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Higher Education
1:44 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

Ex-Rep. Bob Livingston donates papers to Tulane

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston, who spent 22 years in Congress, has donated his congressional papers to the Louisiana Research Collection at Tulane University, his alma mater.

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Television
3:43 pm
Fri July 20, 2012

MSNBC Gets Academic: Meet Host Prof. Harris-Perry

Credit Eliot Kamenitz / The Times-Picayune /Landov
Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC's newest host, is a Tulane professor with a Ph.D. in political science from Duke. She hosts the two-hour Melissa Harris-Perry show, which airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Originally published on Fri July 20, 2012 5:56 pm

Cable news channels tend to treat intellectuals gingerly — as fragile curiosities or as targets for ridicule — when they appear at all.

Not MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry. This newly anointed cable host commutes 1,300 miles each week for her eponymous program of opinionated conversation, interviews and essays that runs live for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning.

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Food
6:00 am
Wed July 18, 2012

Tulane Doctor Creating Culinary Curriculum For Medical Students

Credit Tulane University
Dr. Timothy Harlan

New Orleans has a reputation for its rich food, and the extra pounds it can pack on its fans. But a Tulane University doctor is working on a culinary plan to return the city’s cuisine — and the national diet — to its healthier roots.

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Education
11:00 am
Wed July 11, 2012

Report examines Orleans schools progress, problems

A policy institute at Tulane University has released its annual look at the progress and problems of public education in New Orleans.

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WWNO
5:06 pm
Tue July 10, 2012

Tulane Finance Professor and Investment Expert Peter Ricchiuti to Host "Out to Lunch" on 89.9 WWNO

The people behind New Orleans' transformation into the nation's top city for young entrepreneurs is who you'll meet on Out to Lunch with Peter Ricchiuti — which joins the 89.9 WWNO lineup Monday afternoon, July 23 at 1:00 p.m.  Ricchiuti recently talked with WWNO's Fred Kasten about Out to Lunch, and how the program got started...

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