Jim Clark, co-founder of Netscape and Silicon Graphics, and Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World and star of CNBC reality shows “The Profit” and “The Partner,” are among the headline speakers for the 11th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.
Eric Smith, interim executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute, contributed an article to The Conversation about the unintended consequences of U.S. sanctions intended to put pressure on the government headed by Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.
Named in honor of Frank B. Stewart Jr. (BBA ’57), Stewart Center CBD will house the executive MBA program, non-degree executive education offerings, international programs, and courses related to the school’s new entrepreneurial hospitality initiative.
Xianjun Geng’s paper “Bloatware and Jailbreaking: Strategic Impact of Consumer-Initiated Modification of Technology Products” was accepted for publication in Information Systems Research, and his paper “Operational Role of Retail Bundling and its Implications in a Supply Chain” was accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management (POM).
Ten years after their fortuitous meeting in Sharp Hall, Matthew Berman (BSM ’09) and Warren H. Cohn (BSM ’09) have brought their partnership under one roof in a joint venture called Emerald Digital, a full-service digital-marketing agency.
Kendall Gardner and Matthew Johnson have been named spring 2019 recipients of the Freeman Travel Abroad Award (FTAA), a new scholarship presented by the Office of Study Abroad & Exchange that offers financial assistance to students participating in Freeman study abroad programs.
John Clarke, professor of practice and associate dean for graduate programs, spoke with Biz New Orleans Managing Editor Kim Singletary about the Freeman School’s new program in entrepreneurial hospitality for her feature on efforts to improve the quality of jobs in the New Orleans hospitality industry.
In January, Freeman students visited the Waterford 3 control room simulator, a training facility located within Entergy’s Waterford 3 nuclear power plant that replicates the instrumentation in the plant’s actual control room down to the last toggle switch.
The Freeman School has announced a partnership with Tulane University School of Architecture to meet the increasing demand for business professionals equipped with the tools for a career in real estate development.
Barrett Wheeler’s paper “Loan Loss Accounting and Procyclical Bank Lending: The Role of Direct Regulatory Actions” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting and Economics.
