Finance and football fuel grad’s 4.0 GPA - May 08, 2017
Marshall Wadleigh’s story of accomplishment is a testament that hard work breeds success. The Tulane University senior from Pearl River, Louisiana, maintained a 4.0 grade point average as a walk-on member of the Tulane football program, and was...
Grad swag - May 03, 2017
With commencement right around the corner, the Tulane University bookstore in the Lavin-Bernick Center has no shortage of items to commemorate the Class of 2017.
Guess who offered each pearl of wisdom? - May 03, 2017
While graduates are gearing up to make memories at the 2017 Tulane University Unified Commencement Ceremony, taking place in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, May 20, Academy Award–winning actress Helen Mirren is preparing to share sage...
Countdown - April 04, 2017
Atianna Cordova, left, gives herself a once-over before having her graduate portrait taken by Andy Wayne, right, on Tuesday (April 4) in the Lavin-Bernick Center. Cordova, a candidate for a master's degree in Disaster Resilience, is one of 2,600...
Graduating senior - March 21, 2017
Dr. Hugh Robertson stands ready to be photographed as Lauren LaCaze adjusts his academic regalia during Grad Fest Downtown. Students graduating in medicine, public health and tropical medicine, and social work were able to pick up regalia, order...
Join the krewe that makes Tulane’s commencement happen - March 13, 2017
It takes a small army — or krewe — to seamlessly make the magic of the Tulane University Unified Commencement Ceremony come alive.
When the graduates march into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, May 20, they’ll experience the sounds of a...
Father and son earn degrees at the same time - May 19, 2016
John J. Pounders III and John J. Pounders IV enrolled in the School of Continuing Studies years apart, but both officially graduated this May.
The father-and-son duo, who hail from Gretna, Louisiana, majored in media arts and public relations,...
Parting shot - May 18, 2016
A member of the Tulane Class of 2016 waves to her family in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday (May 14). As we wrap up our coverage of commencement weekend, the staff of New Wave wishes graduates the best of luck. We hope they will continue to...
Grad focuses on cancer research - May 17, 2016
For two years, Madeline Sell, a 2016 graduate of Tulane University, split time between hitting the books and working in a lab at the Tulane Cancer Center.
The 20-year-old chemical and biomolecular engineering major from Phoenix collaborated with an...
‘It’s never too late’ - May 16, 2016
Between 2005 and 2012 Suzie Craig’s life began veering off course. During those years, she dealt with displacement due to Hurricane Katrina, a divorce, and the death of her father in 2007 followed by the death of her only sibling in 2010. Soon after...