Topic: liberal arts

Altman Program Celebrates 10 Years of International Studies and Business
A unique dual-degree program combining liberal arts and business marks a decade of cultural connection and international success.

Impression: Suhas Subramanyam
Experiencing Hurricane Katrina as a student led an alumnus to a life of service and a calling on Capitol Hill.

$1 Million for Graduate Study Program in School of Liberal Arts
The Mellon Foundation’s $1 million contribution will foster interdisciplinary learning between the Africana Studies Program and the Newcomb Art Department.

20 Years of A Studio in the Woods
The Studio celebrates two decades of creative exploration, scholarly innovation and environmental stewardship within the Tulane community.

The Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center
The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies received a $5 million gift from the Zemurray Foundation to name the Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center within Tulane’s renowned Latin American Library.

$1.5 Million Grant for Archaeological Research
The Middle American Research Institute received a $1.5 million grant from the Hitz Foundation to conduct research on the Maya civilization.

An Extraordinary (Ordinary) Tulane Student
Isaac Popper is emblematic of today’s Tulane student — bright, curious and engaged in any number of seemingly far-flung fields.

Impression: Bobby Yan
If Emmy Award-winner Bobby Yan (TC ’95) could offer advice to his 21-year-old self, he’d tell himself to believe in his potential.

$4 Million Estate Gift
Gaylord M. Bickham (A&S ’56) left an estate gift of more than $4 million to Tulane, supporting priorities at his alma mater that were dear to his heart.

Composer and Pianist Courtney Bryan Receives ‘Genius Grant’
Courtney Bryan, music professor in the School of Liberal Arts, has been named a 2023 “genius grant” recipient by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.