over the last 20 years.

A jubilant Head Football Coach Willie Fritz celebrates with team members in the Green Wave locker room after Tulane’s 40-24 win against Memphis in Yulman Stadium on Sept. 28. At Tulanian press time, Tulane had a 6-6 overall and 5-3 American Athletic Conference record and was bowl-eligible.

More than 200 alumni and parents representing their industries, companies and careers connected with more than 150 students in New York during fall break at “Tulane Takeover,” a career conference coordinated by Tulane’s Office of Career Wave Programs. Tulane Takeovers also were scheduled for Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Boston, New Orleans and Chicago this year.

As Puerto Rico marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria in September, officials from Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA) and the Traumatology Institute were on the island discussing the state of mental health post-disaster. 

DRLA and Traumatology Institute directors Reggie Ferreira and Charles Figley went to Puerto Rico at the invitation of the Foundation for Puerto Rico, a nonprofit organization that promotes economic and social development. They are working with the foundation to assess Puerto Rico’s need for disaster mental…

This fall, students are enjoying the university’s first outdoor classroom equipped with a chalkboard and bench-style seating. The classroom is located on Pierson Patio between Gibson and Tilton halls. Planning for the $99,000 project, which was fully funded by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), began in 2016. “This was a project created by students for students,” said John Alexander, School of Liberal Arts student, USG director of sustainability and lead on the project.

Where do you see yourself in five years? We have all been asked this question at one time or another either by a job interviewer, a peer, our parents or even ourselves.

A $500,000 gift from the Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation will fund completion of the chapel in the Fr. Val McInnes, OP, Center for Catholic Life. The chapel, located on Tulane University’s campus, will be named The Chapel of St. Martin de Porres, donated by Gayle and Tom Benson.

Renowned New Orleans attorney Harry Herman (L ’36) built a respected career advocating for human and civil rights.

Burkenroad Reports, the student equity research program founded by Peter Ricchiuti, is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The nation’s first such program, Burkenroad Reports has developed into one of the jewels of the A. B. Freeman School of Business.