<p>Tulane dropped some majors after Katrina, however, they did not drop engineering: (as posted on their School of Engineering website) - As a student in the School of Science and Engineering, you will be offered outstanding opportunities for learning and discovery in science and engineering in an environment that is student-focused, research-intensive, interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial, and responsive to the needs of the community. The School offers a broad range of undergraduate programs in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The undergraduate experience is further enriched by opportunities to engage in research, internships, study abroad, and public service.</p>
<p>Wow, I am sorry, altmom. I certainly don’t want to misinform! Maybe it was Mechanical Engineering that was dropped. It appears to be the case.</p>
<p>I tried to correct my post, but it is too late.</p>
<p>Interested in this thread as DS (a HS soph) is interested in biomedical engineering and a warm climate would be a plus! Definitely on my list for him. From what I can tell in my limited research so far, it is not easy to get into Tulane. While there are unique social options in NOLA, studying has to be a priority. At this point, DS is not a party boy and I trust that he can balance.</p>
<p>I’m not worried about the “perception” of a college. I want to know what the real deal is. Not sure why perception matters (except for job opportunities and, even then, you can look at the statistics/facts).</p>
<p>RisingChemist: There was nothing wrong with her mentioning it, I just thought it came out of left field because I didn’t think that was what the OP was really asking about. But I could be wrong, and I already said all that. And while that may be 25 times more than the general public, it is not 25 times more than the population of college students, and it is an even lesser multiple of college students at top 50 universities. However, there is no question that it is higher than most schools. I guess I just don’t understand what difference any of this makes to most people. But it is a fact, so whatever.</p>
<p>Tulane eliminated electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering after Katrina. It kept chemical and biomedical. The biomedical program was one of the first in the country and is very highly thought of.</p>
<p>Tulane has a lot of students that are far more into their studies than partying, and some that are less so. Tulane and New Orleans represent an opportunity for students to balance their lives in any number of ways and to whatever scale they want and can manage.</p>
<p>I have heard Tulane mentioned in terms of having a significant Jewish population–so topic does seem to fit OP’s question. I suspect this aspect of student population may be notable (hence Pizzagirl’s comments here) because to some who are unfamiliar with Southern universities, it implies a comfort level.</p>
<p>Some schools also have noteworthy Jewish populations:</p>
<p>Jewish Student Percentage Above 30%</p>
<pre><code>* Emory University (Georgia)
- Pratt Institute (New York)
- University of Harford (Connecticut)
- George Washington University (D.C.)
- Tufts University (Massachusetts)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Harvard University
</code></pre>
<p>Jewish Student Percentage Above 25%</p>
<pre><code>* Oberlin College (Ohio)
- Washington University (Missouri)
- Tulane (Louisiana)
- Brown University (Rhode Island)
- Columbia University (New York)
- CUNY (Brooklyn & Queens, New York)
- SUNY (Binghamton & Albany, New York)
</code></pre>
<p>I don’t want to flame the fire here, but my instant reaction to reading the first post and before I got to Pizza’s was that my perception of Tulane is that it is a popular and favorite college for Jewish kids. I think you just take that as face value. In addition, my perception is that it is a “good” college. That many people recognize the name and the college has brand name value. Finally, it’s in great city with lots to do for students in down time. The most interesting thing is that I always thought the same about Brandeis (large percentage of Jewish students) and it didn’t appear on madbean’s list so whatever…</p>
<p>I also thought Tulane was a school for smart jewish kids-until my d started there this year! Her roommate, who she loves-not Jewish. Other good friends–not jewish. Many guys she socializes with- not jewish. Girls in the sorority she is pledging–a “Jewish” sorority, mind you–many not Jewish! Where the heck are all the Jews in this Jewish school? LOL! She has met many of them at Hillel and Chabad. Yes, Tualne is 30% Jewish, but that also means it’s 70% not Jewish. Anyway, I don’t think she thinks about such things. In any event, she loves the school, the people and the city.</p>
<p>From here on the West coast, Tulane and Emory are known to me for being good Southern universities with high Jewish populations.</p>
<p>“… there are certainly many jewish students at Tulane.”</p>
<p>Yes, almost as many as at the University of Kansas.</p>
<p>Tulane’s campus is immediately adjacent to the campus of Loyola New Orleans. On the other side of Loyola is Temple Sinai. This is all along the St. Charles Avenue side. Lots of religious diversity in those few blocks! </p>
<p>Last I heard, Tulane’s contract was with Pepsi, Loyola’s was with Coke. You may have to walk a bit to get the soda of your choice…</p>
<p>Before Louisiana became American, the local priests were considered shockingly liberal because they would marry people of other faiths without forcing them to convert to Catholicism first. This was at the time when only Catholic churches and priests were allowed. After this, Judah Touro, a great philanthropist, funded several Protestant churches in the city as well as the first synagogue and an infirmary that became Touro hospital (he also funded what became Mt. Sinai hospital in New York).</p>
<p>I’ve heard there’s a Judah Touro scholarship offered at Tulane. What goes around, comes around!</p>
<p>Was U of Kansas notable for admitting Jewish students during a time when they weren’t generally welcome? No. Don’t think so.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>In 2006, MIT sent a tube to its successful applicants. The tube contained the usual materials and … confetti. Not sure if the idea was to pretend that spending time along the St. Charles river would be akin to a ■■■■■ down Bourbon Street. </p>
<p>Fwiw, I do not think that Tulane can do much to hide the well-deserved reputation of New Orleans as a haven for lewdness and southern decadence. </p>
<p>The city is what it is!</p>
<p>re: “…partying students at Mardi Gras …”</p>
<p>If this is someone’s over-riding perception of Tulane students, then that someone’s perception is incorrect. True, many freshman “try out” Mardi Gras. But Mardi Gras is for merchants and out-of-towners. There are LOTS better things for Tulane students to enjoy in New Orleans.</p>
<p>NewHope33 - Please go back and read my entire post, not just the part that was commented on. I went to great pains to try and not offend, but it sometimes seems impossible to post and not have someone take it out of context. And no matter the actual (and I’m sure wonderful) status of Tulane, I still think it was not a wise decision for Tulane to present themselves as a party school to appeal to 17 and 18 year olds. A great party is easily found on any college campus, and yes it is up to the students themselves, blah blah blah. But my very first introduction to Tulane was “Come Join The Party!!”. Sorry if you were offended.</p>
<p>xiggi -FYI it is the Charles River. St. Charles, among other things, is the major street that borders Tulane where the streetcar runs.</p>
<p>Confetti is, of course, a traditional symbol of celebration in general, not Mardi Gras. In fact I remember beads and doubloons when I think of Mardi Gras, not confetti. Given how difficult it is to get into MIT, I suspect the confetti was simply to send the message “time to celebrate!”.</p>
<p><<last i=“” heard,=“” tulane’s=“” contract=“” was=“” with=“” pepsi,=“”>></last></p>
<p>AUGH! Say it isn’t so! New Orleans is definitely a “Coke” town!!!</p>
<p>My husband and his younger brother are Tulane graduates–both in mechanical engineering. Their two older brothers (and parents) went to Vanderbilt. The only rebellious thing my husband has done in his life was choose Tulane over Vanderbilt 32 years ago.</p>
<p>Post-Katrina, the only engineering degrees now offered at Tulane are chemical and biomedical. No more electrical, civil or mechanical. And the College of Engineering was merged into the School of Science post-Katrina. As an example of Tulane’s de-empahsis on engineering, I would offer that our son, a a legacy and a NM finalist who plans to major in engineering, did not receive a single piece of literature from Tulane, yet he received information from every Ivy League school and every Tier 1 “techy” school.</p>
<p>olderwisermom - I would say that isn’t a de-emphasis on engineering, but a total data flub on Tulane’s part (or the company that provides them the list of names). Tulane is, as you no doubt know, famous (or infamous depending on your point of view, lol) for its heavy use of mailings. Any student that scores high on the PSAT, SAT, ACT or comes to their attention through other means gets mail and an offer to apply through an expedited process. Majors have nothing to do with who gets these mailings. There was clearly a screw-up somewhere.</p>
<p>Obviously he wasn’t thinking of Tulane anyway, since the school was well known to him. So no harm done, but just wanted to clarify that. You are, of course, completely correct in your description of post-Katrina Tulane and engineering. They do have a 3+2 program where if you major in Engineering Physics at Tulane and have at least a 3.0, you can transfer to Johns Hopkins or Vandy after 3 years and get a degree in civil, mechanical or electrical in another 2 years. You get the BS in Physics from Tulane and the BS in xxx Engineering from the other school. Just saying for completeness.</p>
<p>"Was U of Kansas notable for admitting Jewish students during a time when they weren’t generally welcome? No. Don’t think so. "</p>
<p>What time are you talking about? Do you have information indicating that during this time U Kansas did not admit Jewish students? Maybe it is not the practices, or the time that made their admission practices not notable, but rather the location (ie not deep south)??</p>
<p>I do not recall ever hearing that the University of Kansas did not admit jews, or discriminated against them in admissions, in the past. Though it’s possible that they did. I do recall that there was a time when no fraternities there admitted jews. But that’s a different issue than whether the university admitted them.</p>
<p>If they admitted them, but such was not considered “notable” by others or media, that’s not the fault of U Kansas.</p>
<p>There have been Jewish communities in the greater Kansas city area, Wichita, and Topeka since the 1800s, and I would have assumed many of those people probably did attend U Kansas. Maybe not, but that’s news to me.</p>
<p>Yeah, this is getting out of hand. I wasn’t faulting PizzaGirl for noting correctly that Tulane is known as a school that has a significant Jewish population. Many schools are, as has been noted on this thread and elsewhere many times. I was simply remarking that the OP asked about perception with respct to the following
While I realize those were just examples, I didn’t take that as touching on religious or ethnic perceptions in any way, but others disagree, which is fine.</p>
<p>But I would suggest if people want to discuss the history of Jewish acceptance/antisemitism in various universities over the years, that someone start a new thread. This is getting WAYYYY off topic.</p>