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Arts, Culture and Research Centers
Want to finish that poetic masterpiece while living in a real artists’ community in the woods? Interested in conducting research on cures for AIDS and other infectious diseases as an undergraduate? Would you like to spend a few months living and working side-by-side with textile workers in Guatemala? How about creating a financial report that will be used by real investors?
In addition to our world-class libraries and special collections, Tulane is also the home of a diverse and impressive array of cultural and research centers that will broaden your experience and world-view.
This page provides information on a few of Tulane's renowned arts, culture and research centers. You can also click here for a complete list.
Stone Center for Latin American Studies
With its important southern port location and proximity to the islands, New Orleans is often called America’s Caribbean city. What better place for the site of one of the world’s premier programs for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean? The Stone Center brings together a variety of academic disciplines, including Anthropology, Political Science, History, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics and Music in order to encourage a profound understanding of Latin America and its relation to a global world. There are several popular immersion study abroad programs offered through the Stone Center in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Costa Rica. Adventurous students can also pursue study in Portuguese, Kaqchikel Maya, Yucatec Maya, Haitian Creole, and Nahuatl in our Lesser Commonly Taught Languages program.
Middle American Research Institute (M.A.R.I.)
Founded in 1924, the Middle American Research Institute (pictured right) specializes in the anthropology and archaeology of Mexico and Central America. Containing physical, photographic and textile collections, the institute is a valuable resource to the Tulane, regional and global community for research. Though the collection is particularly strong in the areas of Mesoamerican and Maya material, the institute also boasts important art from North, South and Central America. Though Dinwiddie Hall, where the gallery originally opened and is still housed, is currently under construction and not open to visitors, various pieces of the collection can be seen at the New Orleans Museum of Art’s pre-columbian collection. The institute welcomed a new director, Marcello A. Canuto, to campus in August this year. He has assumed his directorship while continuing work on a prestigious dig on La Corona, a Mayan site in Guatemala.
Newcomb Art Gallery
Whether you are a talented painter or just a lover of art, Tulane’s Newcomb Art Gallery appeals to everyone. The Gallery hosts a number of exhibitions and events, and it also houses its own permanent collections. Begun in 1894 by Newcomb faculty members, Newcomb Pottery is not only a hallmark of Tulane, but it also became one of the most significant American art collections during the first half of the twentieth century. Fashioned by Newcomb graduates, the pottery is highly valued by historians and collectors today.
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute
The Newcomb College Institute is a dynamic, interdisciplinary center designed to enhance the undergraduate experience for women at Tulane University. Established in 2006, the Newcomb College Institute supplements the academic experience by hosting events and speakers, funding student research projects, participating in community rebuilding, and hosting symposia and international summits. Additionally, the Newcomb College Institute strives to enrich undergraduate women's experiences at Tulane University through leadership and co-curricular activities such as the Big Sister/Little Sister program, the Town Mom program, Newcomb Senate, Women in Science, Newcomb Assets and Mortar Board.
The Burkenroad Institute
The Burkenroad Institute is dedicated to the understanding and promotion of the ethical decision making of current business leaders as well as fostering the development of future leaders in the business world. The approach to confronting ethical business dilemmas is truly an interdisciplinary one. Each year, the Annual Symposium on Business and Society brings together national experts in business, education, journalism, and policy-making. Since 1993, the Burkenroad Reports have offered a unique opportunity for Tulane students to research and prepare security analyses, which then are distributed to nearly 20,000 investors. Anyone can invest real money in the Burkenroad Mutual Fund,* which is managed by Hancock Bank.The majority of the fund's holdings are stocks followed by the BURKENROAD REPORTS program, and investment managers utilize our student produced research. Since its inception in December of 2001, the fund has outperformed 96% of domestic equity mutual funds and has outpaced both the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 indexes.
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*HYBUX is the ticker symbol for the no-load fund and HHBUX is the ticker symbol for the load fund.
A Studio in the Woods
Are you passionate about the environment and the arts but unsure of how to combine them? A Studio in the Woods offers a rare and selective opportunity to write, draw, study and learn in the only live-in artist community in the Deep South. Located on 7.66 acres of forest on the Mississippi River, the Studio is dedicated to the study and preservation of endangered hardwood forest within a peaceful retreat where literary, visual and performing artists can work uninterrupted. The “woods” began as the homestead of the Carmichaels, who first picnicked on the land in 1968. Today, the Studio in the Woods is an inspiring environment for many aritsts and it is home to a number of educational and outreach programs.
Tulane National Primate Research Center
Located in a rural area 30 miles north of New Orleans, the Primate Center’s mission is to improve human and animal health through biomedical research. Students receive hands-on experience in testing and developing vaccines and treatments for infectious diseases such as AIDS, Lyme disease, malaria and tuberculosis. The Center also engages in researching regenerative medicine and genetic diseases with non-embryonic stem cells.
Payson Center for International Development
Issues of social justice, sustainable human development and cultural understanding come together through various projects and research opportunities supported by the Payson Center. Those involved with the center seek to improve the quality of life for the world’s most vulnerable populations. To this end, students frequently complete internships and projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America which bridge many different academic disciplines. The Center recently hosted the 2008 Symposium on U.S. and Islamic Relations, and in its history, its students and faculty have undertaken 34 projects in 25 countries. Currently, students are conducting HIV/AIDS projects in Rwanda and reconstruction in Northern Uganda.
