<p>Can someone familiar with Tulane's BME program please tell me what they think about it. I can't decide if I want to go to BU or Tulane. My intentions after undergrad would be to go to med school or dental school, if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any input</p>
<p>It was very highly rated and may still be but there has been a lot of turnover in faculty since katrina. I think two successive department heads have left. Of course the fact that they were ale to leave and get similar or better positions tells you how highly regarded the program is/was.</p>
<p>I would not et heavily on the couple of remaining engineering departments prospering outside of an engineering school but that is just me. [ad homionem comment edited out - Mod JEM]
Do your own research though and look for highly rated engineering departments outside of engineering schools. There must e a couple out there somewhere.</p>
<p>I might be clairvoyant. </p>
<p>It is true I know everything there is to know about Tulane's Engineering School. We don't have one. Founded in 1894 Dr Cowan closed it in 2006 along with the 120 year old H. Sophie Newcomb College.</p>
<p>Other universities have to invent traditions and history. We have so much we can blithely toss it away.</p>
<p>I'd like to stay and chat but have to head off for NOLA. Dr Cowan has lined up some college drop out as keynote speaker for this years graduation. Am anxiously anticipating his speech, an inspiring parable about his rise from humble origins no doubt. Proof that in America any reasonably ambitious fellow with a fondness for french cuffs can rise to the top by marrying the bosses daughter.</p>
<p>Higherlead, are you referring to the president of Tulane, Dr. Scott Cowen?</p>
<p>The college drop out that HL is referring to is Brian Williams of NBC. I am eagerly anticipating his speech at graduation also. I can't believe my oldest child is graduating. He loved everything about his 4 years at Tulane. See you at graduation HL.</p>
<p>Just back from Tulane graduation. FWIW Mom and I thought Brian Williams did OK. The graduate was les enthusiastic. Everyone agreed Ellis Marsalis and his two son could have jammed all day and night.</p>
<p>Over all it was a very good graduation. Not two ex-presidents. but nobody can do one of those every year or even every century.</p>
<p>BTW - it was Brian Williams I was referring to as the college dropout not Dr. Cowen. Truth be told I don't consider business school to be college so for my money Scott is nothing more than a high school graduate and it irritates me that he has appointment on the economics faculty that could go to someone who actually teaches.</p>
<p>That was all nice for you to get off your chest, HL, but it helps the OP how.....?</p>
<p>Sorry ctymomteacher. I was just answering Gotopractice's post #4. </p>
<p>If anyody is interested in what the AAUP thinks of Dr. Cowen's BuRP (Bold University Renewal Plan) and its effects on the university and academic freedom feel free to follow the link below. There are a couple of large sections devoted to the various engineering departments as well.</p>
<p>The AAUP is the American Association of University Professors. The report is interesting but pretty detailed reading if you happen to be interested in how universities are run. It deals with most the other New Orleans schools as well as Tulane.</p>
<p>BTW and dead on the issue of BME at Tulane there is some question whether in the long run the BME program can maintain its accredidation absent a Mechanical Engineering department since a lot of the core engineering courses needed were taught in that department. BME afterall is really an outgrowth and suset of mechanical engineering - at least that is what a lot of engineers have told me.</p>