Newcomb Hall is began a major renovation in summer 2024. The project will create new spaces that mirror the vitality of interdisciplinary learning and to establish a dynamic, light-filled hub for the entire liberal arts community.
The updates to Newcomb Hall reflect Dean Brian Edwards’ vision for the liberal arts at Tulane, providing an environment within which students and faculty can meet and gather across the wide range of liberal arts disciplines, build on synergies between the study of communication and the process of making digital media, and prepare students for the careers and challenges of the future.
Local architects Waggonner & Ball were chosen to help reimagine the building while respecting its historic nature. Their design reverses the orientation of many office suites and opens the first floor up to Newcomb quad. The renovation will not only bring back the inherent spirit of James Gamble Rogers’ original vision, but it will also reflect the breaking down of barriers and the opening up of conversations between fields that are the essence of liberal arts education in the 21st century.