NTC Faculty Resources
Get Involved With Our Students
Faculty are the key to the success of our students. As an undergraduate faculty member, you are part of Newcomb-Tulane College, which allows you to create even stronger academic connections with students. NTC offers opportunities to engage with students through specific programs, as well as ways to advocate for and support students by referring them to NTC support programs and services. NTC also administers the Core Curriculum and creates and enforces academic policies, ensuring the integrity of our community.
Mentoring Opportunities
The NTC College Scholars Program provides co-curricular engagement for high-achieving sophomores through a year-long focus on an interdisciplinary theme. Rooted in mentorship and intellectual curiosity, the cohort model allows students the opportunity to build meaningful connections with their peers and faculty principals.
The First-Year Seminar offers first-year students an interdisciplinary experience, driven by intellectual curiosity, active learning, and experiential education. First-year seminar faculty help build the foundation necessary for development and success from orientation through graduation and beyond.
The Global Café program is a gathering place for internationally-minded Tulanians to build friendships and global understanding by actively engaging and learning from one another — every Tuesday from 2-4 p.m. in the LBC's Rosenberg Mezzanine. Faculty leaders of departments or programs are invited to serve as hosts for these weekly gatherings.
The Office for Foundation Scholars works with dedicated faculty members who are passionate about supporting student growth, building community and guiding scholars through their academic and personal journeys. As a mentor, you will work closely with a small group of College Track, Posse or Mayoral Scholars students, offering mentorship, encouragement and insights at key moments during their time at Tulane.
The Residential Faculty Mentor Program, co-sponsored by NTC College Programs and Housing and Residence Life, aims to increase meaningful engagement between full-time faculty and first-year students in residence halls.
Scholar Societies are designed to foster an intellectually engaged community among Honors Scholars and create the opportunity for informal interactions with faculty members, with support from the First-Year Experience team and peer mentors. Faculty leads connect with students over meals, field trips and reading discussions during the academic year.
Research and Teaching
Newcomb-Tulane College faculty are essential in developing and teaching Core Curriculum courses that encourage students to explore a variety of academic pathways. We invite faculty to propose Core Curriculum courses, as well as service-learning and first-year seminar courses.
Each year, Newcomb-Tulane College welcomes full-time faculty from the five undergraduate schools to apply for the William L. Duren Jr. ’26 Professorship Program. This program supports faculty activities that enrich the scope of undergraduate education within NTC.
The Office of Study Abroad invites faculty, with support from their department and school, to submit proposals for faculty-led abroad programs. Faculty-led programs help increase access to study abroad opportunities for Tulane’s diverse student population, attracting students who are unlikely to study abroad through other program models. These faculty-led programs are a unique opportunity to infuse international and intercultural learning into specific course curricula.
The Center for Global Education’s Global Perspectives programming series offers Tulane faculty the opportunity to coordinate virtual curriculum enhancements and/or co-curricular cultural engagement through Tulane’s international partners. Examples of engagement might include virtual site visits, guest lectures, language exchanges or cross-cultural discussions with students from a foreign institution.
The Center for Global Education assists Tulane faculty in taking advantage of the Intercultural Development Inventory in order to increase their intercultural competence and that of their students.
NTC Summer School welcomes proposals from faculty to teach during one of the NTC Summer School sessions. For more information about teaching with NTC Summer School, please visit the NTC Summer School website.
