The Cowen Institute: Who We Are

Who We Are | Mission & Vision | History

The Cowen Institute, which operates under the direct supervision of the President of Tulane University, is comprised of seven full-time staff members and receives additional support from student interns, graduate assistants, and partnerships with existing units at Tulane. If you are interested in working at the Cowen Institute, click here.

National Advisory Council

The institute's National Advisory Council, which will be comprised of a diverse and distinguished group of eight national and regional leaders in public education reform, plays a valuable role in advising the Cowen Institute’s staff on current and potential initiatives. [more info]

Internal Advisory Committee
The institute's Internal Advisory Committee is a group of Tulane-affiliated thought leaders that provide advice and direction for the institute’s research agenda, policy efforts, and programming. [more info]

Local public schools are invited to apply for a Jones Scholar intern for the Spring 2009 semester. [Read more…]

The second annual State of Public Education in New Orleans report was released in April 2008 [Read more…]

We are currently accepting proposals from Tulane researchers for the Fall 2008 Faculty Research Grant Program. [Read more...]

Visit the Education Transformation Archive – a powerful tool for informing and influencing the transformation of public education in New Orleans.

More than 300 Tulane students are currently working in public schools across the city, thanks to a partnership between the Cowen Institute, the Center for Public Service, and the Career Center. Tulane students are providing a range of services, including tutoring, researching best practices for teaching students with autism, and preparing press releases for a consultant group working with the school system.