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Tulane honors record-setting donor, and more area college news


Tulane honors record-setting donor, and more area college news

TULANE UNIVERSITY: Tulane has named its School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in honor of alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead in recognition of her landmark total lifetime giving of more than $160 million in support of the university. Weatherhead's commitment, the largest in Tulane's history, includes establishing the Weatherhead Scholars Program, which provides scholarships for academically talented students committed to public service. The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will join the A. B. Freeman School of Business as the only named entities among Tulane's 10 schools and college.

UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS: The 2024 West Bank Hispanic Heritage Festival will be held Oct. 12, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., on the Great Lawn at UHC, 4123 Woodland Drive in Algiers. There will be music, food and art vendors. uhcno.edu.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY: Applications are being accepted for History of New Orleans Voodoo, a course that gives a foundational understanding and challenges common perceptions about voodoo. This course is for new and seasoned tour guides, as well as anyone interested in the topic. Class runs Sept. 26-Nov. 21 on Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Loyola's Uptown campus, 6363 St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans. Tuition is $275. pacs.loyno.edu.

TULANE UNIVERSITY: Tulane's School of Professional Advancement will hold a free boot camp to boost knowledge of artificial intelligence through Dec. 6, featuring a flexible schedule with self-paced learning and faculty/instructor meetings four times throughout the course. sopa.tulane.edu.

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