Professor Chris Rodning was named 2018 Honors Professor of the Year. Professor and Graduate Studies Coordinator of Anthropology Chris Rodning has developed a positive working relationship with the Honors Program and Honors students, both by teaching Honors Thesis Bootcamp for the past four years and by serving on Honors Thesis committees for students within and outside of his discipline. His valuable contributions to Honors earned him the title of 2018 Honors Professor of the Year, an award...
Lauren Hitt, an Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Classical Studies student, researched under Professor Jordan Karubian. The Honors Summer Research Program is an opportunity for students to work with a Tulane professor on a scholarly project for six weeks during the summer. Honors freshmen, sophomores, and juniors in all Schools are welcome to apply, and it is open to students who have no research experience as well as to those who already have some experience with research. Funding...
Paige Montfort presenting with her group "Data Visualization" to various CSIS representatives. One of the United States’ most competitive merit-based scholarship programs, administered by Tulane and the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation was awarded to two Tulane students this past academic year. As part of their scholarship, Paige Montfort and Stefan Suazo, both Stamps Scholars for the Class of 2021, were awarded enrichment funds as Stamp Scholars to use for their academic or professional...
Eight Tulane Alumni, Two Students Receive Fulbright Awards
Katie Fitzpatrick, a student in the Master of Preservation Studies program in the School of Architecture, is the Graduate Assistant in the Honors Program. Katie Fitzpatrick, a student in the Master of Preservation Studies program in the School of Architecture, is the Graduate Assistant in the Honors Program. She loves the intellectual and creative work environment she has become a part of, and advocates that all students work to engage with the Tulane and the New Orleans community. Katie...
Over the course of this past academic year, 35 Tulane students and alumni have received nationally competitive scholarships or grants offered through the Honors Program. This has been an incredible year for the Honors Program and its students. Over the course of this past academic year, 35 Tulane students and alumni have received nationally competitive scholarships or grants offered through the Honors Program. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the premier government- sponsored...
Dean MacLaren is a physicist by training, earning his undergraduate degree from Cambridge University and his PhD from Imperial College, London. James M. MacLaren, the outgoing Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College, may be moving on to new academic pastures, but he still believes in what he sees as the mission of the Honors Program: to “provide a range of deeper intellectual engagements” for students to exploit. In his time at Tulane, Dean MacLaren has taught an Honors Colloquium, served on...
Graduating Senior and Honors Program student worker, Jake Ward, has been an integral part of the Program for the past four years. Graduating Senior and Honors Program student worker, Jake Ward, has been an integral part of the Program for the past four years. His involvement began as a freshman in his Honors Calculus 3 class, and he went on to hold the position of RA in both Butler and Weatherhead. He was in charge of the still running Books and Reading Society, led by Professor Mike...
Last month, the Tulane Honors Program hosted the Inaugural Honors Thesis Forum. Courtesy Cheryl Gerber Last month, the Tulane Honors Program hosted the Inaugural Honors Thesis Forum, which offered Senior Thesis writers the opportunity to present their research and findings to the wider Tulane community. Faculty mentors, friends, family members and fellow honors students gathered over the course of four days to hear presentations on research conducted in a wide range of fields in...
The BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP is designed to attract outstanding students into research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit to students who have excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in and potential for research careers. The scholarship covers undergraduate eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books, and room and board to a maximum of $7,500 per academic year. Sophomores and juniors are eligible to...