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New IT course preps students for the digital workforce

Real-world scenarios are the focus of a new Tulane School of Professional Advancement (Tulane SoPA) information technology course created in partnership with the ServiceNow NextGen program. The new special-topics course (CPST-4914) was offered for the first

Alumni Spotlight: Tamzen Jenkins, Media+Design

Alumna Tamzen Jenkins came to the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) with an already impressive resume.   She’d earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with plans to become a news reporter as well as a master’s degree in education, which

Nominate a professor, win a gift card!

Faculty nominations for the John Percy Dyer Award are open now through January 31. Students who nominate a faculty member are eligible for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Tulane University bookstore. The John Percy Dyer Award is awarded to

Tulane SoPA Dean Suri Duitch to moderate upcoming Family Business Forum

The A.B. Freeman School of Business in partnership with the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) will host the first Family Business Forum of 2022 on Friday, Feb. 11 from 8 a.m. -11 a.m. CST. A lunch session on entrepreneurship will follow from

SoPA announces spring recipients of Harrah’s, Osher scholarships

For several students in the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA), January’s announcement of the Spring 2022 Osher Re-entry Scholarship and Harrah’s Scholarship recipients marked the start of a great new year. In total, SoPA presented $39,000 in

Tulane University forms veteran affinity group for faculty, staff members

Tulane University has long been a destination school for veterans, either as students or in professional roles as faculty or staff members. This fall, the university has taken crucial steps to further enhance its support of veterans by establishing a pair of

SoPA's top 6 favorite moments of 2021

Join us for a walk down memory lane as we revisit our top six favorite moments of 2021! Continue scrolling to see the moments in photos or click the links below to read more about each special event. The Big Move — Richardson Building Back to Life  —

Higher education should model better workplace cultures

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt of an article published on Inside Higher Ed. Read the full text here. The workplace has been upended. The COVID-19 pandemic has called into question many assumptions regarding how and where we work and

Photos: SoPA at Homecoming 2021

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) were on hand to enjoy a variety of events planned during Tulane’s Homecoming, Family and Reunion Weekend 2021.   Activities included an Alpha Sigma

SoPA celebrates MVPs during 2021 Green Wave football games

During the 2021 Green Wave football season, the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA) launched the SoPA MVP honor as a new means of publicly recognizing individuals who are grand supporters of Tulane SoPA and its students.   Seven MVPs (Most
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