Using Lessons from the Great Depression
According to Tulane University economic historian Michael Bernstein, the most striking similarity is the widespread collapse of financial networks. “Banks today are reluctant to loan money to anybody,” he says. “They are sitting on their hands because they have no idea what's coming next. And that's exactly what happened after the stock market collapsed in 1929.”
MSNBC, 03/01/2009 (available in text or video format)

Panic! A History of Financial Crisis
Speculation…deregulation…crash…bailout. Sound familiar? Probably. Sound modern? It shouldn’t. Financial panics have occurred regularly throughout American history, and each time we were left holding the bag when the bottom fell out of the market and banks called in their debts. Why do we think we’ll ever beat the business cycle? On this week’s show, economic historian Michael Bernstein says you can’t have the boom without the bust. Then historian Scott Nelson outlines the eerie similarities between 1873 and 2008, and explains how Christian fundamentalism is rooted in financial collapse.
BackStory with the American History Guys, 12/16/2008 (originally aired 12/12/2008)

Tulane Partners with Posse Foundation
Tulane admission officials are scheduled to be in Los Angeles today (Dec. 15) to interview 23 high school students vying to be a part of the university’s first official “posse.”

A posse is a multicultural team of at least 10 high school students with outstanding leadership potential who will receive four-year scholarships to attend Tulane as part of an exciting new partnership with the Posse Foundation. The nonprofit foundation is a college-access organization that works with urban public high schools to identify, recruit and train dynamic minority and economically disadvantaged students and send them to elite universities across the country.
Tulane New Wave, 12/15/2008

What's Your Big Idea?
As Tulane administrators, faculty, staff and students drink mulled cider and enjoy other pleasures of the winter break, university officials are encouraging them to mull over big ideas during the pause in the academic calendar. The university’s Quality Enhancement Plan team is looking for new and bold thoughts for improving student learning at Tulane.
Tulane New Wave, 12/10/2008

Anatomy of a Financial Crisis
Even as the current financial bailout is pumping billions of dollars into the financial system, it is looking more likely that not only is a recession coming, but it will be longer and more severe than some experts predicted. Solving the crisis will be the focus of the new presidential administration, but looking back to assess the factors that caused it also is important, says Michael Bernstein, Tulane’s provost and an economic historian.
Tulane New Wave, 11/17/2008

When Are We in a Recession?
"NBER would define a recession as a significant decline in economic activity that spreads across the economy and that lasts more than a few months," Bernstein said. "Normally it would be visible in data on real income, employment, industrial output, sales, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), that sort of thing."
Live Science, 10/13/2008

Health-care Prognosis Brightens
Despite the mass exodus of doctors from the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina nearly three years ago, a journal published today reports that doctors have returned here at a rate that has pushed their per-capita number above the national average, one of many signs medical professionals say indicates the local health-care system is recovering.
"From disaster comes opportunity," said Dr. Marie Krousel-Wood, a researcher for Ochsner Health System and Tulane, who served as the guest editor for the journal's special issue.
The Times-Picayune, 08/15/2008

Service Links Community to Campus
Half-full paint cans, unhinged doors and second-hand light fixtures crowd the main room of the Green Project’s warehouse where Michael Bernstein, Tulane provost, traded in his suit and tie and joined a coterie of volunteers for a day of service on Friday (Aug.1).
Working alongside the staff members of the Tulane Center for Public Service and its AmeriCorps VISTA members, Bernstein and his office group hoped to commemorate the center’s success in providing public service opportunities for students and volunteers throughout the year.
Tulane New Wave, 08/05/2008

President's Awards Go to Dedicated Faculty Members
Dynamic, unusual and interactive strategies mark the teaching methods of both Craig Clarkson, professor of pharmacology, and Laura Murphy, clinical associate professor of international health and development, the recipients of the President’s Awards for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching.
Tulane New Wave, 05/20/2008

Top Teachers an Inspiration to Undergrads
One is called a “tireless mentor” and the other an inspiration to students inside and outside the classroom. Linda Carroll and Michael Cunningham are exceptional teachers who are this year’s winners of Weiss Presidential Fellowship awards for undergraduate teaching.
Tulane New Wave, 05/19/2008

New Dean for Architecture
Kenneth Schwartz, a renowned architect, urban designer and professor at the University of Virginia, will become the new dean of the Tulane School of Architecture effective July 1.
His appointment was announced by Tulane President Scott Cowen, who said the national search “has ended in a resounding success.”
Tulane New Wave, 5/13/2008

Citywide Commitment Impresses New Dean
Carole Haber, stirred by the commitment of the campus community to Tulane and New Orleans, is heading to the Crescent City as the new dean of the Tulane University School of Liberal Arts.
Michael Bernstein, Tulane provost, called Haber "an accomplished scholar-teacher, an experienced and gifted administrator and a fine colleague possessed of exemplary values and principles." He added, "She will distinguish herself as an outstanding leader and an inspired collaborator."
Tulane New Wave, 04/09/2008

Faculty Members Lured by Challenge
To capitalize on the desire to restore New Orleans, Tulane University's economics department has created a buzz in academia with a new focus on the practical side of the discipline in fields such as urban economics, public-sector economics, medical economics and environmental economics, said Michael Bernstein, Tulane's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
"If you look at New Orleans right now, it's a great applied-social-science laboratory," he said.
The Times-Picayune, 12/26/2007

Showcase Spotlights Public-Service Projects
A little bragging can be a good thing, especially when it highlights the work of more than 800 Tulane students, their community partners and faculty members through the Tulane Center for Public Service. On Thursday (Nov. 29), students will tell the stories of their work through presentations and digital media.
Tulane New Wave, 11/28/2007

Writers Talking About Writing
The Tulane campus will be treated to a literary event when author and publisher James Atlas appears at Cudd Hall on Wednesday (Nov. 7). The event, “A Spectre Viewed by a Spectre: Biography’s Elusive Art,” will take place as a conversation between Atlas and his friend and colleague, Tom Sancton, this year’s Mellon Professor.
Tulane New Wave, 11/16/2007

President's Award Recognizes Ashbaugh's Promise
Why is disorder the state of a quarter of the proteins in our bodies? asks Henry Ashbaugh. By asking questions like this about expanded and unstructured proteins and exploring answers through thermodynamics, Ashbaugh has received the Tulane President’s Early Career Development Award.
Tulane New Wave, 10/09/2007

New Orleans Native Returns as Mellon Professor
“I’ve traded Paris for New Orleans, how crazy is that?” quips Tom Sancton, who resettled his family to the city in order to take up a year-long stint as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane University.
Tulane New Wave, 10/08/2007

Professor's Class Takes a Serious Look at Comedy
So here's the setup: An academically impeccable Tulane University faculty member was talking about her senior seminar on stand-up comedy. 
Have you ever done stand-up comedy? Rebecca Mark was asked. "What do you think teaching is?" she shot back.
The Times-Picayune, 10/07/2007

Prestigious Journalist Comes Home to Play
After 22 years with Time magazine, most recently as bureau chief in Paris, he [Sancton] has returned to his native New Orleans with his wife, Sylvanie, a sculptor, for a one-year appointment as Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Tulane University.
The Times-Picayune, 10/04/2007

Faculty Grants Energize Public-Service Courses
Provost Michael Bernstein announced a new incentive program to support the development of public-service course offerings. The grant program, initiated by the provost's office and the Center for Public Service, will provide $750,000 over three years to academic schools and departments.
Tulane New Wave, 10/02/2007

Second Year Is a Charm
Tulane New Wave, 09/17/2007

A 'Go-To' B-School Teacher
Tulane professor Michael Hogg wins plaudits as the "hardest working" teacher students have ever met.
Business Week, 09/11/07

Outside the Books
The Tulanian, Summer 2007 Issue

Upswing in Rolls Buoys Colleges: Freshmen Influx Surprises Some
The Times-Picayune, 09/06/2007

Academic Chief Sees Challenges, Opportunities in Renewal
Tulane New Wave, 07/12/2007

Tulane a Hit with Freshmen, Parents
Tulane New Wave, 05/29/2007

Tulane Picks New Provost
Tulane New Wave, 02/07/2007