(Translated by Google) Tulane University, formerly known as the Medical College of Louisiana, founded in 1834, is the second medical school in the southern United States. In 1837, the medical school was merged into the then established University of Louisiana (University of Louisiana). In 1861 the school was closed because of the American Civil War, and re-enrollment in 1865.
In 1882, the New Orleans businessman Paul Duran (PAUL.TULANE) donated more than one million dollars of real estate as an education fund, and the establishment of the Duran Education Fund Committee (Board of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund) regulatory funds use. In 1884 the state legislature passed a resolution to move the university's supervisory authority to the Duran Education Fund Committee, where Louisiana University turned to private and renamed Tulane University.
In 1885, Tulane University set up a graduate school. In 1894, Tulane University set up a college of engineering, that is now the College of Science. In the same year, Tulane University moved to the current camp in uptown. 1914 Tulane University set up business school, was the earliest business school in the southern United States. Subsequently, Tulane University has set up other colleges.
In 2005, due to Hurricane Katrina Tulane University canceled the fall course. In 2006, 93% of the students returned to the campus after the disaster.
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杜蘭大學的前身為成立於1834年的路易斯安那醫學院(Medical College of Louisiana),是美國南部第二個醫學院。1837年,醫學院被合併至當時成立的公立路易斯安那大學(University of Louisiana)。1861年學校因為美國南北戰爭而關閉,與1865年重新招生。
1882年,紐奧良商人保爾.杜蘭(PAUL.TULANE)捐獻了市價超過一百萬美金的房地產作為教育基金,並設立杜蘭教育基金委員會(Board of Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund)監管資金使用。1884年州議會通過決議將大學的監管權移至杜蘭教育基金委員會,路易斯安娜大學從此轉為私立並更名為杜蘭大學。
1885年,杜蘭大學設立研究生院。1894年,杜蘭大學設立工程學院,即現在的理學院。同年杜蘭大學搬遷至目前在uptown的校區。1914年杜蘭大學設立商學院,是當時美國南部最早的商學院。隨後,杜蘭大學陸續成立了其他學院。
2005年,由於卡特里娜颶風杜蘭大學取消了秋季課程。2006年在災後重新開課,有93%的學生重新返回了校園。