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Newcomb College Institute.
Tulane Today
In the fall of 2005, Tulane weathered Hurricane Katrina, the nation’s worst
natural disaster. A renewed Tulane emerged from the storm as a stronger
institution focused on an exceptional undergraduate program
complemented by superb graduate, professional and research programs
based on the university’s historical strengths and distinctive characteristics.
The reorganization of the University, under the aegis of the Tulane Renewal
Plan, has resulted in a modification of the scale and assignments of the
various colleges and schools, with Tulane College and Newcomb College
being merged into the School of Science and Engineering and the School
of Liberal Arts. The School of Architecture, while still recognized as a
separate division, draws some of its administrative capacity from the newly
reorganized system. Tulane’s programs have been shaped by the
university’s experience with Hurricane Katrina, providing faculty, staff and
students with unprecedented research, learning and community service
opportunities.
Tulane has also re-launched “Promise and Distinction: The Campaign for
Tulane.” Publicly announced just months before Katrina, “Promise and
Distinction” has already raised over $600 million toward its goal of raising
$700 million by June 30, 2008. Tulane’s endowment is now over $1 billion
dollars.
Realizing this goal will enable Tulane to continue to attract and retain the
very best students, faculty and staff as it moves forward toward its goal of
universal recognition as one of the world’s most preeminent educational
and research institutions.
[For a full accounting of Tulane’s administration, please see the Tulane
University website.]