Tulane Admission News
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To the casual rhythm of traditional jazz and under the sharp glare of roaming searchlights, the 2,800 members of the Tulane University class of 2013 walked across the floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome to take their seats Saturday morning (May 18). -
While most of the university is busy with finals or making preparations to honor our graduates at next week’s Commencement, our Office of Admission is working on the Class of 2017 -
The thesis projects of eight Tulane University master of architecture candidates will be featured in the exhibition, “Provocations,” which opens Friday (May 10) at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art at 925 Camp St., New Orleans. -
Tulane to be tobacco free.
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Students have announced the official lineup for Crawfest, an annual festival on campus organized by students that will be held on April 20.
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Continuing its national prominence in community outreach initiatives, Tulane University was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. -
A Tulane University alumnus, Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, was among the 115 cardinals who completed voting on Wednesday (March 13) for a new head of the Roman Catholic Church. -
Tulane University entrepreneurship experts will give their advice for starting successful new ventures as part of Tulane Day next week during the 5th Annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW). -
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Letten to lead skills training push at law school. -
Bike lanes continue to gain popularity in New Orleans with the latest set of lanes boasting a surge in riders, according to a new Tulane University study. -
Here is a collection of some great stories about this weekend’s Super Bowl in New Orleans -
Tulane has signed an agreement with the Confucius Institute Headquarters of China to establish the Confucius Institute at Tulane University, a center that will promote the study of Chinese culture and language on campus and within the community.
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With visitors beginning to pour into New Orleans for Super Bowl week, Tulane University is welcoming football fanatics for two events Tuesday night, Jan. 29.
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A call from Hollywood led to Dietmar Felber being selected from the faculty members who teach German at Tulane to be a language coach for actress Kerry Washington as she prepared her role for Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained.
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Welcome to 2013! -
You know that admission letter your parents have been proudly whipping out and showing to everyone who will stand still long enough? Well now it’s time to put that letter to good use!
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Tulane’s Cairo Santos Collects Third, Fourth All-America First Team Honors -
New program aims to produce global scholars. -
“It’s a lofty goal but an important one,” says Rick Aubry — developing an academic program to prepare Tulane students who want to bring about positive change in the world. -
Tulane University has accepted an invitation to join the BIG EAST Conference in all sports, beginning in the 2014-15 season, President Scott Cowen and BIG EAST Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today. -
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From the “ultimate swing state,” former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland summed up his analysis of the 2012 presidential election this way: -
As director of the student-run Tulane Emergency Medical Services, Bijan Rizi says he spends 350 hours a month working for TEMS. -
Tulane has been named a 2012 Operational Excellence Champion by the U.S. Green Building Council in recognition of the university’s “leadership in transforming the built environment” and its role as a sustainability leader in Louisiana
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The Association of American Universities (AAU) today elected Scott S. Cowen, president of Tulane University, as its chair. -
From the Tulane uptown campus to the landmark 30 Rockefeller Center in New York, political science professor Melissa Harris-Perry is no stranger to iconic settings. -
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host its Fourth Annual Political Summit, “Beyond the Ballot: A Government in Transition,” at Tulane University in New Orleans on Thursday, Nov. 15. -
Local innovators to share stories, inspire change at Tulane University’s TEDxTU
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From the NBA All-Star Game and the BCS College Football Championship to the NCAA Men’s Final Four and the Super Bowl, New Orleans has in the last four yeas reemerged as one of the nation’s leading destinations for major sporting events. -
Tulane senior Kendall Glazer watched her idea for a small fundraiser blossom into a big night of live music, great food and an emotional meeting with the family of injured Tulane football player Devon Walker. -
On Wednesday, September 19th, Tulane student, Ian Terry, took home the big brother crown. -
Tulane students and community members turned out in force on Friday evening to rally on behalf of injured student-athlete Devon Walker,
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New organization launched as well.
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Meet Tulane admission staff as we canvass the country!
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One moment they are squinting in the delirious sunshine, in the next they move through the doors of McAlister Auditorium and into the coolness of its lobby. -
The NOLA Experience. -
Read about the A.B. Freeman School’s star professor
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The application to apply to Tulane for next fall is now live! You can apply two ways- our Tulane online application or using the Universal College Application.
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A summer job at a burger joint may benefit a student-sized budget, but internships offered through the Tulane Center for Public Service offer a whole lot more.
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Check out these great stories from various sources- all great articles about Tulane! -
Downtown New Orleans is not likely the first place that comes to mind when thinking about fresh produce. -
A group of 14 students is taking part in the Compassion in Action India Summer Program, which takes students to Dharamsala, India, and other places in Himachal Pradesh each summer for a month. -
We welcome three new bloggers to our student blogging team! -
The White House Council for Community Solutions has identified the Reconnecting Opportunity Youth initiative of the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives as a promising strategy aimed at making a difference for disconnected and at-risk youth. -
In a Mercedes-Benz Superdome ceremony swinging with music, academic degrees were conferred on 2,700 graduates of Tulane University on Saturday (May 19). -
While Hagar Elgendy’s days as a member of the Tulane University swimming and diving team have come to an end, her time in the pool is far from over. -
Navigating scaffolds, Tulane students painted about 1,000 square feet of wall space at Benjamin Franklin Elementary in New Orleans. -
A mutual fund based in part on the Burkenroad Reports investment research program by students at the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University has celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a pair of prestigious honors. -
Tulane University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2012 by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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A unique community exists at Wall Residential College, where students and faculty members gather to exchange ideas about academics, sports, music, life after graduation or whatever is on their minds. -
The Jewish studies program at Tulane University has come into its own. When students attend fall semester courses, the program will be a stand-alone department within the School of Liberal Arts. -
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Every year, Tulane medical students organize a St. Baldrick’s Day event in which students and other participants shave their heads to raise money and awareness for childhood cancer research. -
A new conference is in the works. -
Tulane political science professor and national political analyst Melissa Harris-Perry will begin hosting her own weekend program on MSNBC, set to debut on Feb. 18. -
The National Football League has selected Tulane University in New Orleans as one of only seven institutions in the country to be part of its Neurological Care Program for retired players. -
For senior Andrew MacKinnon, one African history class at Tulane gave him a new perspective on the continent. -
Most third-year students heading to medical school can’t volunteer on a full-time basis, but Adil Yousuf, Adrienne Roth and Brian Templet can because they are part of the Tulane Accelerated Physician Training Program. -
Undergraduate students at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine have partnered with science students at Nunez Community College in St. Bernard Parish, La., for a service-learning project focused on coastal restoration. -
Tulane University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Gates Foundation to help universities in disaster-prone regions in Africa and Asia establish a network of education and development programs in disaster resilience and leadership. -
Once again, Tulane students will have the opportunity to discuss politics with James Carville and other national analysts and heavy hitters. -
Tulane students who are eager to experience the “amazing mystique” of Cuba have a new opportunity starting next year — a four-week summer studies program for undergraduates that is returning to the island nation after a seven-year hiatus. -
For nearly 40 years, the Tulane Green Wave football team has waged war on the gridiron without having a stadium of its own to do it in. -
There was a liberal amount of black and gold sprinkled amid the green and blue trappings of the Wilson Athletics Center on Monday as Tulane University introduced New Orleans Saints receivers coach Curtis Johnson as the new Green Wave head football coach. -
When Tulane President Scott Cowen asked a room full of eighth graders at a KIPP New Orleans charter school, “Who wants to go to college?,” every student raised a hand -
New basketball and volleyball practice facility opens on Tulane’s campus. -
Theatergoers at Grease this weekend are in for a treat. Rick Paul, the musical’s original set designer, has created the set for the Newcomb Department of Music production at Dixon Hall. -
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National elections are nearly a year away, but a contentious atmosphere already is ramping up in Washington. -
Grow Dat Youth Farm, a Tulane Empowers program, is NCAA eligible.
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A group of Tulane alumni who are executives in the film industry returned to campus on Thursday (Oct. 20) to share their experiences and advise students who want to break into the movie business. -
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Fundraising is now under way for a $23.9 million green makeover of Richardson Memorial Hall, the century-old home of the Tulane University School of Architecture. -
Students volunteer for a day at the start of each school year to perform community service work across the New Orleans area. -
Tulane students are live and on-line, ready to chat. Log in and ask away! -
With pristine crisscrossed brick walkways and newly installed landscaping, Weatherhead Hall officially opened its doors on Friday (Aug. 26) as the newest Tulane residence hall. -
Tulane University welcomed more than 1,630 members of its newest entering class on Saturday (Aug. 27), a group described as “remarkable by any measure,” from their academic promise to their dedication to community involvement. -
Men’s Final Four, Super Bowl, Women’s Final Four— they’re coming to New Orleans in 2012 and 2013. -
Tulane admission staff will be hitting the road this fall in a town near you. -
The freshman and transfer applications to Tulane University are up and running! -
In a tradition-filled ceremony, 190 new students of Tulane University School of Medicine received their first white coats on Sunday (July 31) in McAlister Auditorium. -
News about new construction on campus. -
When the space shuttle Atlantis makes its final launch, set for Friday (July 8), Tulane alumnus Doug Hurley will be in the pilot’s seat. -
Weatherhead Scholars Program to provide scholarships for students who enroll in community engagement curriculum. -
The best schools have communities that rally around them. -
We thought you would enjoy this article from Forbes Magazine Blog -
The year was 1925 and the world was much larger, rugged and less known. -
Tulane’s class of 2011 assembled yesterday afternoon (May 12) to celebrate a rite of passage. -
Crawfest, one of the largest student-run free music festivals in the country, was named a top college festival! -
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees greets Saints players on the practice field at Tulane for a workout. -
We thought you would enjoy some of the great press that the programs in Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business has been getting recently. -
“Wheel of Fortune” headed to New Orleans for “College Week” tapings, with Tulane students competing against students from other area colleges on Saturday (April 16) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. -
Sixteen thousand pounds of crawfish, 25 nonprofits and clubs, 15 art vendors, 12 bands, 10 local food stands, 3 stages, 2 quads. -
It has been nearly a year since the BP oil disaster, and the Gulf of Mexico is still in slow recovery. -
When a national television audience tunes in tonight (March 24) to watch the tip-off of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Southeast Regional — live from the New Orleans Arena — they will see the Tulane Green Wave logo on the court. -
Tulane welcomes Ira Solomon. -
We thought you all would enjoy two great pieces about New Orleans and its recovery. -
Check out Jeff Schiffman’s, Associate Director of Admission, blog on Mardi Gras. -
The Jeffrey A. Altman Foundation has pledged $8.3 million to Tulane University to establish a new dual-degree program in business and international studies. Similar programs are available at only a handful of select universities nationwide. -
Famed musician Stevie Wonder will be on stage for Tulane University Commencement 2011 to receive an honorary degree along with two internationally known journalists and a Nobel Prize winner. -
For Alicia Ochsner, her sojourn in Cairo for the month of January was like a front-row seat to the revolution. “I wanted to stay,” she said. -
When the annual Architects’ Week begins on Friday (Feb. 4) on the Tulane uptown campus, once again groups of architecture students will forgo nights of rest and their social lives to participate in week-long design and build projects. -
“Empower” is a word you hear a lot these days. Like any buzzword, it’s a term that can be used and misused so often it loses its meaning.
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The Goldie and Morris Mintz Center for Jewish Life, the new home of Tulane Hillel, is opening this semester. -
The Tulane University Marching Band program has debuted a seersucker-wearing brass ensemble — the Green Wave Brass Band. And the band is making a name for itself on and off campus by playing at parties and other events. -
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday (Dec. 15) his intent to appoint Tulane University President Scott Cowen to the newly formed White House Council for Community Solutions. -
Tulane University is ranked No. 40 in the “100 Best Values in Private Colleges,” published in the December issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. -
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Bryan Batt on campus -
Tulane to host 2012 Final Four -
During the “Art of ‘Treme’” presentation on Thursday in the Lavin-Bernick Center on the uptown campus, the co-creators of HBO’s “Treme” faced a room full of their harshest critics and strongest supporters — residents of New Orleans. -
Anyone who’s watched the tell-it-like-it-is host of CNBC’s “Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer” knows that an hour of his boisterous persona rarely disappoints viewers and sets his show apart from typical financial programs. -
If you want to make a difference in the world, Tulane University might be an excellent choice for you. Tulane is one of “The 25 Best Schools for Do-Gooders,” according to the 2010 Kaplan/Newsweek guide “Finding the Right College for You.” -
Music Rising announced a $1 million program in partnership with Tulane University to develop a college curriculum for the permanent, comprehensive and definitive study of the musical heritage of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region. -
After closing the doors to regular customers on Thursday evening (Aug. 26), staff at the Target department store at Clearview Mall prepared for the arrival of a few very important guests — about 600 first-year Tulane students. -
It’s a little after 2 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 21), and the venerable McAlister Auditorium waits patiently for the new-student convocation ceremony to begin in less than an hour. -
Yet another reason to come visit Tulane and New Orleans. -
When Tulane University needed to find a new vice president of student affairs and dean of students, the search ended up right where it started. -
Tulane was recently ranked as one of the Top 10 environmental studies programs in the country!
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The addition of two new women’s sports will bring Tulane back into NCAA compliance with 16 Division I programs.
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The medical school has created an accelerated medical school program which encompasses a year of service work in New Orleans.
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The Tulane School of Medicine has created an innovative new program that enables top students to get their medical degrees faster and cheaper while giving back to underserved communities in New Orleans. -
Read some cool facts about the Tulane class of 2014 on Jeff Schiffman, Associate Director of Admissions, blog.
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Each day, undergraduate admission staff members monitor commitment deposits sent by students accepting the offer of admission to Tulane for the fall semester. -
The School of Architecture’s URBANbuild program was conceived before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast region, but after the storm, the project has become focused on the recovery process. -
A member of the Tulane community, who was born and raised in Haiti, is organizing a walk to support her country in time of need.
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There are two types of people in the world: horse people and everyone else.
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Native, Once Removed, Wins Loving Cup -
Making Shoes and Making a Difference -
David Rice watched carefully on Saturday (Feb. 27) as teams of his biomedical engineering students proudly debuted the devices they have built to assist New Orleanians with disabilities. -
Play ball! The Tulane Green Wave opened its 103rd baseball season on Feb. 19 with a three-game series against Boston College at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium -
“A person can never know what Mardi Gras is really like until they’ve experienced it for themselves,” says Kyrsten Melander, a drum major with the Tulane Marching Band. -
The newly formed Tulane University Cycling Association (TUCA) was recently awarded USA Cycling Collegiate Status. -
No stranger to New Orleans, Emmy-award winning journalist Anderson Cooper will return to the Big Easy in May, this time as the keynote speaker for Commencement 2010 at Tulane University. -
TIME magazine has named Tulane President Scott Cowen among the nation’s 10 Best College Presidents in this week’s issue, which hits newsstands today (Nov. 13). -
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The Tulane University uptown campus will be the setting for the inaugural political summit of the Bipartisan Policy Center. On Nov. 9–10 it will bring together some of the nation’s most prominent Republican and Democratic political consultants. -
We thought you would enjoy these two articles all about why Tulane and New Orleans are so great! -
Tulane University celebrated its 175th anniversary at homecoming, with classmates and friends reconnecting as they attended some of the 75-or-so events during the week of festivities. -
Students are taking advantage of the newest study spot on campus, which gives them access to video equipment check-out and provides beyond-basic software on its computers.
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Scenes from this weekend’s freshman move in day. -
A group of Tulane bioengineering graduates and a professor have applied for a patent for an inexpensive device that could prevent millions of infection-related neonatal deaths in developing countries. -
Tulane admission staff members will be hitting the road this fall and hosting information sessions in cities across the country. -
Apply on line today! -
Hey for any of you prospective students out there... the brand new Tulane Admission Facebook application is up and running! Check it out at http://apps.facebook.com/tulaneu
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Summer Orientation is in full swing! -
We thought this article all about the recent economic developments was quite cool!
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Check out a few of the video’s from Commencement!
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Tulane’s Graduation was this past Saturday. Read about it here!
Did You Know?
One of the world’s most extensive collections of Mardi Gras memorabilia is housed in a Special Collections Archive on Tulane’s campus.