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Weekly Message

President Fitts' weekly email covers important university priorities, news and events as well as some personal anecdotes and reflections.

2020

New and Expanded President’s Excellence Awards | Heroes & Helpers Dec 09, 2020
Join a Tulane Tradition Dec 01, 2020
A Successful Semester | Heroes & Helpers Nov 19, 2020
A Promise to Louisiana Nov 12, 2020
Recognition for a job well done Nov 03, 2020
Civil Discourse Oct 21, 2020
TUday & Tomorrow Debuts | Heroes & Helpers Oct 14, 2020
A Successful Semester | Heroes & Helpers May 22, 2020
A Special Day for an Unforgettable Class | Heroes & Helpers May 15, 2020
Finals and Plans for the Fall | Heroes & Helpers May 01, 2020
Hear from Leading Experts | Heroes & Helpers Apr 24, 2020
Plans for the Fall Semester | Heroes & Helpers Apr 17, 2020
Spring, Hope and Our First Heroes and Helpers Apr 09, 2020
Heroes and Helpers Apr 03, 2020
How Are You Feeling? Mar 27, 2020
Tulane Strong Mar 20, 2020
Protecting our Community, COVID-19 Update Mar 06, 2020
It's Carnival Time! Feb 21, 2020
Return of the Bead Tree Tradition Feb 14, 2020
Seize the Opportunity Feb 07, 2020
Tulane and the Battle Against 2019-nCoV Jan 31, 2020
Honoring Dr. King Through Service Jan 17, 2020
2020 Vision Jan 13, 2020

 

2019

A Holiday Message from President Fitts Dec 13, 2019
A Season and Reason to Give Dec 06, 2019
Thankfulness and Other Tulane Traditions New and Old Nov 22, 2019
A Special View from Gibson - Welcoming Two Trailblazers Back to Tulane Nov 12, 2019
Homecoming and a Focus on the Future Nov 01, 2019
Home Sweet Home Oct 25, 2019
Justice Sotomayor Coming to Tulane! Oct 18, 2019
Student Photo Challenge and My Unofficial Portrait Oct 04, 2019
The President is In Sep 27, 2019
A Change of Venue for Commencement Sep 20, 2019
Leading by Serving and The (Great) State We’re In Sep 06, 2019
A Day for Rest Aug 30, 2019
Welcome to Your New Year! Aug 21, 2019
The Academic Year that Was May 24, 2019
Many Roads Lead to Commencement May 17, 2019
Commencement Honorees We Need Now More than Ever May 06, 2019
Service, Celebration and Remembrance Apr 18, 2019
Winners, Walkers, and More Winners Apr 05, 2019
A Vigil for Hope Mar 29, 2019
The View from Shanghai Mar 22, 2019
Find Your Perfect Match at Give Green 2019 Mar 15, 2019
Take the Fitts Bit Challenge this Mardi Gras Mar 01, 2019
This Month and Always Feb 22, 2019
Who is the Best? Feb 15, 2019
Meet our Commencement Speaker Feb 08, 2019
Are You On for MLK? Jan 18, 2019
This is Our Year Jan 16, 2019

 

2018

A Holiday Message from President Fitts Dec 19, 2018
A Special View from Gibson - The Passing of a President Dec 05, 2018
Where Do You Want to Go Bowling? Nov 30, 2018
Thank You, TU Nov 16, 2018
Our Team, Our Home, Our Tulane Nov 09, 2018
Are You Coming Home? Nov 02, 2018
We Are Taking Action Oct 26, 2018
The Tulane Faithful Oct 19, 2018
Hurricane Michael and How You Can Help Oct 12, 2018
Time for a Change Oct 05, 2018
Back to Future, The New Tulanian Sep 28, 2018
Beartown Sep 21, 2018
Join Me for State of the University Address Sep 14, 2018
Move-In Day is Here! Aug 22, 2018
Summer, Summer, Summer May 25, 2018
Three Thousand, One-in-a-Millions at Commencement 2018 May 18, 2018
Winding Down the Academic Year, Gearing Up for Commencement May 11, 2018
Student Solutions to Sexual Assault May 04, 2018
Meet Your Commencement Speaker Apr 26, 2018
Researching, Reducing and Preventing Violence Apr 20, 2018
The Day of Giving Generously Apr 13, 2018
A Spring in our Step Mar 29, 2018
La Louisiane, chez nous-autres Mar 23, 2018
Mofongo Memories Mar 16, 2018
A Working Session to End Sexual Misconduct Feb 23, 2018
Happy Mardi Gras Tulane! Feb 09, 2018
All Campus Town Hall Jan 23, 2018
First Day Redux Jan 19, 2018
Your New Semester Jan 16, 2018
Starting with a Dream Jan 12, 2018

 

2017

Rising to the Challenge Dec 15, 2017
This Is It Dec 08, 2017
Please Tune In Dec 01, 2017
Thanksgiving: Where do I begin? Nov 17, 2017
We Thank and Welcome Our Veterans Nov 10, 2017
Thank Heaven for Homecoming Nov 03, 2017
Reaching Out, Working Together Oct 13, 2017
Who Deserves the Spirit of Tulane Award? Sep 29, 2017
Confronting Sexual Violence Sep 22, 2017
Our Response to Irma Sep 14, 2017
Tulane and DACA Sep 05, 2017
What Your Labor Has Made Possible Sep 01, 2017
A Moving Day Aug 25, 2017
A Special View from Gibson - Charlottesville Aug 16, 2017
A Special View from Gibson - Eamon Michael Kelly Jun 29, 2017
The Academic Year that Was May 26, 2017
Commencement Commences! May 19, 2017
The Stars of Commencement May 12, 2017
Can I put this on my résumé? May 05, 2017
Two Tulane Greats Apr 28, 2017
We’re Crawfesting! Apr 21, 2017
Honoring our Teachers Apr 07, 2017
Hosting Our President Mar 31, 2017
Commencement Honorees Mar 24, 2017
A Fulbright and a Prayer Mar 17, 2017
A Special View from Gibson - Our Commencement Speaker Mar 06, 2017
The Krewe du View from Gibson - Happy Mardi Gras! Feb 24, 2017
All-Stars at Tulane Feb 17, 2017
Fighting and Preventing Crime Feb 10, 2017
A Special View From Gibson - Tulane is an International Family Jan 31, 2017
A Message on Immigration Jan 27, 2017
New Year, New Era Jan 20, 2017
Living the Dream Jan 13, 2017

 

2016

A Special Holiday View From Gibson Dec 16, 2016
The "Finals" Countdown Dec 09, 2016
A Bold and Ambitious Goal Dec 02, 2016
A Special View from Gibson - The Election Nov 09, 2016
One Word Nov 04, 2016
Looking A Lot Like Homecoming Oct 28, 2016
Love and Brain Power Oct 21, 2016
Send Me Your Questions Oct 14, 2016
A Special View from Gibson - Crime Oct 06, 2016
Progress on Diversity Sep 30, 2016
The Election Sep 23, 2016
A Higher Ranking and a New Campus Sep 16, 2016
360 Degrees of Inspiration Sep 09, 2016
A New Academic Year! Aug 29, 2016
Helping Our Flood Victims Aug 17, 2016
Help for Colleagues in Flooded Areas Aug 15, 2016
A Special View from Gibson - Confronting Troubled Times Jul 15, 2016
What a Year! May 20, 2016
Happy Commencement May 13, 2016
Commencement Here We Come! May 06, 2016
Tulane and The Cancer Moonshot Apr 29, 2016
Volunteer for a Magic Moment Apr 15, 2016
Spring in New Orleans Apr 08, 2016
TU, Entrepreneurship and NOLA Apr 01, 2016
What a Day! Mar 18, 2016
Announcing our Commencement Speaker Mar 14, 2016
Join Us in Service! Mar 04, 2016
A gift for our faculty Feb 26, 2016
TOPS Feb 19, 2016
A Fond Farewell Jan 29, 2016
New Year, New Class, New Heights Jan 22, 2016
A Week for Peace and Change Jan 15, 2016
Welcome Back! Jan 11, 2016
New Semester, New Year Jan 08, 2016

 

2015

A Holiday of Peace and Hope Dec 18, 2015
Finals, Finals, Finals Dec 11, 2015
Big Thanks, Good Gifts, High Hopes Dec 04, 2015
Update on Peter Gold Nov 23, 2015
Get Real this Holiday Season Nov 20, 2015
This Week's Sit-In Nov 17, 2015
See You at Commencement! Nov 15, 2015
A Call for Unity Nov 13, 2015
A Special View from Gibson Nov 13, 2015
Homecoming at Last Nov 06, 2015
Ask Away Oct 30, 2015
A Refreshing Meeting Oct 23, 2015
A Special View from Gibson - An Update and Reward Oct 14, 2015
Wrinkle Free Research and More Oct 09, 2015
Diverse and Global Oct 02, 2015
Great Discoveries and Scream Queens Sep 25, 2015
More Beautiful Than Ever Sep 18, 2015
A Special View From Gibson - Task Force Reports Sep 08, 2015
A Well-Deserved Labor Day Sep 04, 2015
A Tulane Remembrance Aug 28, 2015
Welcome Back! Aug 25, 2015
A Special View From Gibson - Looking Back, Moving Forward Aug 19, 2015
Truly Remarkable May 22, 2015
The Final Dream May 08, 2015
Combatting Sexual Assault May 01, 2015
My Week in Washington Apr 24, 2015
Great Tulane Students Today and Tomorrow Apr 10, 2015
A Spring in our Service Apr 02, 2015
Don't Miss Commencement 2015! Mar 27, 2015
A Quaker's Shabbat Mar 20, 2015
Honoring the Best of the Best Mar 13, 2015
A Presidential Symposium for You Mar 06, 2015
My First Mardi Gras Feb 13, 2015
From Beads to Good Deeds Feb 07, 2015
A Wave of Careers Feb 06, 2015

View from Gibson 2014

 

2014

A Season for Hope Dec 19, 2014
Par Excellence Dec 12, 2014
Standing Together Dec 05, 2014
The Summit of Knowledge Nov 29, 2014
Hooray for Homecoming Nov 14, 2014
Questions, Please Nov 07, 2014
Yell for Yulman Nov 05, 2014
One Month In Nov 01, 2014
Spooktacular Oct 31, 2014
Help Fight Ebola Oct 24, 2014
From California to Washington, D.C. Oct 17, 2014
Jazz, Gumbo and Tulane Oct 10, 2014
And the Winners Are... Oct 03, 2014
My Friend Lani Guinier Sep 26, 2014
Skating By Sep 19, 2014
True Tulane Heroes Sep 12, 2014
Move-In Day Aug 22, 2014
Hello Tulane University! Jul 01, 2014