Learn about the new Honors Summer Study Abroad Program in Berlin.

Economics Senior Cathy Balfe is writing her Honors Thesis on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the mortgage market. In doing so, she is addressing a gap in research that she feels needs to be filled, and making a previous theoretical class project a practical reality.

Samantha Hilburn is a sophomore tentatively majoring in Geology and Earth and Environmental Sciences. During Samantha Hilburn’s short time at Tulane University, she has been involved with the Honors RLCs (Residential Learning Communities) in Wall and Weatherhead Residence Halls.

To explore the phenomenon of creativity and how the creative process relates to the psychology of happiness, the instructors, Jenny Mercein and Ryder Thornton both in the Theatre and Dance Department, have led their students on excursions all over the city.

The Honors Summer Research Program provided an opportunity for 21 students to work with a Tulane professor on a scholarly project for six weeks during this summer. 

Tulane University senior Clare Lister spent her study abroad semester in Tanzania on safari to learn about wildlife conservation, in a remote village homestay to learn about Maasai culture, and at a rainforest reserve to learn about ecology.

Hannah Hoover, a junior pursuing a double major in Anthropology and Classical Studies, has been selected as a 2017 Beinecke Scholar.

Lilth Winkler-Schor, a Newcomb Scholar from Seattle, Washington, won a  prestigious Truman Scholarship, which provides $30,000 toward graduate school and the opportunity to participate in professional development programming to prepare for a career in public service leadership.

Twelve students and one recent graduate from Tulane University have received grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program 

A pair of talented Tulane juniors received special recognition with two prestigious national awards.