Taylor Research Team Presents in Glasgow
What happens when philosophers, social scientists, designers, and social entrepreneurs start talking? New ideas for change, I hope. In early September 2019, I traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the…
Taylor Your Life for Graduate Students Fall 2019 Report
Taylor Your Life for Graduate Students (TYL4G) is a 4-week changemaking career development lab for graduate students. Fall 2019 was the first session of this course, and we are excited…
Changemakers Share their Social Ventures at Taylor Student Showcase
Photo by Gigsy. By Dustin Robertson. How can Tulane students create social impact through social ventures? Alaa Mohammad, a biostatician and epidemiologist, walks up to a microphone, raises her eyes…
Taylor Your Life Fall 2018 Report
Taylor Your Life is a changemaking career development lab that teaches undergraduate students how to approach their future with the mindset and toolkit of a designer. Taylor Your Life (TYL) is…
Budding entrepreneurs unveil social ventures at Taylor Student Showcase
After six months of intense research and development, five Tulane student-led social ventures revealed business proposals at the Taylor Student Showcase held April 11. The ventures, from a mental health…
Architecture dean leaves legacy of social change
Photo: Sally Asher. By: Faith Dawson. When Kenneth Schwartz arrived at Tulane University in 2008, the School of Architecture was re-energizing after Hurricane Katrina and showing “a lot of momentum, and a lot of…
School-based yoga can help children better manage stress and anxiety
Photo: ThinkStock. By: Keith Brannon. Participating in yoga and mindfulness activities at school helps third-graders exhibiting anxiety improve their well-being and emotional health, according to a new Tulane University study published in the journal Psychology Research and…
Students address sexual misconduct on campus through Taylor course
Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano. By: Mary Cross. When the results of the climate survey on sexual misconduct were released at a town hall meeting on the uptown campus in January 2018,…
Marianne Desmarais Appointed a 2018 Taylor Faculty Fellow
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking is pleased to announce Marianne Desmarais as a 2018 Taylor Faculty Fellow. Marianne Desmarais, R.A., is a Professor of…