Tulane University cancels fall semester

[bluestateguy]

http://www.tulane.edu/

September 2, 5 p.m.

Dear friends of Tulane,

Since my relocation to Houston, I have had more access to information about the situation in New Orleans. I was hopeful that recovery would soon progress. However, given the ongoing situation in the city, I am forced to make an extremely difficult decision – Tulane University cannot hold a fall semester on its campus.

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[Miss Chybil]

1. Wow. nt

[moc]

2. I heard that SMU (Southern Methodist University) here in

Dallas has opened up it's classes to all displaced Tulane students at no cost. They are "sister schools" or something like that.

[DuckBurp]

4. Tulane's football team is already here in Dallas

Assuming no cancellations, the Ponies and the Green Wave are scheduled to play on September 24th.

[Scooter24]

6. We have about

10 students left. Everyone else has been flown to their families. The ones deciding to stay were offered enrollment. The football team is in town as well.

[barb162]

3. Um, I don't think one semester will do it

[BiggJawn]

5. Their library collection was damaged, too.

My GF got a email on her ALA listserve.

[Sgent]

7. Loyola Has done

much the same... my sister is looking for a different school, and my brother just enrolled at Southern University.

[deadparrot]

8. Missouri state colleges and universities are letting Loyola students

attend for free.

Don't know about other colleges and other states. :shrug:

[nemo137]

13. University of Illinois is taking 40 students, plus offering LA students

online courses. The chancellor's office sent all students and staff emails with that information and links to the Red Cross webpage last night.

[ece_democrat]

17. Villanova University admitted 25 students

Villanova University outside of Philadelphia just announed
they were admitting 25 Tulane students.
ECE-Democrat

[liberal43110]

9. my school

thank you for this...tulane's website had been down since monday...it breaks my heart...i agree it will probably be more than 1 semester, but i'm sure the agreement needs to be explicitly as short-term as possible and will be reviewed, if necessary...


i am sad for my school...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

11. i'm sorry to hear about your school

this whole thing is terrible.

[barb162]

20. Tulane has such a beautiful campus and good reputation

I hope somehow it gets back in operation

[Lisa]

10. neighboring schools also affected ...

My co-worker, whose sister teaches at one of the Mississippi colleges, said that a number of faculty members are heading down south, to help with the relief effort or look for family members -- she's helping cover their classes while they're away.

Her research area is geographical information systems, and apparently the state approached her for some help with mapping flooded areas. The job they described is one which she knew the military already has databases and specialists for ... when she pointed this out, the official on the phone told her "there aren't any military here ... NOBODY is doing this, and we have to scramble to find trained staff ourselves". She might end up being pressed into service herself.

[Reverend_Smitty]

12. I know my university is offering to help the students of NO

We got an e-mail this morning saying that we will be admitting a number of NO area college students so at least they can continue their education...every little bit helps I guess

[liberal43110]

14. the outpouring of support of many, many universities

to tulane and something like 30 other affected universities is wonderful. thanks to all the schools that are helping...

[Lisa]

15. I'm going to talk to the librarians at my university ...

If Tulane loses a lot of its collection, perhaps they could help replace some of the volumes? (I imagine that the public libraries in New Orleans will have been affected too -- I know the chief at my local branch -- I wouldn't be surprised if something is already in the works.)

[marshall]

19. Library at Tulane

I'm a librarian so I was concerned about that too. Is Tulane in the flooded area? I thought from the reports I heard it was not flooded. The last I knew before they cancelled the semester students and faculty were advised to keep their doors locked, both interior and exterior, and stay indoors. I got the impression from that order that they were not in a flooded area but in an area that was likely to be looted.

On a related note, Texas A&M at College Station is taking 1000 displaced students from Louisiana.

[liberal43110]

28. Tulane is in the part of town with minimal flooding

From what I have heard, including from Tulane's president on the school's website, the campus did not suffer from significant flooding. It is in the area of town, including the campus, that is literally covered with hugh oak trees. Apparently, almost every 10 feet there is an oak tree down. This part of town (called "uptown") probably has more damage from wind and trees than from floods.

[Lisa]

29. are there other institutions which have been flooded?

I recall hearing about some students trapped in a dorm by the rising waters -- if they're from another school, their library may have fared worse.

[marshall]

31. interllibrary loan

There was a univerisity a few years ago, I think in Colorado, that flooded and they used interlibrary loan for over a year to get stuff. I'm sure they got the essentials right away but for most complicated research stuff they just borrowed from other libraries.

[unsavedtrash]

16. a friend who is a masters student there wanted to transfer to Emory but

was refused. All other schools with his program accepted him tuition free for the semester.

[dsc]

18. One of the valedictorians of my school last year

was supposed to start at Tulane this fall. I hope he winds up at a good school he is one of those all around talented young men.

[CTyankee]

21. Yale is taking students from Tulane, Loyala, Southern U. etc.

I am just wondering how dorm arrangements work out. I haven't seen an appeal to New Haven area residents to find some housing.

[Ramsey]

22. U Penn is taking students

At no cost other than the tuition already paid to the home school.

[barackmyworld]

23. Harvard is accepting 25 undergrads for free

and an additional 25 to the grad school, and unlimited to the extension school. We don't start classes for another 2 weeks, so there's time to get it straightened out.

[philosophie_en_rose]

24. They can study at other universities.

Practically all major universities are offering spaces (and even housing) to Tulane and Loyola students. All they have to do is ask.

Many schools on the quarter system haven't even started yet, so undergrads should be fine at another school.

Due to ABA regs, law students need to hurry up and apply to visit. They can't miss more than 20% of classes and most schools have already started.

If Tulane or Loyola students are ready to continue their studies, schools all over the country are opening their doors.

[Endangered Specie]

25. many colleges in my area are accepting students from

colleges and universites in NO, Im not sure what the restrictions are, but its better than nothing.

[Southpaw Bookworm]

26. Same here

The school where I work (Georgetown) is letting anyone accepted to the Jesuit universities down there attend classes without charge, since they've already paid tuition elsewhere.

[Sgent]

27. Tulane's Library

is a national treasure...

As the resource library (it took over the LA Library years ago), it has French, US, and other documents dating back to the founding of LA.

It has by far the best french document library in the states. Much of what they had is not replaceable.

[liberaliraqvet26]

30. My school FAU is taking 40 students and giving any others...

in state rates. Im happy to hear that.

[Igel]

32. Rice University's notice to Tulane students

http://www.explore.rice.edu/explore/Tulane.asp

It's limited. Rice is small.

[daninthemoon]

33. How bad was Tulane hit?

[gauguin57]

34. Any Penna. residents who go to any "Katrina"-region university

can go to Pennsylvania's state-owned or state-related universities, tuition-free. Just announced a couple of days ago by the Commonwealth of Penna.

That's if you're a PA resident, but were going to school at a college or university shut down by Katrina.