The Presidential Speaker Series brings world-renowned individuals to Tulane, generating discussion and providing an opportunity for our community to learn from distinguished professionals with unique perspectives, talents and stories.
Risk: A User's Guide - A Conversation with General Stanley McChrystal
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, retired four-star general and a current senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, and Tulane President Michael A. Fitts engaged in a discussion about military leadership and the importance of self-discipline on March 10, 2023 at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University. Read More
Notable Tulanians: A Conversation with Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson, Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values and Co-Chair of the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, sat down with Tulane President Mike Fitts to discuss "The Future of Tulane and New Orleans" on October 21, 2022. Read More
A Virtual Conversation with Lisa Perez Jackson (E’83) and Colonel Douglas G. Hurley (E’88)
On Feb. 11, 2021, Tulane University President Michael Fitts hosted alumni Lisa Jackson (E ’83) and Col. Douglas G. Hurley (E ’88) in the third installment of the Presidential Speaker Series. Titled Mindset: Breaking Barriers, the episode focused on the distinguished speakers’ accomplishments in breaking barriers and opening doors with what President Fitts called a “growth mindset.” Read More
A Conversation with Ruby Bridges and Marc Morial
President Michael Fitts hosted the second installment of the Presidential Speaker Series— A Conversation with Ruby Bridges and Marc Morial— via Zoom on Wednesday, July 22. Read More
Inaugural Presidential Speaker Series: Justice Sonia Sotomayor
More than 1,330 members of the Tulane community packed McAlister Auditorium on Friday, October 25 to hear U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discuss some of her life experiences, role models, her new book and her career. Justice Sotomayor was the inaugural guest speaker of Tulane President Mike Fitts' Presidential Speaker Series. Read More
