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Spring 2025

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Marie Quintana speaks to audience while seated on the stage at Book Fest

history, liberal arts, social work, tulanians

Tulanians take on Book Fest

Tulane alumni were among the authors at this year’s New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, and three of them shared how their time at Tulane inspired their love of the written word.

Dr. Michael White receives the Tulane Trailblazer medal from President Michael A. Fitts

up first, music

Dr. Michael White Thursday Jazz Series

New Orleans musical legend Dr. Michael White (G ’79, ’83) was recognized as a Tulane Trailblazer with a jazz series named in his honor.

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up first, environmental studies, liberal arts

20 Years of A Studio in the Woods

The Studio celebrates two decades of creative exploration, scholarly innovation and environmental stewardship within the Tulane community.

up first, President, tulanians

From Tulane to top general

At a Presidential Speaker Series event, Gen. David Berger (E ’81), former commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, shared how Tulane influenced his path to leadership.

people eating at picnic tables at an open air food court

up first, campus, New Orleans

Wave City Market debuts

Wave City Market debuted this spring as Tulane’s newest dining and gathering destination and the next major step in the expansion of the downtown campus.

A group of kids learning to cook in a kitchen

up first, community health, nutrition

Culinary Medicine Initiative

The Culinary Medicine Initiative holds free classes that combine cooking, STEM education and nutrition for local youth ages 8-13.

group of Tulane sailboats with colorful sails on the water

up first, athletics

Tulane Sailing Dedicates New Home

Tulane sailing celebrated a milestone with the dedication of the Libby and Robert Alexander Community Sailing Center, made possible by a $2.75 million donation from longtime Tulane supporters.

A person decorates a cup of coffee with steaming milk

up first, research, health

Skip the evening espresso?

A new study found that morning coffee drinkers have a lower risk of dying of heart disease than those who drink it throughout the day.

A cheerful group of four students walking outdoors, surrounded by greenery

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Tulanians – Class Notes

Find your classmates by decade!

chef Preston Paine portrait in a kitchen

tulanians, business

Impression: Preston Paine

From Tulane to the Food Network, Preston Paine (B ’15) has turned his passion for cooking into a thriving career.

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Farewell

We say goodbye to Tulanians whose deaths were reported to us during the past quarter.

Jeffrey Miller and Tina Beltran-Miller at the Young Entrepreneurship Academy pitch competition

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$1 million gift for Innovation Institute

The $1 million gift from Jeffrey and Tina Miller will support the Innovation Institute’s entrepreneurial and educational programming, pitch competitions and more.

Tulane's mascot, Riptide and a woman pose for a photo

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Give Green 2025 breaks records in money raised

Tulanians showed the power of coming together, raising more than $1.7 million during Tulane’s eighth annual Give Green event.

books in a display case in the Latin American Library

wavemakers, liberal arts

The Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center

The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies received a $5 million gift from the Zemurray Foundation to name the Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center within Tulane’s renowned Latin American Library.