H Sophie Newcomb Memorial College

Amid the continuing debate over the role of women's education in American colleges, six Tulane University alumnae and nine students filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the school from dismantling a historic women's college as part of a sweeping restructuring plan launched after Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, seeks an injunction blocking Tulane from closing its 120-year-old H.

On a recent sunny afternoon, a small plane towing a banner was seen flying over the city's Uptown neighborhood. Its message entreated, "Save Newcomb College." Signs making the same plea have sprouted from lawns and appeared in windows across town. Online forums have been abuzz with calls to action over the dissolving of a historic women's college last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The fight to reopen H.

On a recent sunny afternoon, a small plane towing a banner was seen flying over the city's Uptown neighborhood. Its message entreated, "Save Newcomb College." Signs making the same plea have sprouted from lawns and appeared in windows across town. Online forums have been abuzz with calls to action over the dissolving of a historic women's college last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The fight to reopen H.

Amid the continuing debate over the role of women's education in American colleges, six Tulane University alumnae and nine students filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the school from dismantling a historic women's college as part of a sweeping restructuring plan launched after Hurricane Katrina. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, seeks an injunction blocking Tulane from closing its 120-year-old H.

John R. Hubbard, a historian and former U.S. ambassador to India who was president of USC in the 1970s, died Sunday at his Rancho Mirage home after a long illness, the university announced. The broad-shouldered and outspoken Texas native, widely known as "Jack," was 92. During his decade-long presidency, Hubbard was credited with helping to boost the University of Southern California's finances and academic reputation. But his term also was marked with controversies over donations from the shah of Iran and from corporations doing business in Saudi Arabia.

Hurricane Katrina gave Tulane University senior Natalie Cox a new mission in life. Pursuing a double major in English and communication, Cox had planned a career in book publishing. Now she's headed for a job teaching in the Oakland schools with the Teach for America program. "It has changed my entire perspective on where and how I want to fit into the world," said Cox, 22. "Before, I was just a college kid walking around campus.