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SLA News Archive

Nelle Kulick and Kathy Jack pipetting capuchin urine for primate research
June 18, 2021
NSF awards grant to anthropology professor for study of alpha males in primates
June 11, 2021
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane returns with ‘The Comedy of Errors’
University Teaching Awards 2021 recipients
May 28, 2021
Faculty members recognized for excellence with university teaching awards
Annette Sojic, Vincent Sciama, Dauphine Sloan
May 26, 2021
Tulane faculty members named recipients of the French Academic Palms
Robert Johnson
May 24, 2021
Engineering graduate and musician values coursework and connections
Kaiyu Wang
May 17, 2021
Triple major and honors student completes coursework, navigating 13-hour time difference
Laura Rosanne Adderley
May 11, 2021
History professor receives Center for Public Service grant to document Mardi Gras Indians online
May 04, 2021
Alumni couple’s bequest to Tulane’s Latin American Library caps decades of giving
Gary "Hoov" Hoover
April 21, 2021
Tulane economist Gary Hoover selected to inaugural Nobel Prize Summit
Uncommon Exchanges
April 20, 2021
Newcomb Art Museum, New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, and A Studio in the Woods host virtual ‘Uncommon Exchanges’
Mellon Grant
April 15, 2021
Mellon Foundation’s $1.5 million grant will expand Tulane’s community-engaged, graduate-level humanities program
Poboy store sign
April 05, 2021
Research on local accents creates a unique record of New Orleans
Tulane dance performance at Music Box Village
April 01, 2021
Tulane teams up with New Orleans Airlift for in-person dance performance
Andy Horowitz wins prize for book on Katrina
March 22, 2021
Tulane professor awarded prestigious Bancroft Prize for book on Hurricane Katrina
March 10, 2021
Tulane economist wins NSF award to study discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and marginalized communities
Being Native Today
March 09, 2021
New Orleans Center for the Gulf South hosts the Third Annual Indigenous Symposium
David Flowerree
March 04, 2021
Tulane alumni couple’s $2 million gift will target climate change, coastal issues via two professorships, symposia
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
February 26, 2021
Tulane University professor, bestselling author Walter Isaacson to virtually debut new book
Race expert Mary Pattillo will speak at Tulane.
February 25, 2021
Tulane to host virtual discussion on ‘Anti-Racism and Sociology’
Robin Wall Kimmerer to headline Tulane lecture.
February 19, 2021
Acclaimed plant ecologist to headline virtual lectureship
The 2021 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will now take place in-person, Oct. 21-23, on Tulane’s uptown campus.
February 12, 2021
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University moves to Oct. 21-23
Cecilia Aldarondo to headline Tulane lectureship
February 12, 2021
Award-winning documentary producer Cecilia Aldarondo to headline Tulane lectureship
Engy Ziedan, assistant professor of economics
February 03, 2021
The economics of a pandemic
Gary “Hoov” Hoover, the new director of Tulane University’s Murphy Institute and professor of economics, will host the first SLA Dean’s Speaker Series on the topic of “Anti-Racism and the Economics Profession.”
January 26, 2021
Tulane University to host virtual discussion on ‘Anti-Racism and Economics’
Andrea Boyles to serve on U.N. panel
January 21, 2021
Tulane race scholar to provide expertise to U.N. panel
Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker (Retired) and the TAWANI Foundation have contributed gifts to establish the Audrey G. Ratner Excellence Endowed Fund for American Jewry and Jewish Culture. (Photo courtesy of TAWANI Foundation)
January 06, 2021
Tulane’s Jewish Studies Department receives $1 million gift and $1 million matching challenge
Tulane sociologist Andrea Boyles wins award
December 16, 2020
Tulane expert on race honored for book on Ferguson uprising
Leonard Raybon
December 15, 2020
Music professor leads virtual choir in song of inclusiveness
Kendall Gardner is Tulane's newest Marshall Scholar
December 08, 2020
Tulane boasts second consecutive Marshall Scholarship winner
The Latin American Library at Tulane University has acquired the Chamorro Barrios Family Papers (1767-1997), one of Nicaragua’s most influential families and key players since the 18th century. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
December 07, 2020
Tulane’s Latin American Library acquires papers of leading Nicaraguan family
Andy Horowitz book on Hurricane Katrina wins award
December 04, 2020
Tulane professor’s book on Hurricane Katrina wins prestigious honor
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University has teamed up with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Commander’s Palace for the upcoming New Orleans Entrepreneur Week and its first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase.
December 02, 2020
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University partners with NOEW for first-ever IDEApitch Winter Showcase
Gary Hoover new director of Murphy Institute at Tulane
November 19, 2020
Tulane University names renowned economist Gary Hoover as director of The Murphy Institute
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November 06, 2020
New Orleans Center for the Gulf South explores “Knowing Together” in the Anthropocene
Cassidy Frazier
October 22, 2020
Stronger TUgether Student Voices: Cassidy Frazier
Jennifer A. Doudna, who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is the subject in Tulane professor and author Walter Isaacson’s new book – The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Photo by Keegan Houser)
October 20, 2020
Subject of Walter Isaacson’s new book is the 2020 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
Becca Lubin
October 15, 2020
Stronger TUgether Student Voices: Becca Lubin
climate change education at Tulane
September 24, 2020
Climate Week: Faculty reflect on the future of climate change education at Tulane
Amid the current pandemic and destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Laura, authors Andy Horowitz, Jarvis DeBerry and Sandy Rosenthal will discuss if the current climate of disasters is a case of history repeating itself in Louisiana.
September 10, 2020
Tulane to host virtual discussion on history of disasters in Louisiana from Hurricanes Katrina and Laura to COVID-19
Journeys Through the Russian Empire book
September 09, 2020
Art, empire and the scholarly record
August 21, 2020
A Katrina story that is over a century old
August 10, 2020
Libraries open with new plans and COVID-19 procedures
Ron Gubitz, Tulane Hillel
July 29, 2020
Tulane Hillel names educator Ron Gubitz as executive director
Kenneth Hoffman
July 15, 2020
Alumnus leads new museum dedicated to Jews in the South
Michael Kuczynski
July 06, 2020
English professor publishes volumes about medieval manuscript
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July 06, 2020
Tulane professor's book goes back in time to examine Hurricane Katrina
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June 24, 2020
Digital exhibition ‘Conexión: Art and Activism in Oaxaca’ showcases work by Latin American Studies students
New Orleans natives and best-selling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson will discuss their work during the current pandemic in a virtual discussion on Thursday, June 25 at 5 p.m. CDT.
June 22, 2020
Tulane to host virtual discussion with best-selling authors Michael Lewis and Walter Isaacson
Gen. Wesley Clark to speak at Tulane.
June 16, 2020
Gen. Wesley Clark (ret.) to address Tulane students
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June 15, 2020
Gulf South Anthropocene Working Group addresses the theme “Racialized Violence” for upcoming Braid and Flow events
Jason Marsalis
June 09, 2020
Jason Marsalis to play live stream concert with National Park Service, ‘American Routes’
Creative Industries
June 08, 2020
Tulane School of Liberal Arts transforms COVID-19 into class act
Nora Lustig
June 08, 2020
Economics professor leads networks that protect Latin America’s poor and vulnerable
Stacey Ryan, Alexander Glustrom of Mossville documentary
June 08, 2020
Town on the edge
LaPorchia Collins
May 26, 2020
Ask an Expert: Tulane economist LaPorchia Collins on how COVID-19 is impacting the food supply
Schloss Prize recipients
May 22, 2020
Department of Economics awards 2020 Schloss Prize to professors of practice
Tulane bestows 2020 teaching awards on four faculty members
May 20, 2020
Tulane bestows 2020 teaching awards on four faculty members
Sign language interpreter
May 18, 2020
Tulane linguistics students stage virtual American Sign Language focus group
Ross Berlin, Max Steitz, Matthew Wu
May 15, 2020
Tulane students raise funds for New Orleans gig workers, musicians and Second Harvest
Madeline Albright
May 11, 2020
Famous guest speakers visit Tulane classes, virtually
The Innovation Series at Tulane kicks off May 4
April 30, 2020
Tulane launches Tulane Innovation series with Walter Isaacson and leading experts
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April 29, 2020
Running with the Wolfes: Tulane teaching couple adjusts to new normal
Tulane best-selling authors Walter Isaacson and John Barry will host a virtual discussion on Wednesday, April 29 at 5 p.m.
April 27, 2020
Tulane University best-selling authors Walter Isaacson, John Barry to host virtual discussion on April 29
Distance Learning
April 24, 2020
Tulane to use artificial intelligence to study how nation’s schools are responding to coronavirus
Jesmyn Ward's commencement speech now in book form.
April 16, 2020
Jesmyn Ward’s new book inspired by Tulane commencement speech
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
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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
‘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
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