Stock image of woman reacting negatively to social media on phone
October 11, 2024

A new Freeman School of Business 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. 

Jesse Devlyn with vision kiosk
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.
Dan Brouilette delivers keynote speech at 45th annual Tulane Business Forum
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.
Lisa LaViers photographed in Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex
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.
Claire Senot teaches MBA class in GWBC
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.
Peter Ricchiuti photographed in his office
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.
Patrick Harker delivers speech from stage in Freeman School's Marshall Family Commons.
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.
Sion James standing and pointing with basketball
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.
Chris Hydock photo taken in GWBC
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.
Tulane Business Forum logo on screen at 2023 forum.
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.
Daniel Mochon portrait in GWBC
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.
August 23, 2024
Shuhua Sun, Peter W. and Paul A. Callais Professor of Entrepreneurship and associate professor of management, recently had two research papers accepted for publication.
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