Topic: liberal arts
Stages of a Career
Before she knew she wanted to be an actor, Jenny Mercein knew she wanted to be a teacher.
In the Mist of Memory: The Beatles and My JYA Experience
A recollection of a ‘what-if’ rock ’n’ roll encounter in a Hamburg, Germany, Reeperbahn club 60 years ago.
Gentilly Days
New Yorker, New York Times contributor and creative writing professor Thomas Beller embarks on a road trip to pursue the meaning of class and the truth about the iconic 1960s Southern novels The Moviegoer and To Kill a Mockingbird.
QUOTED: CHERYL LANDRIEU
“This event promises to be an exciting and engaging literary gathering for our local, national and Tulane communities. We can’t wait to welcome authors and book lovers to campus.”https://tulane.it/cheryl-landrieu-book-fest-2021
Impression: Micah Cohen
As an undergraduate at Tulane, journalist Micah Cohen (TC ’05) was hopeful of writing the “great American novel.”
BRIAN EDWARDS, dean of the Tulane School of Liberal Arts
“The still-unfolding crisis ... will be the defining moment for the current generation of college and high-school-aged students, the way WWII was for those we now call the ‘greatest generation.’ ... I think of this as the fractured generation.”https://tulane.it/Brian-Edwards-the-hill
Impression: Kim Vaz-Deville
As a child, Kim Vaz-Deville (NC ’81, G ’83) spent many hours at her grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ double on North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, and she remembers vividly the hustle and bustle of that vibrant neighborhood.
The Wisdom in the Room
Before you are a global citizen you are a citizen of your own country — or state. Bobby Mannis (SLA ’18) is fulfilling his responsibilities as a citizen of the state of Illinois as he works on the front lines of democracy.
Global Education for Gen Z
Brian T. Edwards, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, advocates for learning other languages.
