Topic: liberal arts
Tulanians take on Book Fest
Tulane alumni were among the authors at this year’s New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, and three of them shared how their time at Tulane inspired their love of the written word.
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.
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.
Tribute: B. Michael Howard
B. Michael Howard, beloved music faculty member and longtime artistic director for Summer Lyric Theatre, died on Aug. 12, 2023.
