Tulane University
Motto:	Non Sibi Sed Suis (Latin)
Motto in English:	Not for oneself, but for one's own
Established:	as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834[1] as the University of Louisiana in 1847 as Tulane University of Louisiana in 1884
Type:	Private University
Endowment:	US $1. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 1 billion +[2]
President:	Scott Cowen
Faculty:	1,132[1]
Undergraduates:	6,533[1]
Postgraduates:	4,073[1]
Location:	New Orleans, LA, USA (29.935344° N 90.122687° W)
Campus:	Urban
Colors:	Olive Green and Sky Blue
Nickname:	Green Wave
Athletics:	NCAA Division I C-USA Six teams competing in eight varsity sports
Affiliations:	AAU
Website:	www.tulane.edu

Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The United States of America —commonly referred to as the School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by NCAA intercollegiate sports Football See also Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane football team established in 1893 competes in NCAA Division The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a College, University, High The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense refers to a lack of Sectarianism. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Founded as a public medical college in 1834, the school grew into a full university and was eventually privatized under the endowments of Paul Tulane and Josephine Louise Newcomb in the late 19th century. Paul Tulane ( May 10, 1801 &ndash March 27, 1887) an American Philanthropist, was born near Princeton, New Jersey See also Tulane University H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University It is the only American university that has been converted from a public institution to a private institution. ^[3]

History

Founding and early history

Paul Tulane, eponymous philanthropist of the school

The University dates from 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana. Paul Tulane ( May 10, 1801 &ndash March 27, 1887) an American Philanthropist, was born near Princeton, New Jersey Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common ^[1] With the addition of a law department, it became The University of Louisiana in 1847,^[1] a public university. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1851 saw the establishment of an Academic Department, the forerunner of the College of Arts and Sciences. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Two significant scientific innovations were made by faculty at the University at this time. ^[4] J. Lawrence Smith invented the inverted microscope in 1850,^[5] and John L. Riddell invented the first practical microscope to allow binocular viewing through a single objective lens in 1851. ^[6]

The University closed for three years during the Civil War; after reopening, it went through a period of financial challenges. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Paul Tulane donated extensive real estate within New Orleans for the support of education; this donation led to the establishment of a Tulane Educational Fund (TEF), whose board of administrators sought to support the University of Louisiana instead of establishing a new university. Paul Tulane ( May 10, 1801 &ndash March 27, 1887) an American Philanthropist, was born near Princeton, New Jersey In response, through the influence of former Civil War general Randall Lee Gibson, the Louisiana state legislature transferred control of the University of Louisiana to the administrators of the TEF in 1884. Randall Lee Gibson ( September 10, 1832 &ndash December 15, 1892) was a U Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year ^[1] This act created the Tulane University of Louisiana.

In 1885, a Graduate Division started, the predecessor to the Graduate School. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common One year later, gifts from Josephine Louise Newcomb totaling over $3. See also Tulane University H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University 6 million led to the establishment of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College within Tulane University. See also Tulane University H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, or Newcomb College, was the coordinate women's college of Tulane University Newcomb was the first coordinate college for women in the United States, and became a model for such institutions as Radcliffe College and Barnard College. Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge Massachusetts, and was the Coordinate college for Harvard University Barnard College is a women's liberal arts college founded in 1889 ^[7]

In 1894 a College of Technology formed, the forerunner to the College of Engineering. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the same year the university moved to its present-day uptown campus on St. Charles Avenue, five miles by streetcar from downtown. Streetcars in New Orleans have been an integral part of the city's Public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century ^[7]

20th century

Gibson Hall in the early 20th century. It faces St. Charles Avenue and is the entry landmark to the uptown campus. St Charles Avenue is a thoroughfare in New Orleans Louisiana.

In 1901, the cornerstone was laid for the F. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting W. Tilton Library, endowed by the New Orleans businessman and philanthropist Frederick William Tilton (1821–1890). Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Frederick William Tilton (ca 1821 - June 6, 1890) was a New Orleans, Louisiana, Businessman and Philanthropist

An Architecture Department originated within the College of Technology in 1907. One year later, Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy appeared, both temporarily: Dentistry ended in 1928, and Pharmacy six years later. ^[7]

In 1914, Tulane established a College of Commerce, the first business school in the South. A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive ^[7]

1925 saw the formal establishment of the Graduate School. Two years later, the university set up a School of Social Work, the first in the Deep South. The Deep South is a descriptive category of cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. ^[7]

The house of Tulane's president on St. Charles Avenue was once the mansion of Sam Zemurray who was the head of the United Fruit Company which became infamous for its exploitation of Latin American countries as "banana republics. St Charles Avenue is a thoroughfare in New Orleans Louisiana. Samuel Zemurray ( January 18, 1877 - November 30, 1961) was a U The United Fruit Company was a major United States Corporation that traded tropical Fruit (primarily Bananas and Pineapples grown Banana Republic is a chain of mainly United States based clothing stores founded by Mel and Patricia Ziegler in 1978 as a travel-themed "

University College dates from 1942. The School of Architecture grew out of Engineering in 1950.

The School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine dates from 1967 and is the oldest school of its kind in the country. Also, Tulane's School of Tropical Medicine is the only of its kind in the country. In the Fall of 2006, the School of Public Health began admitting undergraduate students.

The student-run radio station of the university, WTUL-FM, began broadcasting on campus in 1971. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. This article is about the radio station See also the Women's Trade Union League.

On April 23, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford, Jr., spoke at Tulane University's Fogelman Arena at the invitation of Congressman F. Edward Hebert, the powerful representative of Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr (July 14 1913 December 26 2006 was the thirty-eighth President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 and the fortieth Vice President For the US Senator from Rhode Island see Felix Hebert Felix Edward Hébert ( October 12, 1901 - December During the historic speech, Ford announced that the Vietnam War was "finished as far as America is concerned"- one week before the fall of Saigon. Ford drew parallels to the Battle of New Orleans saying that such positive activity could do for America’s morale what the battle did in 1815. The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[8]

Tulane once had a football stadium on campus that seated over 80,000 people, held three Super Bowls, and was the home of the New Orleans Saints and the Sugar Bowl. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. When Tulane Stadium was razed after the construction of the Superdome, workers found a mummy couple underneath the bleachers. Tulane Stadium was an outdoor football stadium located in New Orleans Louisiana from 1926 to 1980. A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme ^[9] The football team now plays in the Superdome.

Gibson Hall in the 21st century

During the 1980s, Tulane made the fateful decision not to place a portion of its endowment into the stock market due to the market's volatile nature at the time. This has led to Tulane having to dip into its endowment on a regular basis.

In 1998, the student body of Tulane University voted by referendum to split the Associate Student Body (ASB) Senate into two separate houses, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA). Previous to the split, only one Executive Cabinet was elected and all student government meetings consisted of both undergraduate and graduate students. Now, each house has its own Executive Cabinet and Senate elected by its own students. USG and GAPSA meet separately to issues pertaining to their respective constituencies. However, the Office of the Associated Student Body President remained - the ASB President is a representative of every student on all of Tulane's campuses. This person is still elected by the entire student body of Tulane, both undergraduate and graduate students.

USG and GAPSA come together twice a semester to meet as the ASB Senate, where issues pertaining to the entire Tulane student body are discussed. The meetings of the ASB Senate are presided over by the ASB President.

The Jambalaya, Tulane's yearbook, published annually since 1897, published its last edition (Volume 99) in 1995, because of funding and management problems. A yearbook, also known as an annual is a book to record highlight and commemorate the past year of a School or a book published annually In the fall of 2003, the Jambalaya was reestablished as a student club, and in the Spring of 2004, the centennial edition of the Jambalaya was published. The staff now continues to publish a Jambalaya annually.

21st century

In 2001 the Tulane Center for Gene Therapy started as the first major center in the U. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. S. to focus on research using adult stem cells. Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body after embryonic development that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged

In the July 2004, Tulane received two $30 million donations to its endowment, the largest individual or combined gifts in the university's history. July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested The donations came from Jim Clark, a member of the university's Board and founder of Netscape, and David Filo, a graduate of its School of Engineering and co-founder of Yahoo!. Dr James H Clark (born 1944 is a prolific Entrepreneur and former computer scientist Netscape Communications (formerly known as Netscape Communications Corporation and commonly known as Netscape) is an American computer services company David Filo (born 1966 in Wisconsin) is an American businessman and the co-founder of Yahoo! with Jerry Yang. The gifts had particular significance, since Tulane had had one of the lowest endowments ($722 million as of June 2004) among the 62 members of the Association of American Universities. June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research In the months following Hurricane Katrina, restrictions were removed from these gifts to ensure the continued financial health of the university. On July 30, 2007, Tulane made a public announcement that its endowment reached $1 billion. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

On March 4, 2008, the university announced that a record 34,000 students had applied for admission to the class of 2012, and that the average SAT score was expected to be around 1365, marking a rise of approximately 30 points above the average of the class of 2011.

Effect of Hurricane Katrina

Main article: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on Tulane University

As a result of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and its effects on New Orleans, most of Tulane University was closed for the second time in its history—the first being during the American Civil War. As a result of Hurricane Katrina and its effects on New Orleans, Tulane University was closed for the second time in its history&mdashthe first being during the Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine's distance learning programs and courses stayed active. Facing a budget shortfall, the Board of Administrators announced a "Renewal Plan" in December 2005 to reduce its annual operating budget and create a "student-centric" campus.

Campuses

A view of the downtown Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Tulane's uptown campus, established in the 1890s, occupies over 110 acres (44. Uptown is a section of New Orleans Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 5 ha), facing St. Charles Avenue directly opposite Audubon Park. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, St Charles Avenue is a thoroughfare in New Orleans Louisiana. Audubon Park is a city Park located in New Orleans Louisiana. The rear of the uptown campus reaches South Claiborne Avenue, and it is divided by Freret and Willow Streets. The campus architecture consists of several styles, including Richardsonian Romanesque, Elizabethan, Italian Renaissance, Brutalist Modern, and Ultramodern styles. Though there isn't a coherent building design across the entire campus, most buildings make use of similar materials. The front campus buildings use Indiana White Limestone or orange brick for exteriors, while the middle campus buildings are mostly adorned in red St. Joe brick, the staple of Newcomb College buildings. Loyola University is directly adjacent to Tulane, on the downriver side. Loyola University New Orleans is a private, Co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans. The uptown campus is known for its many large live oak trees and architecturally historic buildings. This article is about the treeThis is Georgia's state tree For places named Live Oak see Live Oak.

The front of the uptown campus, between St. Charles Avenue and Freret Street, is home to most of the school's academic buildings, including the facilities for the schools of Architecture and Social Work. The centerpiece of the Academic Quad is the first academic building, Gibson Hall. The middle of the campus, between Freret and Willow Streets and bisected by McAlister Drive and Newcomb Place, serves as the center of campus activities. The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Fogelman Arena, McAlister Auditorium, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, most of the student residence halls and academic buildings populate the center of campus. The facilities for the Business school line McAlister Drive and Tulane Law School sits adjacent to the Business school. The middle campus is also home to the historic Newcomb College Campus, which sits between Newcomb Place and Broadway. The Newcomb campus was designed by New York architect James Gamble Rogers, noted for his work with Yale University's campus. James Gamble Rogers ( March 3, 1867 &mdash October 1, 1947) was an American architect best known for his academic commissions ^[10] The Newcomb campus is home to Tulane's performing and fine arts venues. The back of campus, between Willow Street and South Claiborne, is home to two residence halls, Reily Recreation Center and Turchin Stadium, the home of Green Wave baseball.

After Hurricane Katrina, Tulane has continued to build new facilities and renovate old spaces on its campus. The newest residence hall, Lallage Feazel Wall Residential College, was completed in August 2005 and took in its first students when Tulane re-opened in January 2006. Fogelman Arena was renovated for basketball in the fall of 2006, and is expected to undergo another renovation to add more seats to the small arena. The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life was renovated to be a green, environmentally friendly building and opened for student use in January 2007. ^[11] Greer Field at Turchin Stadium was renovated and reopened for the 2008 baseball season. Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a Baseball Stadium in New Orleans Louisiana. Tulane also hopes to begin construction on another new residence hall. Other facilities of Tulane include:

• F. Edward Hebert Research Center, near Belle Chasse, La. For the US Senator from Rhode Island see Felix Hebert Felix Edward Hébert ( October 12, 1901 - December Belle Chasse is a Census-designated place (CDP in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. , which provides facilities for graduate training and research in computer science, bioengineering, and biology;
• Tulane National Primate Research Center in Covington, La. Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their Bioengineering (also known as Biological Engineering is the application of Engineering principles to address challenges in the fields of Biology and Medicine Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Covington is a city in and the Parish seat of St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. , one of eight such centers funded by the National Institutes of Health;
• Tulane University Health Sciences Center, located in the New Orleans Central Business District between the Louisiana Superdome and Canal Street in 18 mid/high-rise buildings, which houses the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine;
• Tulane University Square, 80,000 square feet of space and six acres of surrounding land, is located on Broadway and Leake Avenue adjacent to the Mississippi River. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. The Central Business District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans Louisiana. ^[12];
• Satellite campuses of the School of Continuing Studies, Tulane's open admissions university college, located in downtown New Orleans, Elmwood and in Biloxi, Ms. The term " university college " is used in a number of countries to denote institutions that provide Tertiary education but do not have full or independent ;
• Houston, Tx. , Santiago, Chile, Shanghai, China, and Taipei, Taiwan where the business school offers an executive MBA program. Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines Tulane also has signed an educational affiliation agreement with International University in Geneva. International University in Geneva (IUG is a private university founded in 1997 and located at the ICC International Center Cointrin

Academics

Academic divisions

Tulane's seal adorns the exterior of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.

Tulane is organized into ten schools centered around liberal arts, sciences and certain professions:

All undergraduate students are enrolled in the Newcomb-Tulane College. The graduate programs are governed by individual schools. Tulane also offers continuing education courses and associate's degrees through its School of Continuing Studies. Continuing education is an all encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs

As part of the post-Hurricane Katrina Renewal Plan, the University initiated an extensive university wide core curriculum. Many parts of the core can be bypassed through AP exam or IB course credit, placement exams in English and Foreign Languages offered by the University during Freshmen Orientation, or entering into certain schools with different requirements (students in the School of Science and Engineering are required to take fewer Language classes than students in the School of Liberal Arts. Two major additions to the University Core are TIDES classes (a freshmen seminar that is taken pass fail) and a two class public service sequence. In addition, each school has its own additional core that each student enrolled in the school must complete.

Statistics and Rankings

• Undergraduate applications received annually: 34,000. ^[13]
• Freshman class size: 1,633
• Average SAT score: 1363. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the ^[1]
• Average ACT score: 31. The ACT is a standardized achievement Examination for college admissions in the United States produced by ACT Inc ^[1]
• Acceptance rate: 23%
• Undergraduate enrollment: 6,533
• Graduate/Post Graduate enrollment: 4,233
• Funding for research and development: $190 million.
• Student/Faculty ratio: 8:1.
• Average class size: 22
• Faculty with terminal degrees: 99%
• The National Institutes of Health funding ranking: 79. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. ^[14]

• Fulbright Scholars: 29
• Rhodes Scholars: 17
• Marshall Scholars: 23
• Goldwater Scholars: 27

• Tulane University, Vanderbilt University, and Emory University comprise the original three "Southern Ivies. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee, Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, "Southern Ivy" is a colloquialism that has been used in the U " Modern applications of this term now stretch to include Duke University and Rice University. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Efforts to launch the "Magnolia Conference" (Southern Ivy League) have proven futile since the 1950s when the Ivy League was established.

• In 2003, Tulane's graduation rate for student-athletes was 79%, ranking 14th among Division I athletic programs. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States

• Tulane is one of North America's top research universities; its status confirmed by it being one of 60 elected members of the Association of American Universities. The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research Tulane also is designated as a Carnegie research university/very high research activity, the highest classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Education, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and Chartered in 1906 by an Act of Congress, is a ^[15]

• Tulane's overall undergraduate program was ranked 50th in the nation among "National Universities" by US News & World Report in its 2008 edition. In the past, Tulane has been ranked as high as 30. ^[16]

• Tulane is rated as one of the Top 10 Colleges in the US by Professional-Resumes. com. ^[17]

• In the US News and World Reports Best Grad Schools Guide, published in April 2008, the Tulane School of Law ranked 44th (with a ranking of 5th for its environmental law program, its Maritime Law program is considered the best in the world)^[18]

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business is ranked No. 44. nationally and 28th among programs at private universities by Forbes magazine. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business finance program was ranked 10th in the world by the Financial Times. ^[19]

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business ranked 28th nationally and 48th internationally by Mexican business magazine Expansion (August 2007)

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business ranked 13th nationally for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine (October 2006)

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business ranked 22nd nationally and 36th internationally by AméricaEconomía magazine (August 2006)

• The A. B. Freeman School of Business ranked 6th by AméricaEconomía magazine (August 2006)

• Tulane's Latin American studies program was ranked first in the country by the Gourman Report^[20]. The Gourman Report is Dr Jack Gourman's ranking of undergraduate programs and professional programs in American and International Universities Tulane's Department of Spanish and Portuguese is ranked second nationally.

• According to the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, Tulane's French program was ranked 6th in the country. This index ranks departmental faculty at research universities based on the awards, grants, and publications of the faculty. ^[21]

• In 2002, Tulane was ranked as one of the nine hottest schools in America by Kaplan. In Kaplan's 2008 edition, Tulane was again ranked among the hottest schools in the nation.

• Tulane's Biomedical engineering program is ranked 16th nationally.

• 75% of Tulane's student body comes from more than 500 miles away, making Tulane the most geographically diverse university in the United States.

• Tulane holds three rankings from The Princeton Review: Great College Towns, Best in the Southeast, and College With a Conscience.

• Tulane's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is ranked 13th in 2007 (tied with Boston University) by US News for top Public Health programs

Dean's Honor Scholarship

The Dean's Honor Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship awarded by Tulane which covers full tuition for the duration of the recipient's undergraduate program. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education The scholarship is offered to 100 incoming freshmen by the Office of Undergraduate Admission, and is awarded only through a separate application. This scholarship is renewable provided that the recipient maintains a minimum 3. 0 GPA at the end of each semester and maintains continuous enrollment in a full-time undergraduate division. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work Typically, recipients have SAT I scores of 1450 or higher or an ACT composite score of 33 or higher, rank in the top 5% of their high school graduating class, have a rigorous course load including honors and Advanced Placement classes, and an outstanding record of extracurricular activities. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at High schools across the United States and Canada. ^[22]

Notable recipients include Sean M. Berkowitz, David Filo and Eric R. Sean M Berkowitz (born 1967 is the former director of the Enron Task Force. David Filo (born 1966 in Wisconsin) is an American businessman and the co-founder of Yahoo! with Jerry Yang. Palmer.

List of university presidents

There have been fourteen presidents of Tulane since the establishment of the Tulane Education Fund in 1884.

Athletics

Main article: Tulane Green Wave

Tulane is a member of Conference USA in athletics and an official member of the NCAA Division I-A. NCAA intercollegiate sports Football See also Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane football team established in 1893 competes in NCAA Division Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The university was a charter member of the Southeastern Conference, which it played in until 1966. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern

Tulane University's football team went 12-0 in 1998 culminating in a 41-27 victory over BYU in the Liberty Bowl. They finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation, their best performance to date. They were led by senior quarterback Shaun King, who in that season set an NCAA record for the highest single-season passing efficiency rating. Shaun Earl King (born May 29, 1977 in St Petersburg Florida) is a football analyst on ESPN First Take and former

Tulane's football team plays its home games in the Louisiana Superdome. The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the

Tulane football has been unable to match 1998's success in recent years, although they did go 8-5 in 2002 with a win over the University of Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers The Hawaii Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually

Several Tulane alumni are now fixtures in the National Football League, including Patrick Ramsey (Denver Broncos), J. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. P. Losman (Buffalo Bills), Anthony Cannon (Detroit Lions), Mewelde Moore (Pittsburgh Steelers), Matt Forté (Chicago Bears), and Roydell Williams (Tennessee Titans). The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. Several players have gone onto play in the Canadian Football League, such as Sean Lucas (Saskatchewan Roughriders), and Byron Parker (Toronto Argonauts). The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. And there are several in the Arena Football League, such as Seth Marler and Jeff Sanchez (Tampa Bay Storm), Marlon Tickles, Chris McGee, and Jeremy Foreman (New Orleans VooDoo), and Lynarise Elpheage (Nashville Kats). The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. The Tampa Bay Storm are a member franchise of the Arena Football League. The New Orleans VooDoo is a team in the Arena Football League, and is owned in part by Tom Benson, who also owns the National Football League New Orleans This page is for the second Nashville Kats franchise which began play in the Arena Football League in 2005

Tulane's Football team had Brett Timmons, a star player from 1995 through 1999, who was a linebacker for the Green Wave team. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a He is currently teaching and coaching in Florida.

Tulane's baseball team is consistently listed in the Top 25 in national polls such as Baseball America, USA Today/ESPN, and Collegiate Baseball. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Baseball America is a Magazine which covers Baseball at every level with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in High school, College USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to In 2001, Tulane set a school record by leading the nation with 55 wins and made it to the College World Series in Omaha. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tulane was unable to maintain an 8-0 lead against Stanford University and lost the game 13-11. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The Green Wave won its next game against Nebraska 6-5, but was eliminated in the third game by Cal-State Fullerton. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State

In 2005, the Green Wave had its best season in school history. Tulane started the season ranked first in the nation and held the top spot throughout most of the regular season. The Green Wave entered the postseason ranked No. 1 and beat Rice University to win its Super Regional. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Tulane advanced to the College World Series for the second time in school history. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball

In 2006, Tulane finished the regular season 39-17, and finished 3^rd in Conference USA with a 15-9 record. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. Tulane made it to the NCAA regionals before losing to Ole Miss to end the season. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford

Several Tulane alumni are now fixtures in the Major Leagues, including Andy Cannizaro (New York Yankees) and Micah Owings (Arizona Diamondbacks). Andrew Lee Cannizaro (born December 19, 1978, in New Orleans Louisiana) is an Infielder in the Cleveland Indians organization of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Micah Burton Owings (born September 28, 1982 in Gainesville, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. As well, the Green Wave have produced their share of national award winners, including All-America (Jake Gautreau in 2000 and 2001), and Freshman of the Year (James Jurries in 1999). An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. James Lee Jurries (born April 13, 1979) is a professional Baseball player currently in the Atlanta Braves organization

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Tulane University people

David Filo, founder Yahoo

Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and host of the The Jerry Springer Show

Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives

Huey Long, populist Governor of Louisiana, subject of the book All the King's Men

Alma maters

Popular culture references

Literature

• Black Sunday by Thomas Harris is set during a Super Bowl played in Tulane Stadium. Black Sunday is a 1975 Novel by Thomas Harris. It was the first novel by Harris who went on to write the Hannibal Lecter novels
• A Confederacy of Dunces by Tulane graduate John Kennedy Toole is set in New Orleans and features Ignatius J. A Confederacy of Dunces is a Novel written by John Kennedy Toole, published in 1980, 11 years after the author's Suicide. Reilly, a Tulane graduate.
• Love in the Ruins and The Moviegoer by Walker Percy are partially set on Tulane's campus. The Moviegoer is a 1961 novel by Walker Percy. It won a National Book Award in 1962.
• Earth (novel) by David Brin, features characters from Tulane. Earth is a 1990 Science fiction novel written by David Brin. The book was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel
• The Pelican Brief by John Grisham is set on Tulane's campus and features a Tulane Law student. The Pelican Brief is a legal/suspense thriller written by John Grisham in 1992.
• The story Reb Kringle from Nathan Englander's book For the Relief of Unbearable Urges features an appearance by "the elf on winter break from Tulane. Nathan Englander is a Jewish-American Author born in Long Island NY in 1970 For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a Short story collection by Nathan Englander, published by Knopf in 1999. "
• Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts features a character Roxanne Nouvelle who attends Tulane.
• The Stagnant Pool by Nancy Maveety (a Tulane professor) is a novel based on life as a Tulane graduate student.
• Codex Maya by Steve Benzell, a Tulane graduate, is set in part on Tulane's campus.

Television

• St. Elsewhere: Howie Mandel's character, Dr. St Elsewhere is a US Drama series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. Wayne Fiscus, attended Tulane Medical School.
• Frank's Place: Bubba Weisberger (played by Robert Harper) was a graduate of Tulane Law School. Frank's Place is a CBS Comedy-drama series which aired for 22 episodes in 1987 and 1988.
• Sex and the City: Mr. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a Big's ex-wife, Natasha, attended Tulane University as an undergraduate student.
• Gilmore Girls: Rory Gilmore's high school classmate Louise Grant attended Tulane, and Louise's best friend Madeline Lynn also transferred to the school. Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino This is a list of characters for the Comedy-drama Television series Gilmore Girls.
• Grey's Anatomy: Dr. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Burke attended Tulane University.
• CSI: Miami: Calleigh Duquesne attended Tulane University and majored in physics. CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS.
• The Real World: Denver: Colie Edison attended Tulane University. The Real World Denver is the eighteenth season of MTV 's popular Reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a
• The Real World: New Orleans: The cast often socialized with Tulane students especially at The Boot Bar. The Real World New Orleans is the ninth season of MTV 's popular Reality television series The Real World, which focuses on seven
• In the A&E movie about Senator John McCain, the outside scenes of the Naval Academy were filmed at Tulane. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta,

Movies

• Taxi Driver: In the scene where Robert De Niro's character shoots a robber saving the owner who is wearing a Tulane T-Shirt. Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer
• The Pelican Brief: The 1992 John Grisham suspense/thriller The Pelican Brief, which involves a fictional second-year Tulane Law School student and her professor as characters, was adapted for a 1993 movie, also filmed on Tulane's uptown campus and the president's house at Two Audubon Place. The Pelican Brief is a 1993 legal crime thriller Film based on the novel of the same name by John Grisham. The Pelican Brief is a legal/suspense thriller written by John Grisham in 1992. Tulane University Law School, established in 1847 is the 12th oldest Law school in the United States.
• The Brooke Ellison Story: Tulane's academic quad substituted for Harvard University's campus in Christopher Reeve's last film. The Brooke Ellison Story is a 2004 TV movie about the life of Brooke Ellison, the first Quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard. Christopher D'Olier Reeve ( September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American Actor, director,
• Runaway Jury: The library of the Tulane President's House served as the judge's chambers. Runaway Jury ( 2003) is an American Drama / thriller Film directed by Gary Fleder and starring John
• All the King's Men: Tulane's McAlister Auditorium hosted the U. All the King's Men is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren S. premiere of the movie on September 16, 2006. ^[23][24]
• College: The university was one of the filming locations. College is a 2008 comedy film starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, and Kevin Covais and directed by first-time director
• Welcome to Academia: The University was one of the main filming locations.
• No Mercy: A Tulane sweatshirt is worn by William Atherton's character. William Atherton Knight II (born July 30, 1947) is an American Film, stage and Television Actor.
• JFK: Tulane Law School graduate Jim Garrison was played by Kevin Costner in this Oliver Stone film
• College (2008 film): The University was one of the filming locations. JFK is a 1991 American film directed by Oliver Stone. The film was released on December 20 1991 Tulane University Law School, established in 1847 is the 12th oldest Law school in the United States. Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison ( November 20, 1921 - October 21, 1992) &mdash who changed his first name to Jim in the College is a 2008 comedy film starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, and Kevin Covais and directed by first-time director

Computer games

• Laura Bow Series by Sierra Entertainment (including games The Colonel's Bequest and The Dagger of Amon Ra): Laura Bow, the main character is a Tulane University student. Laura Bow is a fictional amateur detective and heroine of two Adventure games, The Colonel's Bequest (1989 and The Dagger of Amon Ra The Colonel's Bequest is a Computer game published by Sierra On-Line in 1989. Laura Bow in The Dagger of Amon Ra (usually just called The Dagger of Amon Ra) is a Computer game published by Sierra On-Line
• Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers by Sierra Entertainment: Tulane University is one of the game locations. Gabriel Knight Sins of the Fathers (also known as Gabriel Knight 1 or GK1) is a point-and-click Adventure game

References

External links

• Tulane University website
• Undergraduate admission website
• Tulane's online business certificate program
• University's special collections
• Tulane University - College Discussion

Tulane's official media

• New Wave, official daily news
• Tulane Hullabaloo, official student-run newspaper
• Tulanian, official magazine, published quarterly
• WTUL, progressive FM radio station