When The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University officially opens on Thursday, March 10, some of the most popular and thought-provoking authors will be in attendance. Even better, many of those authors are already affiliated with Tulane University. Faculty and staff from across the university will appear on panels discussing a variety of topics on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, 2022. Seating may be limited and is first come, first served. Click here to learn more about The New Orleans Book Festival.
Student panel: Max Weber, Don Hemedes, Jordan Peck, Richard Whitney III, Murad Laradji and Westley Sturhan
Elevating Undergraduate Perspectives: the Tulane Journal of Policy and Political Economy
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Dean Iñaki Alday
School of Architecture
New Orleans: Building History and Preparing for the Future
Friday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
John Barry
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
The American Spirit: Invention, Ingenuity and Social Movements that Shape America
Tulane-Aspen Values in America Speaker Series
Friday, 11 a.m. United Airlines Stage Kendall Cram Auditorium
Climate Change: Louisiana, New Orleans and the Nation
Friday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
COVID-19: State of our Recovery and Future Threats
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Barri Bronston
Tulane University Communications and Marketing
Visual New Orleans: A City of Neighborhoods
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
William Craft Brumfield
School of Liberal Arts
Journeys Through the Russian Empire
Friday, noon Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Richard Campanella
School of Architecture
New Orleans: Building History and Preparing for the Future
Friday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Visual New Orleans: A City of Neighborhoods
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Peter Cooley
School of Liberal Arts
Poetry Summit
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Judy Cooper ’59, ’69
Alumna
Visual New Orleans: A City of Neighborhoods
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Picturing New Orleans: Photography Summit
Saturday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Brian DeMare
School of Liberal Arts
History in the Making: Writing History in a Polarized Age
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Jerry DiColo ’15
Alumnus
Authors in the Family: A Father and Son on their Writing Careers
Saturday, 1 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Dean Brian Edwards
School of Liberal Arts
History in the Making: Writing History in a Polarized Age
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Charles Figley
School of Social Work
The Wounds of War: Treating the Mental and Physical Scars of Military Veterans
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
President Michael A. Fitts
President of Tulane University
Giving Back
Presidential Speaker Series Event
Friday, 2 p.m. United Airlines Stage Kendall Cram Auditorium
Merissa Nathan Gerson
School of Liberal Arts
Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's Guide to Grieving
Friday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Blake Gilpin
School of Liberal Arts
History in the Making: Writing History in a Polarized Age
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Dean Lee Hamm
School of Medicine
Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant
Saturday, 1 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Susan Hassig
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
COVID-19: State of our Recovery and Future Threats
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Andy Horowitz
School of Liberal Arts
From Katrina to Climate Change: How New Orleans Can Remain Resilient
Friday, 3 p.m. Marshall Family Commons
Ilana Horwitz
School of Liberal Arts
Why Do Kids Succeed? How Backgrounds and Culture Impact Success and Education
Saturday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Laura-Zoë Humphreys
School of Liberal Arts
Cuba: The Urgency of Past and Present
Saturday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Walter Isaacson
School of Liberal Arts
The American Spirit: Invention, Ingenuity and Social Movements that Shape America
Tulane-Aspen Values in America Speaker Series
Friday, 11 a.m. United Airlines Stage Kendall Cram Auditorium
Benjamin Franklin: A Conversation with Walter Isaacson, with clips from the new Ken Burns documentary, “Benjamin Franklin”
Friday, 3 p.m. United Airlines Stage Kendall Cram Auditorium
T.R. Johnson
School of Liberal Arts
The Birthplace: The History of New Orleans Jazz
Saturday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Margarita Jover
School of Architecture
New Orleans: Building History and Preparing for the Future
Friday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Kris Lane
School of Liberal Arts
History in the Making: Writing History in a Polarized Age
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Dean Thomas LaVeist
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
COVID-19: State of our Recovery and Future Threats
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Robert W. Livingston ’93
Alumnus
Bridging the Gap: Bringing Together Different Perspectives
Friday, 4 p.m. Marshall Family Commons
Ana Lopez
School of Liberal Arts
Cuba: The Urgency of Past and Present
Saturday, 2 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Katherine Mattes
School of Law
Fighting Time: A Conversation on Prison Reform
Friday, 4 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 1834 Club
Elisabeth McMahon
School of Liberal Arts
History in the Making: Writing History in a Polarized Age
Friday, 10 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Lawrence N. Powell
School of Liberal Arts
The Storied History of Jewish New Orleans
Saturday, noon Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Carol McMichael Reese
School of Architecture
New Orleans: Building History and Preparing for the Future
Friday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Peter Ricchiuti
A.B. Freeman School of Business
Think Local: Entrepreneurship in New Orleans
Friday, 1 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Southern Humor: Why are Southerners Funnier than Everyone Else?
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Being Your Own Boss is Terrific
Saturday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Sandy Rosenthal ’81
Alumna
From Katrina to Climate Change: How New Orleans Can Remain Resilient
Friday, 3 p.m. Marshall Family Commons
Rebecca Rouse
School of Professional Advancement
The Wounds of War: Treating the Mental and Physical Scars of Military Veterans
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Matt Sakakeeny
School of Liberal Arts
The Birthplace: The History of New Orleans Jazz
Saturday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Anneliese Singh ’91
Office of Academic Affairs and Provost, School of Social Work
Bridging the Gap: Bringing Together Different Perspectives
Friday, 4 p.m. Marshall Family Commons
Dr. Greg Stewart
School of Medicine
The Wounds of War: Treating the Mental and Physical Scars of Military Veterans
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Mike Strecker
Tulane University Communications and Marketing
Southern Humor: Why are Southerners Funnier than Everyone Else?
Saturday, 11 a.m. Lavin-Bernick Center Mezzanine
Family Day Presentation for Young Comics
Saturday, 12:40 p.m. Mayor’s Office of Youth & Family Services Stage
Being Your Own Boss is Terrific
Saturday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Tania Tetlow ’92
Alumna
Women’s Success and Challenges in Business and Politics
Saturday, 1 p.m. United Airlines Stage Kendall Cram Auditorium
Mark VanLandingham
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
From Katrina to Climate Change: How New Orleans Can Remain Resilient
Friday, 3 p.m. Marshall Family Commons
Michael Wallace
School of Professional Advancement
The Wounds of War: Treating the Mental and Physical Scars of Military Veterans
Friday, 3 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
Dr. David Weill ’86, ’90
Alumnus
Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant
Saturday, 1 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 201 Race
Jane Wolfe ’12
Alumna
Think Local: Entrepreneurship in New Orleans
Friday, 1 p.m. Lavin-Bernick Center 202 Rechler
