runsdorf Public Service awardees strive to change the world
Dr. Richard Tapia of Rice University
May 07, 2018
Faculty forum to address leadership, engagement, well-being
May 04, 2018
A new dean, a big dig and a disappearing coast
ACLS
May 04, 2018
Three professors receive prestigious ACLS fellowships
Kathryn Cook
May 03, 2018
Tulane student awarded prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Mirya Holman
May 03, 2018
Report shows more women running for and holding office in New Orleans since Katrina
Archivist panel
May 02, 2018
Archivists discuss the value of preserving history
Crochet
May 02, 2018
Tulane professor helps deaf guests feel the beat at Jazz Fest
Sydney Martin
April 30, 2018
Student proves that giving rocks
One Love
April 30, 2018
Preventing relationship violence is Tulane student's goal
National Geographic Peru dig
April 27, 2018
Tulane anthropologist makes major discovery of ancient mass sacrifice
housing
April 24, 2018
African-Americans in New Orleans face rigged real estate market, report says
April 20, 2018
See which Tulane professor made TIME’s most influential people list
Students take opportunity for guidance from local professionals.
April 20, 2018
Sage advice
Values in America
April 20, 2018
Walter Isaacson and Jon Meacham kick off the ‘Values in America’ series
April 19, 2018
Art history students research endangered artifacts
Films
April 19, 2018
Tulane seniors win screenwriting competition
Bracci
April 17, 2018
Give with a purpose, says Tulane grad
Carole Haber_dean of School of Liberal Arts
April 16, 2018
Carole Haber, SLA dean, reflects on her greatest achievements
Bestselling biographers Walter Isaacson, Jon Meacham kickoff speaker series at Tulane
April 13, 2018
Best-selling biographers Walter Isaacson, Jon Meacham kick off speaker series at Tulane
Research Lunch
April 12, 2018
Series reminds students that ‘professors are people, too’
Nine student finalists in the Tulane Novel Tech Challenge will compete for more than $20,000 in prizes.
April 11, 2018
Tulane Novel Tech Challenge to award $20,000 in prizes to top innovators
News in Review
April 06, 2018
River flooding and a hot sauce shortage
Newcomb Art Museum will present EMPIRE, an immersive art installation by Los Angeles-based artists Fallen Fruit from April 13 to July 7 on Tulane University’s uptown campus.
April 06, 2018
New Orleans Tricentennial exhibit set to open at Newcomb Art Museum
Spanier
April 05, 2018
Tulane Concert Band celebrates New Orleans through music
Math, architecture and life inform artist’s work.
April 04, 2018
Trio
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