President Michael A. Fitts
“Tulane has three distinctive and special qualities: a unique openness to academic interdisciplinarity; a deeply relational and collaborative culture; and an outward-looking focus that stretches all the way back to our founding as a medical school.
These characteristics together make Tulane stand out among universities as we tackle the complex issues of the twenty-first century. ”
State of the University, Fall 2024
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State of the University
“This year marked my tenth anniversary as president of Tulane—and I am truly proud of what we’ve accomplished together. Our research enterprise has seen stratospheric growth. We are transforming our campuses with $1 billion in upgrades and new construction. We are attracting some of the most academically accomplished students and faculty from around the world— and we’re building out resources and scholarship programs to make sure every qualified student can achieve the dream of a Tulane education.”
About President Fitts
Michael A. Fitts, one of the country’s foremost higher education leaders, is the fifteenth president of Tulane University. Since joining Tulane in 2014, President Fitts has repositioned the university by capitalizing on its distinctive strengths: a unique history and location; an ideal size and academic structure; and an innovative and relational culture. Under his leadership, by leveraging these attributes Tulane has become a world-class academic environment that fosters path-breaking interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, a welcoming and inclusive campus culture, and a holistic student experience.
