Topic: academics

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academics

Creating Video Games in Class

Students worked with virtual reality and motion capture suits to design their own video games, thanks to classes in the Digital Media Practices program.

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academics

$2.5 Million for Next Wave Scholarship Challenge

The anonymous donation kickstarts the third phase of the dollar-for-dollar matching program that supports undergraduate scholarship opportunities.

students participate in the Truss-Bust Competition and look at a small model of a structure
academics

The Test of Time

No other university in the country integrates the qualities of adaptability, distinctive relational culture and outward-looking focus better than Tulane.

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academics

2024 Teaching Awards

Tulane honored dedicated faculty members with university-wide teaching awards during the Unified Commencement Ceremony.

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academics

Student-Athletes Who Graduated With Honors

Thanks to the support of Tulane alumnus Don Peters and his wife, Lora, every year Tulane Athletics recognizes student-athletes who graduate with honors.

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academics

2023 student-athletes who graduated with honors

Through the generosity of longtime Tulane supporters Don and Lora Peters, Tulane Athletics recognizes student-athletes who graduate with honors.

Mark Wheeler and Amelia Archer stand in front of a window
academics

$2 million gift to establish faculty chair in AI

The gift from alumnus Mark Wheeler and his wife, Amelia Archer, will create the Mark D. Wheeler Chair in Artificial Intelligence Endowed Fund at the School of Science and Engineering.

Lindsay Cronk, Mollye Demosthenidy and Anita Raj
academics

Shared Success

Three new campus faculty leaders — Lindsay Cronk, Mollye Demosthenidy and Anita Raj — have bonded over their new roles and agree that now is an even more exciting time to be a Tulanian.