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May 2024
William Bai (left), who will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cell and molecular biology, and Mickey Mickle (right), who will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in political science, are the 2024 recipients of the Jim Runsdorf Excellence in Public Service Student Award, which is given annually to graduating undergraduates who have shown a deep commitment to public service.
Tulane’s Unified Commencement Ceremony celebrating the Class of 2024 will be Saturday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Yulman Stadium. In the days and hours before the ceremony, individual school-based ceremonies will take place at various locations on and off campus. Click below for a schedule of the school ceremonies.
Tulane has received $2.91 million from an anonymous donor to establish the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, a new center that will complement the School of Architecture’s emerging climate-change-focused faculty, research and programs.
Visionary healthcare leader and scientist Dr. Victor Dzau, civil rights pioneer and educator Leona Tate and Pulitzer Prize winner and presidential historian Jon Meacham will receive honorary degrees at the Unified Commencement Ceremony on May 18.
In a talk with students and professors, David Turk, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, discussed how embracing renewable energy sources could spur job creation and economic growth.
Michael Hornsby, who is graduating with a Master of Health Administration degree from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has worked in project management, emergency management and health education around the globe in places like Mozambique, Central America and Italy. He now plans to help the New Orleans community.
Eshan Damle, who will be graduating with double majors in neuroscience and cell and molecular biology as well as minors in psychology and philosophy, became a Tulanian amid the pandemic, and this experience sparked research interests and volunteer opportunities that have defined his college career.
