The Office of Academic Excellence & Opportunity fosters collaboration across Tulane University through a range of working groups and committees dedicated to advancing the university’s core value of Welcoming Community. These groups bring together faculty, staff, and students from offices and units to develop initiatives that promote high-impact teaching, learning, and living across academic and campus life. Through strategic partnerships and ongoing dialogue, they work to create meaningful opportunities for engagement, strengthen support systems, and ensure that Tulane remains a place that empowers all Tulanians to reach their full potential.
Interested in participating in one of our working groups? Email AEOoffice@tulane.edu to express your interest.
The Antisemitism Working Group
The Antisemitism Working Group brings together key campus partners, including Tulane Hillel, the Grant Center for the Jewish American Experience, the Department of Jewish Studies, Tulane Libraries, Student Affairs, Student Conduct, and more, to address and prevent antisemitism at Tulane. Through education, policy development, and community engagement, the group works to foster a campus environment that is supportive for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. By coordinating resources, hosting programs, and facilitating dialogue, the working group strengthens Tulane’s commitment to combating antisemitism.
The Islamophobia Working Group
The Islamophobia Working Group collaborates with the Muslim Student Association, Student Affairs, Student Conduct, the Campus Imam, and other key campus partners to address and prevent Islamophobia at Tulane. Committed to fostering a more supportive environment for Muslim students, faculty, and staff, the group focuses on education, advocacy, and policy development. Through programming, resource coordination, and open dialogue, the working group works to combat bias and promote religious and cultural understanding.
The Anti-Discrimination Working Group
The Anti-Discrimination Working Group, in collaboration with Human Resources (HR), Student Affairs, Student Conduct, and other campus partners, work to address and mitigate bias at Tulane. These groups focus on identifying challenges, enhancing reporting and response mechanisms, and fostering a campus culture that actively confronts discrimination. Through education, policy recommendations, and community engagement, the Bias Working Group support Tulane’s commitment to creating a learning and working environment where all individuals feel valued..
The AEO Student Feedback Committee
The AEO Student Feedback Committee, in partnership with Student Affairs and the Carolyn Barber-Pierre Center for Intercultural Life, provides a structured space for students to share their experiences and perspectives on academic excellence, opportunity, and the student experience at Tulane. This committee ensures that student voices play a central role in shaping policies, programs, and initiatives that promote a more supportive learning environment. By fostering open dialogue and collaboration, the committee helps identify barriers, propose solutions, and strengthen Tulane’s commitment to a welcoming community for all students.
The Anti-Discrimination & Hard Reduction Council
The Anti-Discrimination & Harm Reduction Council is a consortium of Tulane stakeholders in academic and non-academic units who meet to review and address incidents of bias as they occur, identify patterns in behavior and reports, develop proactive educational opportunities and capacity building strategies with and for various campus constituents, and advise on proposed action. The role of the Bias and Harm Reduction Council is not to investigate, respond punitively, or dictate behavior; rather, it is to serve as a group of thought leaders who explore how bias ultimately impacts the campus community and respond educationally and restoratively on a broader level.
