Rage clicks: Study shows how political outrage fuels social media engagement
A new Tulane University study explains why politically charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a “confrontation effect,” where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges their views than those that align with them.
Visionary Leadership: Alum hopes to transform optical services for marginalized communities
Jesse Devlyn (MBA '93) is CEO of Zoom Vision, which hopes to transform optometry in the U.S. by providing affordable, on-demand vision care to underserved populations, including the country’s large Hispanic community.
Former energy secretary highlights 45th Tulane Business Forum
Dan Brouillette (MBA '24), president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the 45th annual Tulane Business Forum.
Harvard Business Review: How Proposed SEC Disclosure Requirements Could Help Workers
Lisa LaViers, assistant professor of accounting, contributed the opinion piece "How Proposed SEC Disclosure Requirements Could Help Workers" to Harvard Business Review. The article discusses the potential of the SEC's new human capital management disclosures to strengthen labor market transparency and fairness.
Freeman on the rise in new rankings
Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business is on the rise in three new ranking surveys. In each of the surveys — two for full-time MBA programs and one for undergraduate business programs — the Freeman School improved its position over last year’s ranking.
October 12, 2024
Associate Professor of Marketing Daniel Mochon's research finding that online users are more likely to engage with content that clashes with their ideology than content that aligns with it was highlighted in an article in Fast Company.
October 11, 2024
A new Tulane University study explains why politically charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree. Researchers found a “confrontation effect,” where people are more likely to interact with content that challenges their views than those that align with them.
October 10, 2024
Jesse Devlyn (MBA '93) is CEO of Zoom Vision, which hopes to transform optometry in the U.S. by providing affordable, on-demand vision care to underserved populations, including the country’s large Hispanic community.
October 04, 2024
Dan Brouillette (MBA '24), president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the 45th annual Tulane Business Forum.
October 01, 2024
Lisa LaViers, assistant professor of accounting, contributed the opinion piece "How Proposed SEC Disclosure Requirements Could Help Workers" to Harvard Business Review. The article discusses the potential of the SEC's new human capital management disclosures to strengthen labor market transparency and fairness.
September 26, 2024
Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business is on the rise in three new ranking surveys. In each of the surveys — two for full-time MBA programs and one for undergraduate business programs — the Freeman School improved its position over last year’s ranking.
September 24, 2024
Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by equities.com for a story about how the Fed's recent interest rate cut will impact sustainable investments.
September 24, 2024
Patrick Harker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, entitled his talk to students at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business “More Than Just Interest Rates,” and he used the opportunity to dispel the notion that the central bank is solely focused on monetary policy and economic forecasting.
September 10, 2024
Sion James (BSM '24) distinguished himself as a star on the Green Wave Men's Basketball team and an award-winning student-athlete at the Freeman School.
September 09, 2024
Chris Hydock, assistant professor of marketing, was interviewed by Restaurant Dive for a story about new Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's efforts to transform the coffee chain.
September 08, 2024
As Louisiana eyes its future, a handful of industries are expected to drive economic growth, including energy, hospitality, international trade and banking. Helping to fuel those industries is artificial intelligence, which is expected to play an increasingly significant role in almost every business.
September 05, 2024
Daniel Mochon's paper "The Confrontation Effect: When Users Engage More with Ideology-Inconsistent Content Online,” co-authored with Janet Schwartz (Duke University), has been accepted for publication in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.