Louisiana HCR 80: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Tulane University for its history of academic excellence

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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 80
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREEMAN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To commend Tulane University for its history of academic excellence.
WHEREAS, Tulane University is the ninth-oldest private university in the
Association of American Universities, Tulane University Law School is the nation's twelfth-
oldest law school, and Tulane University Medical School is the nation's fifteenth-oldest
medical school; and
WHEREAS, Tulane has an extensive list of highly accomplished alumni that
includes twelve Louisiana governors, one chief justice of the United States Supreme Court,
several members of Congress, two surgeons general of the United States, and two Nobel
laureates; and
WHEREAS, Tulane is a leading research university, and in fiscal year 2022, it
brought in $210 million in external research funds; Tulane National Primate Research Center
in Covington, Louisiana, is one of only seven federally-funded National Primate Research
Centers in the country; and
WHEREAS, Tulane is continuously working to keep the best and brightest students
in Louisiana with initiatives such as the Legislative Scholars Program and the Louisiana
Promise Program; under the Louisiana Promise Program, the university meets the full
financial need, without the use of loans, for its Louisiana students whose families make less
than $100,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Promise Program has resulted in an increased number of
students from Louisiana choosing to stay in Louisiana to attend Tulane University; as of
today, Tulane student enrollment for Fall 2023 includes students from forty-nine states and
territories, with Louisiana leading the pack; and
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WHEREAS, additionally, forty percent of Tulane graduates stayed in Louisiana for
at least three years following graduation, and the university's new innovation institute will
help keep startups in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Tulane is also an economic driver in Louisiana; the university's annual
economic impact to the state economy is $2.3 billion; it directly employs over eight thousand
individuals and indirectly supports an additional five thousand three hundred ten jobs across
the state; and
WHEREAS, Tulane recently embarked on a significant expansion of its downtown
campus connecting the research and entrepreneurial communities; the university will be the
anchor tenant in the redevelopment of Charity Hospital in New Orleans; the project will
bring the historic building back into commerce for the first time since Hurricane Katrina;
and
WHEREAS, Tulane University is most deserving of the highest recognition for its
incredible history of academic excellence, and the state of Louisiana is immensely proud to
serve as the home of this inspiring institution.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Tulane University for its history of academic excellence and does hereby extend
sincerest wishes that the university continue to provide students with a premier, research-
driven educational experience.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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