SUMMIT CELEBRATION. At a gala event marking the official opening of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute on Saturday (Feb. 10), Tulane President Scott Cowen, left, greets keynote speaker Lisa Ling, center, host of the "National Geographic Explorer" television program, and Rebecca Mark, interim executive director of the institute. The event was part of the institute's inaugural summit, "Educating Women for a World in Crisis," held Thursday through Sunday (Feb. 8-11). (Photos by Cheryl Gerber)