Juan Carlos Monterrey-Gómez never intended to be negotiating climate change policy at the United Nations barely a year after graduation. After earning a degree in economics and international development from Tulane University in 2014, the Panama native landed a job in…
Taylor is excited to introduce and welcome our eight new student fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year Taylor Student Fellows work closely with the Taylor faculty and staff to engage Tulane students in academic and co-curricular activities in social innovation,…
Taylor Partner PlayBuild is an NGO focused on transforming under-utilized urban spaces into exciting kid-friendly environments for play and learning. Full press release below. From the Playground to the Neutral Ground Together, We Can Bring Play Everywhere The state of play is about…
The Center for Public Service (CPS), Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT), and the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking (TAYLOR) are excited to present Designing Transformative Service Learning Experiences with Dr. Richard Kiely at…
Professor Joanna Lombard, dean at the University of Miami and Tulane School of Architecture alumna, will be hosting a Design Thinking Colloquium at the University of Miami. Professor Lombard co-teaches in the Ecosystem Science and Policy program and is an architect and Professor…
It’s pretty widely known that Tulane offers undergrads the many unique opportunities to participate in social innovation programming, including earning a minor in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. However, there’s not as much social innovation programming for grad students. Programs,…
A Tulane alumna, Ann Yoachim works within the Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Program at Tulane, teaching students to use “design thinking” to tackle complex problems. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Design thinking — think of it as a new spin…
On Friday, September 26 Prof. Ann Yoachim of SISE led two-dozen Biomedical Engineering seniors through an intense 50-minute design thinking exercise at the newly furnished creative space in Flower Hall. Prof. Lars Gilbertson—instructor of the students’ capstone Team Design course…