| The focus of the Partnership for the Transformation of Urban Communities (PTUC) is to facilitate the building of healthy and sustainable communities locally, regionally, and throughout the world. We sponsor educational programs, generate research initiatives and produce activities of national and international relevance, many of which will emanate from the Hurricane Katrina experience.
PTUC significantly expands the complexity of the issues with which the university can engage, and it creates a context from which Tulane can provide leadership both in rebuilding New Orleans and in building a better future for people everywhere. PTUC draws upon the expertise of the university’s entire faculty, especially those in Social Work, Architecture, and the Social Sciences in the School of Liberal Arts. It also collaborates with the Tulane Center for Public Service, a new unit charged with centralizing and expanding the scope of public service at the university.
The Institute for the Study of Race and Poverty (ISRP), funded by the Ford Foundation, facilitates and promotes social justice particularly for persons of color and the disadvantaged through research, education, policy and advocacy. |
