The Murphy Institute Spring Seminar Series in Political Science

The Murphy Institute's Core Faculty Member, Tulane University Economics Professor Doug Nelson, will join a panel discussion on tariffs and the global economy at University of New Orleans on Thursday, March 5 at 4 p.m. 

Join the Gulf Scholars Program at Tulane University and the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, along with the Murphy Institute's Center for Public Policy Research, as we welcome Dr. Deanna Wathington to campus on Monday, April 6 at 5:15pm in the Freeman Auditorium on the Uptown Campus. 

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what do our founding ideals demand of government today? Join Gary "Hoov" Hoover (Executive Director of The Murphy Institute) and Marc J. Dunkelman for a timely conversation on the evolving role of public institutions in American life.

Join The Murphy Institute's Gary "Hoov" Hoover (Director of The Murphy Institute and Professor of Economics) and Douglas Harris (Murphy Core Faculty and Professor and Chair of Economics) at the New Orleans Book Festival for a deep dive into the State of the Nation Project, which recently launched the first, and widely publicized, bipartisan progress report for the United States.

Join us on Saturday, March 21, 2026 for the 10th annual Corporate and Securities Law Roundtable, a one-day academic conference hosted at Tulane Law School. This year’s gathering brings together the nation’s leading corporate law scholars and business court judges to examine the evolving landscape of corporate governance and financial regulation.