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NewsCitywide Commitment Impresses New Dean
Carole Haber, stirred by the commitment of the campus community to Tulane and New Orleans, is heading to the Crescent City as the new dean of the Tulane University School of Liberal Arts.
Michael Bernstein, Tulane provost, called Haber "an accomplished scholar-teacher, an experienced and gifted administrator and a fine colleague possessed of exemplary values and principles." He added, "She will distinguish herself as an outstanding leader and an inspired collaborator."
Tulane New Wave, 04/09/2008Faculty Members Lured by Challenge
To capitalize on the desire to restore New Orleans, Tulane University's economics department has created a buzz in academia with a new focus on the practical side of the discipline in fields such as urban economics, public-sector economics, medical economics and environmental economics, said Michael Bernstein, Tulane's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
"If you look at New Orleans right now, it's a great applied-social-science laboratory," he said.
The Times-Picayune, 12/26/2007Showcase Spotlights Public-Service Projects
A little bragging can be a good thing, especially when it highlights the work of more than 800 Tulane students, their community partners and faculty members through the Tulane Center for Public Service. On Thursday (Nov. 29), students will tell the stories of their work through presentations and digital media.
Tulane New Wave, 11/28/2007Writers Talking About Writing
The Tulane campus will be treated to a literary event when author and publisher James Atlas appears at Cudd Hall on Wednesday (Nov. 7). The event, “A Spectre Viewed by a Spectre: Biography’s Elusive Art,” will take place as a conversation between Atlas and his friend and colleague, Tom Sancton, this year’s Mellon Professor.
Tulane New Wave, 11/16/2007President's Award Recognizes Ashbaugh's Promise
Why is disorder the state of a quarter of the proteins in our bodies? asks Henry Ashbaugh. By asking questions like this about expanded and unstructured proteins and exploring answers through thermodynamics, Ashbaugh has received the Tulane President’s Early Career Development Award.
Tulane New Wave, 10/09/2007New Orleans Native Returns as Mellon Professor
“I’ve traded Paris for New Orleans, how crazy is that?” quips Tom Sancton, who resettled his family to the city in order to take up a year-long stint as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane University.
Tulane New Wave, 10/08/2007Professor's Class Takes a Serious Look at Comedy
So here's the setup: An academically impeccable Tulane University faculty member was talking about her senior seminar on stand-up comedy. Have you ever done stand-up comedy? Rebecca Mark was asked. "What do you think teaching is?" she shot back.
The Times-Picayune, 10/07/2007Prestigious Journalist Comes Home to Play
After 22 years with Time magazine, most recently as bureau chief in Paris, he [Sancton] has returned to his native New Orleans with his wife, Sylvanie, a sculptor, for a one-year appointment as Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane University.
The Times-Picayune, 10/04/2007Faculty Grants Energize Public-Service Courses
Provost Michael Bernstein announced a new incentive program to support the development of public-service course offerings. The grant program, initiated by the provost's office and the Center for Public Service, will provide $750,000 over three years to academic schools and departments.
Tulane New Wave, 10/02/2007Second Year Is a Charm
Tulane New Wave, 09/17/2007A 'Go-To' B-School Teacher
Tulane prof Michael Hogg wins plaudits as the "hardest working" teacher students have ever met.
Business Week, 09/11/07Outside the Books
The Tulanian, Summer 2007 IssueUpswing in Rolls Buoys Colleges: Freshmen Influx Surprises Some
The Times-Picayune, 09/06/2007Academic Chief Sees Challenges, Opportunities in Renewal
Tulane New Wave, 07/12/2007Tulane a Hit with Freshmen, Parents
Tulane New Wave, 05/29/2007Tulane Picks New Provost
Tulane New Wave, 02/07/2007
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