Topic: history

stylish and charming Louis Prima winks in an old photo
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The Prima Papers

An archive of one of jazz’s ‘wildest’ performers finds a home at Tulane.

Trenton Holliday surrounded by four replica Cro-Magnon skulls
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Cro-Magnons ‘Like You and Me’

Trenton Holliday, professor of anthropology in the School of Liberal Arts, thinks human evolution is cool and hopes you think so, too.

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NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL

Walter Isaacson, the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values and co-chair of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane, was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden. The medal recognizes individuals and organizations whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of and engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy and other humanities subjects. https://tulane.it/national-humanities-medal

President Fitts leads at the Presidential Speaker Series
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TALES OF CURIOSITY AND DISCOVERY

As part of Tulane Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend, Tulane President Michael A. Fitts led a lively conversation with best-selling biographer Walter Isaacson, the Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values at Tulane and co-chair of the New Orleans Book Festival.

a brown pelican rests on a tree branch in City Park New Orleans
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SAGA OF THE BROWN PELICAN

The brown pelican is, as many people may know, a symbol of Louisiana.

Historic mascots Greenie, little boy in football gear; and Gumby, tall with green fur
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Down Memory Lane

Green Wave mascots and Tulane Athletics logos evolved through the years, pumping up school spirit, a winning atmosphere and fun times.

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Civically Engaged

Laura Rosanne Adderley, associate professor of history, was named a finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award, presented by the Campus Compact coalition of universities. Nominees are considered for their collaboration with communities, institutional impact and academic work. Adderley was nominated by the Tulane Center for Public Service for her community-based initiatives rooted in public humanities. https://tulane.it/civically-engaged

Young Black adults with skate boards at the opening of Parasite Park in Gentilly
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion recognizes research that addresses societal inequities and promotes social change.

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BOOK OF THE YEAR

Katrina: A History, 1915-2015, written by Andy Horowitz, an assistant professor of history at the School of Liberal Arts, was named the Humanities Book of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. https://tulane.it/leh-book-of-the-year

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WALTER ISAACSON TIME COVER STORY

Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values Walter Isaacson wrote the cover story, “The Vaccine Revolution,” for TIME Magazine’s Jan. 18 issue. In his story, Isaacson writes about his experience being in a clinical trial for the COVID-19 vaccine, how the COVID-19 vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech were developed and the role of mRNA. “The plague year of 2020 will be remembered as the time when these traditional vaccines were supplanted by something fundamentally new: genetic vaccines, which deliver a gene or piece of genetic code into human cells,” he wrote.https://tulane.it/walter-isaacson-time-2021