Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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The Murphy Institute The Murphy Institute exists to help students and faculty understand political and economic problen s we all face and think about as citizens. More importantly it exists to help us see why and how these problems have come to be so closely interrelated. The unprecedented economic changes of our time, to- gether with our deeply troubled political history, make us ask how economic activities and institutions have interact- ed with political forces to shape people ' s lives. Some of the questions that concern us are high on the current public agenda. What is the proper role of government in economic affairs? How has the growth of largescale private business enterprise affected the workings of democratic societies? Can we create public orders that are both politically just and economically efficient? Other issues not so high on policy makers ' agenda, yet equally important: the role of cultural values in shaping the interaction of political and economic processes, the morality of market socieites, the effect of legal institutions in determining the division of economic resources, the character and impact of national- ism. Many of these problems are not new. The close interrela- tionship of politics and economics was recognized by the first self-avowed political economists of the eighteenth century, including Adam Smith. In recent decades, howev- er, the complexities of these quesitons have prompted the . development of new fields of research and new modes of analysis. All of this calls for giving teachers and students alike new perspectives in their study of politics and eco- nomics. The Murphy Institute was established in 1980 to help meet these needs. It supports an interdisciplinary under- graduate program in political economy which brings to- gether economists, political scientists, historians, philos- ophers, and sociologists, all committed to transcending the traditional boundaries of their disciplines in a common search for new insights and new ways of studying the interrelations of politics and economics. To enrich Tulane ' s undergraduate program in political economy, the Murphy Institute hosts lectures and seminars by prominent visiting scholars and public figures. It also brings to Tulane for one semester each year the Murphy Institute Distinguished Visiting Professor, whose work is of common interest to students and faculty in the under- graduate program. The ultimate goal of the Murphy Institute and its various programs is to serve as forum where Tulane faculty and students will be free to question dogma and to develop the novel ways of thinking crucial to understanding the politi- cal and economic realities of our time. — The Institute Larry Block Professor Richard Teichgraeber, the Director of Murphy Institute, sits pensively at his desk con- templating our economic future. 16 the institute

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Academics . . . An Investment with Interest The faculty of the Newcomb physical education depart- ment encourages all students to become involved in the many activities offered — a diverse variety ranging from exercise and conditioning classes to a dance company. The department ' s goals include serving students and teaching skills, techniques and knowledge which will offer lifetime enjoyment and physical fitness. Such facilities as a gym, pool, weight room and dance studio are available for use by Newcomb and Tulane students. Elizabeth Delery, chairwo- man of the department, wo rks to sustain the high standard of physical fitness desirable in the RE. classrooms. Pictured at bottom from left to right are Richard Frick, Tom Brudeau, Linda Franke, Denise Jacobson, Evane Charles, and Tim Meant. The environment that dorm life provides is attributable to these people, the residence life staff. They insure your enjoyment as well as safety while experiencing the distinctively original living in residence halls. V K .-.-

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Communication Department Larry Block Larry Block Professor John Patton (pictured at left) is quite proud of the new Communications Department of which he is chair- man. Just recently the Communications Department ex- panded to offer courses directed tow3rd those interested in Public Relations in addition to those previously offered which mostly focused on the area of Public Speaking. Above, communications professors confer at a depart- mental meeting. Education Department Dr. Diane Manning, the Chairwoman of the Education Department, manages to maintain order and a high level of excellence in her department. She also is currently in- volved in two research projects sponsored by the Louisiana Board of Regents: Program to Strengthen Skills and Certi- fy Earth Science and Computer Science Teachers and Pro- gram to Strengthen Skills and Certify Mathmatics and Computer Science Teachers. communications-education 17