Weekly Message

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

Black History Month	Feb 01, 2023
Spring Semester 2023	Jan 23, 2023
Honoring MLK	Jan 13, 2023

2022

Roll Wave, Roll!	Dec 02, 2022
Gratitude and Giving	Nov 18, 2022
Saluting Our Veterans!	Nov 11, 2022
Employee Appreciation	Nov 04, 2022
Roll Waving into Homecoming	Oct 21, 2022
Others Are Watching	Sep 16, 2022
Happy Labor Day	Sep 02, 2022
Welcome Back	Aug 26, 2022
Celebrate Juneteenth	Jun 17, 2022
Memorial Day	May 27, 2022
Here Comes Commencement!	May 20, 2022
These are our Core Values	Apr 19, 2022
The Innovation Institute	Apr 13, 2022
Commencement 2022 Keynote Speaker	Mar 14, 2022
Book Fest, Mardi Gras for the Mind!	Mar 04, 2022
Happy Mardi Gras and Rouler Wave	Feb 25, 2022
Commencement 2020 Keynote Speaker	Feb 21, 2022
A New Partnership for a Better Future	Feb 11, 2022
What is QEP	Feb 03, 2022
Defining Our Core Values	Jan 24, 2022

2021

As the Year Comes to a Close	Dec 17, 2021
Thanks and Giving	Nov 19, 2021
Homecoming at Last!	Nov 12, 2021
Honoring Our Veterans	Nov 10, 2021
Action on Climate Change	Nov 05, 2021
Looking Ahead	Oct 22, 2021
A Move-In Message	Aug 13, 2021
The National Holiday of Juneteenth	Jun 18, 2021
What a Year!	May 26, 2021
Celebrating the Class of 2021	May 18, 2021
My Conversation with Walter Isaacson	May 12, 2021
President’s Excellence Awards	Apr 16, 2021
Cities and Universities	Apr 08, 2021
COVID, One Year Later	Mar 17, 2021

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 Special View from Gibson	Nov 13, 2015
A Call for Unity	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