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…
Meet Taylor’s New SE Professor
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking is pleased to announce Cordula Roser Gray as the Beers Professorship II in Social Entrepreneurship and Cole Fellow starting…
Tulane researchers analyze design thinking in global health
Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano. By: Mary Johns. When a GE designer learned pediatric patients were often frightened by MRI scans, he transformed the experience into an adventure. With a touch of…
SE Professor update: Stumbling on social innovations in Europe
Social Entrepreneurship (SE) Professor Vicki Mayer is in the Netherlands on sabbatical. An update from her time abroad, originally posted on ViaNolaVie.com, is below. Photo by Kattiel, Wikimedia Commons, 2011.…
Social Entrepreneurship Professor launches website to elevate community voices
Two years ago, Dr. Vicki Mayer hatched a plan to create a user-focused online platform that documents and preserves New Orleans culture. This week, with the official launch of ViaNolaVie.com,…
SE Professor studies effects of lead on mockingbirds
Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano By: Barri Bronston Note: Jordan Karubian is a Taylor Center Social Entrepreneurship Professor. Could mockingbirds, known for mimicking the sounds of other birds, also be mirroring the effects…
SE Professor leads students in pilot study abroad program
Photo: Students in Tulane’s Teacher Preparation and Certification Program explore Italy during the program's first study abroad experience held in June. (Photos from TPCP) By: New Wave staff. Original article here.…
TAYLOR is Moving
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking is excited to announce our new partnership with Howard Tilton Memorial Library. This upcoming fall, the Taylor space will…
Taylor Senior Fellow Teaches Students to Explore the Social Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is at most people’s fingertips everyday. But we may not understand its implications and complexities. “When you speak to Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa to retrieve info, or use…
Taylor Senior Fellow Looks to N.O. for Inspiration
Documentary artist and community media pioneer jesikah maria ross, who uses all lowercase, is visiting Tulane University this month, and again in April, as a Taylor Center Senior Fellow. Her…