Alumna fuses fashion and function in swimwear line
As the founder and CEO of stylish swimwear brand Cabana Life, Melissa Papock (BSM ’96) knows that clothing acts as a vital line of defense against summertime sun exposure.
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New nonprofit solves thorny issue for STEM teachers
Founded by alumnus Todd Wackerman (MBA ’18), STEM Library Lab is a new nonprofit that provides New Orleans public and charter school teachers with the tools they need to teach hands-on, inquiry-based science.
Alumna appointed president of Kennesaw State University
Pamela Whitten, an alumna of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business, has been appointed president of Kennesaw State University, the third-largest university in Georgia and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country.
Freeman grad earns prestigious accounting award
A. B. Freeman School of Business alumna Alexis S. Gandal (BSM/MACCT ’17) has been named a 2017 recipient of the American Institute of CPAs’ Elijah Watt Sells Award.
The growing importance of tacit knowledge
In a new study, Professor of Accounting Jasmijn Bol finds that firms increasingly value tacit knowledge — the term scholars use for hard-to-teach skills like communication, self-management and the ability to prioritize tasks — in junior-level employees.
Freeman MBAs create app to manage rental deposit disputes
Two students at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business have turned their gripes with renting into a company that could revolutionize how lease agreements are managed.
Freeman School celebrates largest graduating class in history
On May 18, 2018 — nearly 100 years to the day after its inaugural graduation ceremony — the A. B. Freeman School of Business awarded diplomas to the largest graduating class in school history.
Business students help lead women’s rugby team to championship
Helping to lead the Tulane women’s rugby team to the D2 Spring Championship were three A. B. Freeman School of Business students: Elena Garidis (BSM ’18, LA ’18), Clare Sullivan (BSM ’19) and Lily Wissinger (BSM ’18).
Twin grads find their own voices at Tulane
For graduating seniors— and identical twins— Blane and Tyler Margaretten, the highlight of their college careers is not the final destination, but the journey.
Freeman hosts 4th Distressed Debt Investment Pitch Competition
Students Griffin Donnelly (BSM ’19), Ben Gerber (BSM ’19) and Jack Preston (BSM ’19) were anything but distressed after taking home first place honors in the fourth annual Aaron Selber Jr. Distressed Debt Investment Pitch Competition.
