Even with a pediatric wheelchair, learning how to get around on wheels can be challenging for a child, especially one with cerebral palsy, spina bifida or a limb deficiency.

The Tulane University President’s Convocation for New Students is the ceremonial welcome for new students and is the first of many beloved Tulane traditions. President Michael A. Fitts welcomed the class of 2027 with music, cheers, and words of wisdom. Additional advice and encouragement was given by Provost Robin Forman and Newcomb-Tulane College Dean Mollye Demosthenidy.

Once again, Tulane University can proudly say its newest class of incoming students is making history.

Five Stamps Scholarships, which celebrate both academic achievement and leadership, are awarded to incoming first-year Tulane students every year.

Longtime Tulane donor and board chair Carol Lavin Bernick has established a multimillion dollar fund for Tulane’s expanding downtown campus. The Carol Lavin Bernick Downtown Investment Fund includes $5 million for campus enhancements. Bernick also donated $3 million to continue the Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Investment Fund.

On or off the field, Kenny Welcome (B ’15) remains a proud Tulanian.

Find your classmates by decade!

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

Check out the School of Liberal Arts' Strategy, Leadership and Analytics minor — the most popular one on campus, with about 500 students enrolled — which prepares graduates to be leaders who can manage the dynamics of rapidly changing marketplaces and adapt strategically and creatively for future careers.

Do you know how blood pressure is measured? Dr. Paul Whelton, a prolific expert on high blood pressure and Endowed Chair at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, explains.