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• Murphy Oil donates downtown building to Tulane

  - 2007-12-14

  Murphy Building Corp., a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp., on Friday donated the former Murphy Exploration Building and parking garage at 131 S. Robertson St. in downtown New Orleans to Tulane University. "We are overwhelmed by this generous donation," Tulane University President Scott Cowen said. "This will allow...

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• City school system is re-educated

  - 2007-09-25

  NEW ORLEANS -- "Good morning, scholars." "Good morning, Mr. Kleban." Ben Kleban paces the room of sixth-graders at New Orleans College Prep, unsatisfied with the fervor of the response. The students -- addressed as "scholars" -- stand by their desks, backs straight,...

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• Dr. Robert Lynch named Tulane Clinic CEO

  - 2007-06-13

  Dr. Robert Lynch has been named CEO of Tulane University Hospital & Clinic. Lynch comes from the South Central Veteran Affairs Health Care Network, where he served as the network director since 2000. The selection was announced by Mel Lagarde, HCA Delta Division president and CEO, with...

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• Interview with Joseph Bruno: Managing partner, Bruno & Bruno law

  - 2007-05-21

  Age: 53 Family: wife, Stephanie; and children Joseph Jr., 28, Marian Theresa, 25, Melanie Ann, 22, Suzanne Michelle, 15, twins Blake Grayer and Chase Alexander, 6 Education: bachelor's degree in political science, Tulane University; juris doctorate, Tulane University Law School Hometown: New Orleans ...

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• 'They are starting to pay attention': President Ronald Mason talks about how Jackson State University is raising its profile

  - 2007-02-08

  Ronald Mason Jr. may be the only college president in the United States who's had the experience of running a major city's public housing authority. While serving as general counsel at Tulane University in the late 1990s, Mason was charged with the task of overseeing the Housing Authority of New...

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• Newcomb College to become H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College

  - 2006-06-06

  On July 1, Newcomb College will officially become H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College Institute and Rebecca Mark, a Newcomb Fellow and member of the Tulane English department will serve as its interim executive director. Mark said she intends to continue Newcomb's varied leadership programs for students and, for...

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• As Hurricane Season Begins, Laura Bush, Brian Williams, Others, toLead Discussion on Preserving New Orleans Culture

  - 2006-05-26

  News Advisory: What: "Rebirth: People, Places and Culture in New Orleans," an invitation-only conference. Link to the full agenda at http:// www.nationaltrust.org/rebirth/ tulaneunderconferenceunderschedule.pdf Who: -- First Lady Laura Bush -- NBC news anchor Brian Williams -- local restaurateur Ralph Brennan -- New Orleans native and jazz legend Ellis Marsalis --...

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• Panel of national experts take on New Orleans coastal woes

  - 2006-05-23

  Nearly 50 national experts will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 2 at the New Orleans Hilton for Tulane University's engineering forum, Engineering in a Coastal Environment. The forum was postponed last year by Hurricane Katrina, Tulane officials said. Topics will include: engineer-centric hurricane forecasting, including...

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• Tulane architecture students apply skills to help New Orleans

  - 2006-05-22

  While thousands of New Orleanians wait for federal funds to rebuild their homes, Tulane University's School of Architecture is taking action. Tulane, like scores of organizations and neighborhood groups in the city, is taking neighborhood redevelopment into its own hands. Tulane students are working...

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• First Lady Laura Bush, Brian Williams, Donna Brazile, Ellis Marsalis, Among Others to Examine Big Easy's Cultural Rebirth

  - 2006-05-01

  News Advisory: As the 2006 hurricane season begins, First Lady Laura Bush will join dozens of artists, educators, journalists, chefs, writers and other cultural leaders at Tulane University in New Orleans as she presents the keynote address for "Rebirth: People, Places and Culture in New Orleans," a conference examining the...

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