Topic: race and inclusion

Kaia Todd runs on a track and Sion James runs with a basketball in a game
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2023 Stephen Martin Scholars

Student-athletes Sion James and Kaia Todd are the 2023 recipients of the Stephen Martin Scholars.

Demeka Fields portrait wearing a black sweater
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Impression: Demeka Fields

Demeka Fields (L ’16) never dreamed that less than a decade post-law school, she would be counsel for sportswear company New Balance.

photo portrait of Tulane alumna Kyla Denwood (SLA '21)
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BREAKING BARRIERS

With a U.S. State Department grant, Tulane alumni and students formed a nonprofit organization to provide international affairs career guidance and mentorship to underrepresented students from noncoastal areas of the United States.

Medical students gather at a Black Lives Matter protest
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Racial Reckoning

Tulane renews and expands its commitment to making the university a more inclusive and supportive home for all. The time to act is now.

15 Black medical school students in white coatspose in front of Whitney Plantaion
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‘Resilience Is in Our DNA’

A photo of African American students from Tulane School of Medicine made national news in December after it went “viral” on social media.

Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tom Sherry
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Nature Works in Strange Ways

Thomas Sherry has helped build the cornerstones of a Tulane education that nurture tomorrow’s climate leadership. Recognizing the close relationship between the natural world and the well-being of humans, he pays particular attention to birds and their habitats.

Cultural Exchange
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Cultural Exchange

I believe Tulane University needs to be a leader in welcoming students from other countries, cultures and every socioeconomic background. It enriches the lives of the students who come here, whether they grew up in New Orleans or are arriving in this country for the very first time.

Michael Cunningham
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Divided We Learn

Among the most important issues in U.S. higher education right now is the lack of diversity in student and faculty populations.