Open for Business
The Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex is open for business. On Tuesday, the Freeman School officially unveiled its long-awaited expansion with a New Orleans-style celebration in honor of the building’s inaugural day of classes.
Other News
Research Notes: Nishad Kapadia and Morad Zekhnini
Nishad Kapadia and Morad Zekhnini’s paper “Do Idiosyncratic Jumps Matter?” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Freeman to expand into New Orleans CBD with new offerings in hospitality entrepreneurship
With a new facility in the New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute building, the Freeman School plans to offer degree and non-degree programs aimed at students, working professionals and executives from around the world.
Alumna named 2017 Tree Farmer of the Year
Hanna Gamble (BSM ’12), manager of St. Lucia Plantation, a family-owned pine-tree farm in Logansport, Louisiana, was named 2017 Tree Farmer of the Year by the Louisiana Forestry Association.
Researcher says use less jargon when crowdfunding
Today’s innovators turn to platforms like Kickstarter to crowdfund their imaginative products. Now, a new study conducted by the Freeman School’s Yuchen Zhang suggests that a Kickstarter campaign’s worst enemy is the overuse of tech jargon in its project’s description.
The long and winding journey of a family business
Gyl Grinberg (BSM ’95), former president of Val-Fit Inc., a leading master distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) for the oil and gas industry, shared the family-owned company’s long and winding journey in a special presentation at November’s Tulane Family Business Forum.
Research Notes: Ricky Tan
Yinliang “Ricky” Tan’s paper “Captivate: Building Blocks for Implementing Active Learning,” co-authored with Brent Kitchens of the University of Virginia and Tawnya Means of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Education for Business.
Anatomy of a startup
Entrepreneur Fran Heller (NC ’88) discussed the evolution of her startup Good2Go in November as part of a new speaker series hosted by the Freeman School’s Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Teaching award winners share commitment to students
Paddy Sivadasan and Xuhui “Nick” Pan are the 2017 recipients of the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award, the Freeman School’s highest honor for classroom teaching.
Hundreds turn out for Homecoming/Reunions 2017
With clear skies and unseasonably mild temperatures, Homecoming/Reunion Weekend 2017 attracted hundreds of Freeman alumni, parents and friends to Tulane’s uptown campus for a Wave-themed weekend of fun.
