Message from Dean Carole Haber

As the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, I am delighted to welcome you to the web pages of the recently created School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University. Developed as part of Tulane’s Renewal Plan following Hurricane Katrina, we encompass the arts, humanities and social studies through fifteen departments and nineteen interdisciplinary programs as well as the Newcomb Gallery of Art, the Carroll Gallery, Shakespeare Festival, and the Middle American Research Institute. Continue Reading ->

The Maxwell Blog

Follow Judith Maxwell, Professor of Anthropology & Linguistics as she teaches and researches sacred Mayan spaces in Guatamala.

More than Development

This week-end I attended a conference on "development" in Guatemala. The conference was sponsored by Wuqu' Kawoq, an NGO dedicated to providing health services in indigenous communities. This conference, however, was not your "average bear" conference. It was not held in Guatemala City. It was not at an international chain hotel, no Ramada Inn, Westin, Hyatt, or Hilton. Rather the conference was held in Santiago Sacatepéquez (Pa K'im in Kaqchikel). The papers were given in the... Continue Reading ->