Also In This Issue
A Most Selective and Global Class
Tulane’s acceptance rate was 13% for this fall’s entering undergraduate class. Continue Reading
Planet-Friendly Diet
Food production is an important contributor to climate change, accounting for about a quarter of carbon emissions globally. Continue Reading
Global Reach
Protecting the planet is what Lisa Jackson is most passionate about. Continue Reading
Player, a Giver and a Leader
Christian Montano, a center for the Green Wave football team who transferred from Brown this year, will have a special fan in the stands for the Army game on Oct. 5 in West Point, New York. Continue Reading
The Wisdom in the Room
Before you are a global citizen you are a citizen of your own country — or state. Bobby Mannis (SLA ’18) is fulfilling his responsibilities as a citizen of the state of Illinois as he works on the front lines of democracy. Continue Reading
We Are the World
Do you remember that song from 1985? It raised a lot of awareness and millions of dollars for famine-stricken countries. Continue Reading
Global Education for Gen Z
Brian T. Edwards, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, advocates for learning other languages. Continue Reading
Physical Places and Spaces
Architecture Professor Errol Barron — in his signature watercolor drawings — and English major graduate Frankie Fachilla — in a very personal essay — are inspired by the Tulane Uptown campus. Continue Reading
Politics, Louisiana Style
Angus Lind recalls colorful Louisiana politicians and other assorted characters, and a few memorable quotes from the state’s history. Continue Reading
Beloved Bead Tree
The original, beloved Bead Tree was removed from Tulane’s Uptown campus on May 14. Continue Reading
Epidemics Exhibit
The important role that Tulane researchers have played in fighting infectious disease epidemics around the world was highlighted in “OutBreak: Epidemics in a Connected World,” an exhibit at the Diboll Gallery in the Tidewater Building from May–July. Continue Reading
Tulane Alumni Couple Donates $5 Million for Presidential Chair
Tulane University has received a $5 million commitment to fund a Presidential Chair from alumni Marcela Villareal de Panetta (NC ’67) and Bernard J. Panetta II (A&S ’68). Continue Reading
‘Graduated with Honors’ Wall Recognizes Student-Athletes
The top academic achievers among Tulane student-athletes have received recognition on a wall in the James W. Wilson Intercollegiate Athletics Center. Continue Reading
Bibi Gaston: Landscape Architect & Author
Bibi Gaston’s (NC ’81) love of nature led her down one path: After Tulane, she studied landscape architecture at the University of Virginia. Continue Reading
Impression: David Berger
When Gen. David Berger (E ’81) first entered the NROTC at Tulane, he didn’t know much about the program or the military. However, the years he spent in Tulane’s NROTC unit, he describes today as “formative,” crediting those years as a starting point for him. Continue Reading
Impression: Collin Ferguson
Collin Ferguson (B ’04) considers the arts community to be the greatest natural resource that New Orleans possesses. Continue Reading
Makerspace Named in Honor of Donor, Alumnus
The MakerSpace at Tulane University, which offers students and professors access to digital fabrication tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, milling machines and lathes as well as traditional hand and power tools, will be named the Scot Ackerman MakerSpace, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Scot Ackerman (E ’78), a radiation oncologist and medical director of the Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville, Florida. Continue Reading
Donor encourages giving with $1 million gift
Warren G. Lichtenstein, founder and executive chairman of the global holdings company Steel Partners Holdings, has given a $1 million gift to spur first-time donors to support Only the Audacious, the campaign for an ever bolder Tulane. Continue Reading
$2 million gift to fund global architecture studios
Tulane School of Architecture has received a $2 million gift to establish the Saul A. Mintz Global Research Studios, a new program that will give students an opportunity to work internationally on critical global issues. Continue Reading
