Topic: economics
Impression: Erin Chandler
For Erin Chandler (SLA ’18) the choice to attend Tulane was an easy one.
Impression: Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez
Generations have often wondered what kind of world they might leave to their successors.
MENTAL HEALTH CARE DISCRIMINATION
Patrick Button, associate professor of economics at the School of Liberal Arts, is studying discrimination in access to mental health care for LGBTQ+ people and marginalized communities and whether the problem has been exacerbated by the pandemic. The project, which was awarded a National Science Foundation grant, will also explore discrimination against underrepresented groups when applying for mortgages, develop new analytical tools for economics research using text data and establish a mentoring program for underrepresented graduate and undergraduate students in economics.https://tulane.it/mental-health-discrimination
Student Voices Amplified
When we commit to elevating the perspectives of all people, we spark important conversations hat strengthen the academic community as a whole.
QUOTED: GARY HOOVER
“Here’s what I think people at the top of the income distribution fear: they fear that if you help people at the bottom, then my share of the pie will be smaller. … But what they fail to realize is, what if the pie is actually bigger?”https://tulane.it/gary-hoover-inside-higher-ed
MURPHY INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
Gary “Hoov” Hoover, scholar and nationally renowned economist in the study of economic policy and its impact on wealth and income inequality, is the new director of Tulane’s Murphy Institute and full professor in economics. Hoover, who stepped into his role as director in January, said at the time of his appointment, “The opportunity to have discussions about the most challenging economic, moral and political problems of our time is an honor that I cannot
wait to begin.”
https://tulane.it/murphy-institute-director
Impression: Cindy Reese Mitchell
Cindy Reese Mitchell’s (NC ’99) journey to her current position as Founding Chief Executive Officer of Mill House Ventures in Canberra, Australia, began when she was a girl growing up in Macon County, Alabama.
‘Earn and Learn’
The Earn and Learn program is open to young people in New Orleans who have earned a high school diploma and are looking to advance their careers.
Ripple Effect
Tulane’s $3.14 billion impact on Louisiana’s economy and community includes jobs, discoveries, goodwill and more, a new study finds.
