Tulane University
The Tulane University (English Tulane University, briefly TU) is a private, non-denominational University in New Orleans ( Louisiana), which was founded in 1834. The university is a member of the Association of American Universities, an existing association of leading research-intensive since 1900, North American universities.
The Tulane University is the largest university in addition to the Louisiana State University, the University of New Orleans, Loyola University, Xavier University and Dillard University, the research and training center of the city of New Orleans and the State of Louisiana. The university offers both the typical U.S. university education, a variety of graduate programs as well as training and education for the population of the city of New Orleans.
History
The former state-owned university was restructured and privatized in 1884. As part of this, they also received its present name after the rich merchant Paul Tulane, who had left the university after his death more than 1 million U.S. dollars.
Freeman School of Business
The Freeman School of Business, founded in 1914, currently offers more than 1,500 students undergraduate, MBA and other master's degree programs as well as doctoral and executive education programs. In the area of finance, the Freeman School is particularly known for the Burke Road Reports and entwines the Financial Times, regularly among the top ten universities in this area. Furthermore, Entrepreneur Magazine leads the establishment of stable among the 20 leading universities for company leadership; in 2009, reaching number four. The Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2010 introduces the Freeman School ranked 35th in the United States.
Every year leading finance and M & A practitioners from across the U.S. by Tulane to attend the Tulane Corporate Law Institute forum. Was named the Freeman School of Business by Alfred B. Freeman, a former CEO of Coca -Cola Bottling Company and prominent philanthropist from New Orleans.
Sports
The sports teams of Tulane University Tulane Green Wave are. The university is from 2014 a member of the American Athletic Conference.
Famous people
Lecturers
- Harry A. Blackmun, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- James Carville, political scientist
- Florian Cajori, Swiss -born historian of mathematics
- Robert King Merton, a sociologist
- Claire Messud, author
Graduates
Arts and Literature
- Lynda Benglis 1964 artist
- John Kennedy Toole, writer
- Lawrence Wright, writer, journalist and scriptwriter
Economy
- Neil Bush in 1979, the son of former U.S. President George Bush
- James H. Clark, co-founder of Silicon Graphics
- David Filo in 1988, co-founder of Yahoo!
Media
- Doug Ellin, 1990, author of the series Entourage
- Les Crane, radio and television presenter
- Evan Farmer in 1995, actor, voice actor and singer
- Lawrence Gordon in 1958, film producer
- Lauren Hutton in 1964, actress and fashion model
- Enrique Murciano 1995, actor
- Bruce Paltrow in 1965, film and television producer
- Jake Paltrow, director
- Jerry Springer in 1965, politicians and Moderator
- Harold Sylvester, actor
- Michael White, clarinetist
Government and politics
- Howard Baker in 1945, Chief of Staff of the White House from 1987 to 1988
- Newton C. Blanchard in 1870, governor of Louisiana from 1904 to 1908
- Hale Boggs 1935, Democratic Party politicians
- Murphy J. Foster in 1871, governor of Louisiana from 1892 to 1900
- Newt Gingrich, Republican politicians
- Michael Hahn in 1851, governor of Louisiana from 1864 to 1865
- Luther E. Hall in 1892, governor of Louisiana from 1912 to 1916
- Huey Pierce Long, democratic politician, Governor of Louisiana 1928-1932
- Lisa P. Jackson, politician, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency