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Christopher Willoughby
  • Graduate Fellow 2014-2015
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Biography

Christopher Willoughby, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History, is writing his dissertation on racial science in antebellum American medical culture under the direction of Professor Randy Sparks.

The Murphy Institute

Established in memory of Charles H. Murphy, Sr. (1870-1954), and inspired by the vision of Charles H. Murphy, Jr. (1920-2002), The Murphy Institute exists to help Tulane faculty and students understand economic, moral, and political problems we all face and think about. More important, it exists to help us understand how these problems have come to be so closely interconnected.