The Global Observer is a student-led print and online publication sponsored by the NTC Center for Global Education. We are dedicated to exploring global issues and trends, providing a platform for Tulane students, alumni, faculty, and staff to share multicultural perspectives. Each issue centers around a specific theme, aiming to illustrate the similarities and differences across regions, geographies, and citizenships.
Our mission is to enhance cross-cultural awareness and showcase creativity from our community. The Global Observer was first published in Spring 2018 and, after a hiatus due to Covid-19, we are thrilled to announce our return with the Spring 2026 issue.
Call for Submissions: Spring 2026 Issue
Theme: Time Travel
How do we move through time as we move through place? From ancient traditions to imagined futures, our experiences abroad often make us feel like travelers through time as we cross histories, generations, and ways of seeing the world.
This issue of The Global Observer explores how cultures remember, adapt, and reimagine themselves across time. We invite essays, photography, poetry, art, and reflections that explore time as a global experience—how we inherit the past, live in the present, and dream the future.
Submissions welcome in all languages of study.
Deadline for Submissions: January 30, 2026
Consider the following prompts as inspiration:
How have you interacted with local history while abroad?
How did you encounter culture across time while abroad?
How do you as a study abroad student contribute to the “re-invention” of places across time?
What does “modernity” look like across cultures?
How has studying abroad and travel made you aware of different perceptions of time or place?
How are younger generations reimagining history and/or the future of where you studied abroad?
What can nostalgia, memory, or tradition teach us about change?
Submission Details
If you are interested in submitting, please fill out the Submission and Interest Form. We look forward to reviewing your work and collaborating with you throughout the editorial process.
Who can submit? Tulane students, alumni, faculty, and staff
Send us your submission.
Contributing to The Global Observer offers a chance to reflect on your intercultural experiences and gain valuable publication credit. This exposure is particularly beneficial for those considering a career in travel writing. Our CGE staff will support you through the editorial process to ensure your work is published both online and in our print anthology.
For any questions, please email Global Observer Student Editor Mali Weitzman mweitzman@tulane.edu and copy the Office of Study Abroad, osa@tulane.edu.
