Graduate Student Life

Life at Tulane and in New Orleans is full of fun, intrigue, and curiosity. 

This page is under construction! Check back in the spring of 2023 for a curated page on graduate student life and organizations. 

Life at Tulane

The Tulane University shuttles allow for safe and easy travel to, from, and around both the Uptown and Downtown campuses. There are fixed bus schedules that allow Tulane affiliates to find transportation based on the closest route listing offered through each shuttle line. The services offered are the Commons Green Line, Diboll Green Line, Green Wave Line, Weekend Red Line, and the International Grocery Line. These are offered throughout the academic year, with reduced services over winter and summer breaks. The Commons Green Line and Weekend Red Line are offered throughout the year, including breaks. Tulane University increases shuttle services to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) during holiday breaks. For more information on shuttles, including fixed schedules, please visit the official site here

There are a multitude of graduate student organizations for anyone looking to get further involved in the Tulane community. Here is a list of all student organizations offered at Tulane University, with a specific subcategory for GAPSA funded groups. Graduate students are free to contact representatives from each club if they are interested in joining. 

Graduate Studies Student Association (GSSA) 

The Graduate Studies Student Association is the governing body for all Masters and Ph.D. students in the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University. They provide funds to support social, academic, and career-enhancing opportunities for departments and students, as well as act as representatives for graduate student voices to university administration for issues affecting the broad graduate student population. You can visit their webpage or follow them on Instagram

Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) 

The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) is the unifying body of the graduate and professional divisions of Tulane University, including stuednts nested under public health, social work, business, and architecture programs, as well as the medical and law school. GAPSA develops and furthers the scholastic, professional, social, and public service interests of all graduate and professional students by promoting an understanding amongst students, faculty, staff, and administrators. GAPSA also facilitates inter-division communciation and coordinates activities with the undergraduate student government. 

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