School of Liberal Arts November 2025 Newsletter

Tulane Marching Band performs at Wave Weekend
Tulane Liberal Arts November 2025 Newsletter
Tulane Marching Band performing at Wave Weekend

Join Us For Wave Weekend, November 13-16!

We're rolling into Wave Weekend '25! Join us for special School of Liberal Arts events happening across campus, including our annual Catch Up With the Dean event on Friday, November 14, at 2 p.m. in the Newcomb Pottery Garden, and in Tailgate Village on Saturday, November 15, starting at 11 a.m. in tent #17.
 

Full Schedule:

11/13-16: Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition
11/13: Conversation with Walter Isaacson
11/14: Celebrate Tulane Marching Band's 20th Anniversary
11/14: Catch Up With SLA Dean Brian Edwards
11/14: Hot Glass Demonstration
11/14: Metal Casting Demonstration.


Making Waves

Professor and Chair of Economics Douglas Harris

ERA Founder Douglas Harris Honored with Prestigious National Policy Award

Professor and Chair of Economics Douglas Harris received the esteemed APPAM Policy Field Distinguished Contribution Award for his groundbreaking work in education policy research and the significant impact he has made across the field.

Morgan Bennett

Senior Recognized for Civic Engagement and Education Advocacy

Tulane senior Morgan Bennett was named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national nonprofit that honors student leaders who are dedicated to creating positive social change on their campuses and in their communities.

Alum Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez

SLA Alum Included on TIME's 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders List

Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez is tearing down one of the biggest obstacles to climate progress: paperwork. As Panama’s first Special Representative for Climate Change and Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean of the COP30 Bureau, the 33-year-old is leading a quiet revolution.

Digital Ceramics Lab

New Digital Ceramics Lab Celebrates Interdisciplinary Experimentation

Woldenberg Art Center is now home to the Digital Ceramics Lab, a collaboration between the School of Liberal Arts Newcomb Art Department and the School of Architecture and Built Environment. With the lab’s clay 3D printers, ceramics students can design and create digitally fabricated sculptures.


Upcoming Featured Event

Dr. Michael White Thursday Jazz Series



The Newcomb Department of Music presents the Dr. Michael White Thursday Jazz Series. Hosted and curated by jazz pianist and Newcomb Department of Music Professor Jesse McBride, each live performance features accomplished New Orleans musicians, jazz legends, and visiting artists, accompanied by students and faculty from Tulane's Jazz Studies program. All concerts are free and open to the public.

Thursday, December 4
7:00 p.m.
Dixon Annex Recital Hall


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