Unprecedented economic impact

Tulane is an economic and community powerhouse for New Orleans and Louisiana, making an annual $5.2 billion impact on the state’s economy. The university’s operations, capital investments, research and other activities touch every segment of Louisiana communities.Continue Reading

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School named in honor of alumna’s record-breaking support

Tulane announced the naming of its School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in honor of alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead. The school’s new name recognizes Weatherhead’s landmark total lifetime giving of more than $160 million in support of the university. Continue Reading

individual portraits of Marcilynn Burke, Sarah Cunningham, Susan Davies, Ilianna Kwaske and Hridesh Rajan

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Leading excellence

Tulane welcomes a new dean of Tulane Law School, a new vice president of Student Affairs, an interim dean of the School of Social Work, an interim dean of the School of Professional Advancement and a new dean of the School of Science and Engineering. Continue Reading

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Fall 2024

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Ashley Langford sits among empty green arena seats and holds a basketball

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Full-circle moment

Ashley Langford, a standout point guard for the Green Wave from 2005 to 2009, has returned to Tulane as the seventh women's basketball head coach and first African American to lead the program. Continue Reading

President Biden speaks from stage with signs that read Curing Cancer Faster

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President Biden announces funding to Tulane for cancer ‘moonshot’ project

President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Jill Biden visited Tulane to celebrate a project that promises to bring a new kind of magic to the world of cancer treatment. Continue Reading

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Vibrant makeover in progress on Tulane’s downtown campus

The changes happening on Tulane's downtown campus will pave the way for its rebirth as a national research and innovation powerhouse. Continue Reading

President Fitts in heart shaped sunglasses speaks to the Class of 2028

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Class of 2028 enters their ‘Roll Wave era’

A flurry of excitement, cheers, music — and “Swifties” — filled the Avron B. Fogelman Arena at the President’s Convocation for New Students. Continue Reading