Tulane University

Last spring, that momentum came to a head on April 22, when students and alumni filed a legal complaint, calling on the state attorney general to investigate whether Tulane’s investments in the fossil fuel industry violate Louisiana’s Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA).

Fourteen people arrested earlier this year during protests at Tulane University over the Israel-Hamas war were acquitted on misdemeanor criminal charges Friday in New Orleans.

President Joe Biden visited Tulane University on Tuesday and announced $150 million in federal funding for eight cancer research teams across the country.

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones

With her graduation just days away, a student reporter at Tulane University reflects on a semester that ended in war protests and a college experience that began with a global pandemic.

Israel's war in Gaza is still front and center on New Orleans' college campuses, where students continue to advocate for a ceasefire even as the semester ends.

We hear New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conversation with former New Orleans Mayor, Mitch Landrieu. Nikole Hannah-Jones is most recognized for her work on the 1619 Project, which has won numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020. The 1619 Project became the target of public critique from Republican governor, Ron Santis, in his crusade against "CRT" and "wokeness" in academia. Nikole Hannah-Jones recounts how she became involved in journalism, talks about the origins of the1619 Project and the importance of national "creation myths," and responds to her most vocal critics.

We hear New York Times investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conversation with former New Orleans Mayor, Mitch Landrieu. Nikole Hannah-Jones is most recognized for her work on the 1619 Project, which has won numerous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020. The 1619 Project became the target of public critique from Republican governor, Ron Santis, in his crusade against "CRT" and "wokeness" in academia. Nikole Hannah-Jones recounts how she became involved in journalism, talks about the origins of the1619 Project and the importance of national "creation myths," and responds to her most vocal critics.

Glass Half Full plans to build two new islands in Bayou Bienvenue using a mix of river sand and recycled glass. The project will use over 120 cubic yards of recycled glass sand, the equivalent of more than a half-million beer bottles.

Professor Annette Gordon Reed chats with Eddie S. Gaude Jr. regarding Thomas Jefferson and his relationship with the enslaved Sally Hemings and the ways in which his contradictory connections with the institution of American slavery has complicated his legacy. Reed is a Professor of Law and History at Harvard University, and her 2009 book The Hemingses of Monticello won a Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009. This conversation was recorded live on-stage at the 2023 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.