Tulane University: General Information
2008-2009 Academic Year
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established the Newcomb-Tulane Undergraduate College. The Newcomb
endowment and programs were preserved to support the Institute and other
Newcomb entities and it continues today to advance women's leadership
programs and scholarship.
Description
The Newcomb Institute focuses on developing and offering dynamic programs for
women students. A key academic feature of the Institute is the Newcomb College
Center for Research on Women, one of ten interdisciplinary research centers at
Tulane University. The Center is the oldest university-based women's center in
the Gulf South and is the only regional member of the National Council for
Research on Women.
Women undergraduates who complete a program, course of study, or activity
designated by a faculty committee through The Newcomb Institute are recognized
as Newcomb Scholars. Participation and accomplishment in such programs are
noted on the student transcript and recognized by the awarding of a certificate.
Together with the new Newcomb-Tulane Undergraduate College, the Newcomb
Institute coordinates special programming for women at the Josephine Louise
House, an all-female residential house.
A special opportunity offered to both faculty and undergraduate women students
is the Newcomb Fellows Program. The Fellows Program permits students to
participate actively in research, and it has been directly responsible for forging
close ties between faculty in different fields and dedicated, interested students.
The Newcomb fellows, a core faculty committed to women's education and
drawn from all faculties of the university, are eligible for funding of research and
course planning in support of their activities for the institute.
GRADUATE EDUCATION
The schools offer research oriented graduate programs leading to the degrees of
Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, and Master of Science. The School of
Liberal Arts also offers professionally oriented programs leading to the degree of
Master of Fine Arts. The Master of Liberal Arts program is offered by School of
Continuing Studies, the continuing education division of Tulane, in cooperation
with the School of Liberal Arts, which actually confers the M.L.A. degree.
ACCREDITATION
Tulane University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of The Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia
30033-4097: Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor, master,
doctoral and professional degrees.