Tulane New Wave

Our favorite #tulane13 moments

2013-05-20T18:30:00Z

Tulane graduates (and their friends and families) shared their celebrations during Commencement week with hash tag #tulane13.

Backstage with the Dalai Lama

2013-05-20T18:00:00Z

Before he delivered the 2013 commencement address on Saturday (May 18), the Dalai Lama visited backstage with Tulane administrators, board members and honorees.

Dalai Lama delivers message of resilience

2013-05-20T17:00:00Z

At a conference on resilience organized by the Tulane School of Social Work, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama speaks with nearly 600 mental health professionals.

Newcomb Alumnae Association honors freedom rider

2013-05-20T16:00:00Z

Margaret Leonard, an alumna of the class of 1963, is recognized as the 2013 Outstanding Newcomb Alumna at the Under the Oaks celebration.

Chamber music, up close and personal

2013-05-20T14:00:00Z

Second annual international Birdfoot Festival brings chamber music to the Crescent City, with the final concert at Dixon Hall.

Farewell montage

2013-05-19T17:00:00Z

Commencement is one of the things Tulane does best, and the 2013 ceremony was further proof that "only in New Orleans, only at Tulane" isn't just a tagline, it's a fact. View the video.

Right place, right time

2013-05-19T15:00:00Z

The Tulane 2013 Commencement Ceremony brings together the improbable, spectacular mix of the music of New Orleans and the spiritual message of the Dalai Lama.

Kerchiefs and mortarboards

2013-05-18T22:39:00Z

The Tulane University Unified Commencement Ceremony is captured in photographs.

Every grain of sand

2013-05-17T18:00:00Z

A sand mandala is painstakingly created in downtown New Orleans.

Graduate teaching awards to honor law, medicine professors

2013-05-17T16:00:00Z

Gabe Feldman of law and Dr. Elma LeDoux of medicine will receive President’s Awards for Teaching at the Commencement ceremony on Saturday (May 18).

The Insider: Next stop, Cannes Film Festival

2013-05-17T14:00:00Z

Amanda Pennington, a student in the Tulane School of Continuing Studies, is showing her first film at the prestigious international film festival this week.

Wind horses

2013-05-16T18:00:00Z

More commonly called "prayer flags" in the West, these colorful cloths have appeared across New Orleans. Watch this video that explains their significance.

Inspirational teachers to receive Weiss Fellowships

2013-05-16T16:00:00Z

At the Unified Commencement ceremony, the university's top awards for undergraduate teaching will go to T.R. Johnson of the English department and Dr. Latha Rajan of tropical medicine.

Commencement completes full-circle journey for social work grad

2013-05-16T14:00:00Z

Katie Templet, a candidate for a master of social work degree, worked with Tibetan refugees in North India during a monthlong course that is in its 12th year.

Green thumb

2013-05-15T18:00:00Z

Rising junior Claire Beauchamp is ensuring that a number of local gardens survive the summer.

International student carves her own path

2013-05-15T16:00:00Z

With five younger sisters back home in Nigeria, Uchenna Onwuegbusi, part of Tulane’s class of 2013, is doing things right because she knows they’re watching.

From war-torn Bosnia to Tulane

2013-05-15T14:00:00Z

Sanela Frasch, graduating with a double major in anthropology and photography, will carry the School of Liberal Arts gonfalon banner at this year’s commencement ceremony.

A city served

2013-05-14T18:00:00Z

The Tulane Center for Public Service holds a party for community partners at Cafe Reconcile.

A spirit for service

2013-05-14T16:00:00Z

Green Wave swimmer and public health major Allie Evans takes time for community outreach and brings home the Conference USA Spirit of Service Award.

Student’s work in brain awareness leads to service award

2013-05-14T14:00:00Z

Graduate Melissa Herman, who founded a program of neuroscience studies for high school students, is recognized for her community work.

Study time

2013-05-13T18:00:00Z

Officer Patrick Martin makes the most of his down time.

Two-wheel trophy

2013-05-13T17:00:00Z

The Tulane cycling team presents its championship trophy to Tulane President Scott Cowen.

Public service leads to her future career

2013-05-13T16:00:00Z

Graduate Michelle Liu is heading to medical school to become a geriatrician, after finding her passion is quality care of the elderly.

Draped in a family legacy

2013-05-13T14:00:00Z

When Katie Gray lines up for commencement, she’ll do so with a sense of pride that comes, in part, from the fact she’s wearing a family heirloom—the gown her grandfather wore when he graduated from the Tulane School of Architecture more than 50 years ago.

Prayer flags

2013-05-10T18:00:00Z

Tibetan prayer flags are crisscrossing the city, including the Tulane uptown campus.

Tulane, McMain students find common ground

2013-05-10T17:30:00Z

A collaborative project between university and high school students explores personal identity in the context of community.

Tulane Commencement: New Orleans roots, global focus

2013-05-10T15:00:00Z

The 2013 Unified Commencement Ceremony on May 18 combines New Orleans music traditions and a keynote speech by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

The Insider: A thing or two I wish I knew

2013-05-10T14:00:00Z

Tulane faculty members share pearls of wisdom with the graduating class of 2013.

Posse scholar preps for life after Tulane

2013-05-09T19:00:00Z

Senior Chris Hanuscin, among the first group of Posse Scholars graduating from Tulane, is heading to medical school.

McAlister Place

2013-05-09T18:00:00Z

The pedestrian mall is the central thoroughfare on the uptown campus.

‘Now I can say, I am a Tulane alumna’

2013-05-09T16:00:00Z

The executive secretary to the French and Italian department, Jeanny Keck will be in her cap and gown on May 18 to receive her long-awaited bachelor’s degree.

All-nighter

2013-05-08T18:00:00Z

In the throes of exam week, students flock to the Alumni House for nourishment, motivation and company.

Architecture students’ designs on display

2013-05-08T15:00:00Z

The work of eight Tulane master of architecture candidates will be in an exhibition called “Provocations” at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

'Wilde' for NOLA music culture

2013-05-08T14:00:00Z

Chicago native George Wilde came to Tulane for a degree in philosophy, but the New Orleans music scene played a major role in his decision to attend.

Bear necessities

2013-05-07T18:00:00Z

Stuffing teddy bears beats cramming for exams any day.

Third-time grad to speak at commencement ceremony

2013-05-07T16:00:00Z

Jonathan Santoro will be receiving his medical degree on May 18. To celebrate, he’ll be sharing what he’s learned as the Class of 2013 student speaker.

Band grad hands down one role, gains another

2013-05-07T14:00:00Z

An environmental biology master's candidate, Catherine Wilcoxson will return in August to train band members to perform a new season of pregame and halftime shows.

Glass eye

2013-05-06T18:00:00Z

Students' glass sculptures undergo close scrutiny during exhibition.

Giving back, musically

2013-05-06T16:00:00Z

Fatima Salcido's life was touched by music when she was a little girl. Now the Tulane student is teaching the violin to children in the Youth Orchestra of the Lower Ninth Ward.

She's checking it twice

2013-05-06T15:00:00Z

Retiree Dolores Ford proofreads thousands of diplomas each spring for commencement.

Law student drafts ordinance for language access

2013-05-06T14:00:00Z

The legislation would benefit those with Limited English Proficiency.

Color guard

2013-05-03T18:00:00Z

Standard bearers rehearse for this month's commencement ceremony.

Cardiologist goes with the flow

2013-05-03T16:00:00Z

Dr. Corey Goldman is inspired by his photographic studies of the body’s veins and arteries to explore creating original art photos of New Orleans.

The Insider: It is better to give than trash

2013-05-03T14:00:00Z

The Tulane Office of Environmental Affairs has organized a drive to simplify the process of recycling and donating during move-out days.

Home stretch

2013-05-02T18:00:00Z

The end of the spring semester is at hand.

Memoir by late dean of students recounts 1960s’ ‘Student Power’ movement

2013-05-02T16:00:00Z

Book by John H. Stibbs, whose name is on the Stibbs Conference Room in the Lavin-Bernick Center, tells about 'A Quarter Century of Student Life at Tulane.'

New Orleans’ rich Irish history draws student into research

2013-05-02T14:00:00Z

Men in the Irish Channel of New Orleans in the early 20th century settled their differences in fistfight duels in the street, Perry Faulker found in his research project.