Newcomb Alumnae Association

‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED! For more than five decades, the Newcomb Alumnae Association has celebrated alumnae whose leadership, service, and impact embody the power of our community. We are accepting nominations for Outstanding Alumna, Young Alumna, Community Service, and Live Oak Awards.

Submit your nomination by June 15th! Winners will be recognized at Wave Weekend 2026: https://form.jotform.com/250214598987067

🧵 🪡 One week away! All skill levels welcome for our first virtual stitch night with Newcomb alumna Meg Francez. Use this link to register: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q68OfQPRTy6dgVNjixo81Q #/registration

See you there!!

Happy 50th Reunion Class of 1976!! 🩵 We loved having you all back on campus, and we were so happy to see some of our emerita join the celebration as well! Go to the Newcomb Institute page for more photos from the reunion luncheon and Under the Oaks ceremony: https://www.facebook.com/NCITulane

Calling all stitchers! Join us for our first virtual stitch night, will alumna Meg Francez! Share your projects and favorite memories, and get to know other stitching alum and students. 🧵 🪡

For more than five decades, the Newcomb Alumnae Association has celebrated alumnae whose leadership, service, and impact embody the power of our community. Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Alumna, Young Alumna, Community Service, and Live Oak Awards.

Submit a nomination — your own or a fellow Newcomb leader’s — by May 31, 2026, for recognition at Wave Weekend 2026.

Submit here: https://form.jotform.com/251774396820162

Newcomb Network Spotlight 🌼 Graduating senior Cameron Kowitt (PHTM '26) met up with her future employer, Lizzie Harbin (NC’94), at Jazz Fest last weekend! Cameron successfully networked with alum Lizzie at our student showcase in the fall, leading her to her first job post grad!!

Lizzie Harbin is the Chief Strategy Officer for Precision Health Holdings, the strategic holding company uniting a family of healthcare innovators to advance the science and practice of personalized medicine. Additionally, she serves as the inaugural President of the RISE Institute for Compounding, a public nonprofit advancing the field through research, innovation, science and education.

We are also lucky to have Lizzie on the Newcomb Institute Director's Advisory Council (DAC)! We love to see the Newcomb community at work!!

Newcomb Alumnae Association’s Spring Book Club hosted by Hana Rachel Pearlson B’18 kicks off in Brooklyn on Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 PM ET.

Join fellow alumnae as we discuss this season’s Newcomb selection, Colored Television by Danzy Senna — a sharp, thought-provoking novel.

We hope to see our Brooklyn and New York–area alumnae and community there for an evening of conversation and connection.

🔗 Register at the link in our bio.

We were thrilled to have Allie Shapiro Dandry speak at last night's Alberto-Culver Lecture! Attendees had an opportunity to rethink their ideas of success, and to learn from Allie's own nonlinear path across business, philanthropy, and community impact.

Allie is the Executive Director of The Shapiro Family Foundation, a family-rooted nonprofit dedicated to fighting hunger, advancing educational access, and empowering local New Orleans communities. 🩵

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Director's Advisory Council and Newcomb Alumnae Association board meetings this week and to all the alumni who came out to enjoy Crawfest with us. Your energy, support, and love for Newcomb made each gathering feel special. We are grateful for this community and the time we shared together.🩵

We are so proud of our senior Newcomb Scholars!! Last week, the Class of 2026 presented their research at the annual Newcomb Scholars Symposium. Projects ranged from an examination of gender quota policies in Senegal to the significance of place and geography in slave narratives in the U.S. South.

The sky is the limit for this group of accomplished researchers, writers and thinkers. We cannot wait to see what they do next!

What does it really mean to build a successful career and who truly defines it?

In this candid and forward-looking talk, Allison “Allie” Shapiro Dandry, Executive Director of the Shapiro Family Foundation and angel investor, challenges the traditional idea of climbing the career ladder and offers a more intentional approach to professional growth.

🗓️ Wednesday, April 22nd
⏰ 5 - 6:30pm
📍 Third Floor Malkin Sacks Commons, Room 341

Don't miss this exciting conversation with a Newcomb alumna! Free and open to the public.

Find all of our upcoming events here: https://events.tulane.edu/events-by-org/7263