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Pictured from left to right, Tulane Professor Scott Grayson, Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bell, author Erin Grayson Sapp and Hall of Famer Ron Mix at a Tulane Center for Sport event.
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Scott Grayson and Erin Grayson Sapp Professorship in Chemistry

An alumni couple’s bequest is establishing a new professorship in chemistry that will support generations to come.

The Peters family: duaghter, father (Don), mother (Lora) and son stand in front of a blue sign that reads "Don & Lora Peters Academic Center".
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Athletics Launches NIL Fund, Upgrades with Peters Gift

A $3.5 million gift from longtime supporters Don and Lora Peters will expand Tulane Athletics facilities and boost opportunities for student-athletes.

Stephanie Porras and Mia L. Bagneris smile and pose wearing brightly colored patterned clothing
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$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.

Jeffrey Miller and Tina Beltran-Miller at the Young Entrepreneurship Academy pitch competition
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$1 Million Gift for Innovation Institute

The $1 million gift from Jeffrey and Tina Miller will support the Innovation Institute’s entrepreneurial and educational programming, pitch competitions and more.

Tulane's mascot, Riptide and a woman pose for a photo
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Give Green 2025 Breaks Records in Money Raised

Tulanians showed the power of coming together, raising more than $1.7 million during Tulane’s eighth annual Give Green event.

books in a display case in the Latin American Library
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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.

3D overview graphic of the Classic Maya site of La Corona
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$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.

Guests gather outside at the a blue residential house for the dedication ceremony
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$1.5 Million Gift for Lux Recovery House

The Tulane Recovery Community Center was renamed in honor of alumni Leslie (NC ’78) and Paul (A&S  ’79, M ’83) Lux.

looking up at the door and columns of Newcomb Hall
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$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.

Medical School brown building with green flag signs
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$10 Million to Fight Cancer

The gift, prompted by Board of Tulane member and alumnus E. Pierce Marshall Jr. (B ’90), honors the memory of Marshall’s father, E. Pierce Marshall.