Topic: liberal arts
IMPRESARIO of ‘AMERICAN ROUTES’
Nick Spitzer, professor of anthropology, celebrates 25 years as producer and host of the public radio program “American Routes.” Broadcasting from a studio on the Tulane uptown campus, Spitzer continues to be grateful to “meet and converse” with vernacular musical artists as he brings their stories to a million listeners weekly.
Impression: Michelle Gibson
Since leaving New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Michelle Gibson has taken the city’s culture to the world through her own New Orleans second-line aesthetic, a unique blend of dance styles ranging from Afro-funk to jazz.
Impression: Jackson Smith
The resilience and community of New Orleans led Jackson Smith (SLA ’07, L ’18), a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, to make the city his home.
READING IN THE TIME OF COVID
In the course Writing About the Plague, English professor Thomas Albrecht leads students in a literary exploration of pandemic experiences.
Impression: Ali Vitali
Ali Vitali [SLA ’12], Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, loved writing and knew she was interested in government and politics when she headed to college, and she learned to fuse those passions — along with her love of talking to and meeting new people — at Tulane.
LANGUAGES DEAN
Roxanne Dávila, senior professor of practice of Spanish and Portuguese, is the new associate dean for language pedagogy and initiatives in the School of Liberal Arts. Dávila oversees all aspects relating to language learning and pedagogy and leads the school’s strategic vision for advancing language learning at Tulane.https://tulane.it/languages-dean
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.
Impression: Ellie Helman Dylan
“When he got diagnosed, he said, ‘I’m going to beat it.’ And we thought, ‘Why don’t we just film it?’”
SLA MELLON FELLOWS
The Tulane Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Humanities — based at the School of Liberal Arts — will widen its scope to include undergraduates, new community relationships through more public events and groundbreaking work on a national level. The expansion is made possible by a $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The program will expand its local network by co-sponsoring additional community events that connect activists, artists and scholars. https://tulane.it/sla-mellon-fellows-2021
