Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life
FOSTER A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL AT TULANE
Named by President Michael A. Fitts as part of his Tulane Trailblazers program, the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life honors one of our community’s most committed members. Carolyn Barber-Pierre has spent over three decades working to foster a more inclusive environment for all at Tulane. The center named in her honor works to successfully retain underrepresented students throughout their time at the university. The Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center includes The Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Office for Gender & Sexual Diversity and Religious Life at Tulane, leveraging the important work of all three to transform Tulane into a place where all students can thrive.
The work of the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center goes beyond simply appreciating diversity and increasing awareness, actively centering the experiences and voices of those who have been marginalized, while promoting accountability that changes the campus culture. Through our legacy of demonstrated intentional engagement on campus and throughout the New Orleans community, the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life is a key contributor to sustaining equity at Tulane and beyond. The Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center works to empower all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners by offering critical programming that fosters an equitable social, cultural and academic environment at Tulane. Funding supports the center’s critical programming, which is being provided to an ever-growing cohort of the student population.
The work of the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center goes beyond simply appreciating diversity and increasing awareness, actively centering the experiences and voices of those who have been marginalized, while promoting accountability that changes the campus culture.
Giving Opportunities
As Tulane continues to increase diversity on campus, it is crucial that the university provides services for all students to succeed. In addition to being a home where diversity thrives, the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life works throughout campus to catalyze open, dynamic and vibrant learning environments where all students’ histories, traditions and cultures are welcome and respected.
Your support of the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life would support a center that brings students together from across racial, sexual, ethnic, national and gender identities to create a hub for diverse cultural, social and intellectual exchanges, events and relationships. The center provides students of color, LGBTQ+, veterans and allied students with advocacy services, mentoring, personal support, leadership development and educational, cultural and social programming to support their social and overall well-being at Tulane and their ability to thrive thereafter.
Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life
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