Dear Tulanians and Friends,

The economy may go up and down, but we can always count on one thing: February means Mardi Gras in New Orleans -- parades, beads and doubloons.

At Tulane, while we enjoy this unique New Orleans tradition, we are singularly focused on our most important job, which is keeping the university moving forward even during these tough times.

In this spirit, we want to make sure we can continue to provide scholarships to our outstanding students and to support our community engagement initiatives in health care and public school reform. Your giving is imperative to meeting these goals as we keep Tulane On Track for our students and our community.  

Meanwhile, many of you have told me that the time you spent at Tulane was some of the best of your life and I’ll bet that includes some great Mardi Gras memories.  So take a moment and watch what’s happening at Tulane as Carnival approaches, including how some of our great students will be celebrating.


Scott S. Cowen
President