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Freeman School alumni Venessa Melton (BSM ’95) and Terence Pitre (MBA ’94) are doing more than just defying the odds in business academia. As tenured professors and veteran administrators, they're working to expand representation among…

As a child growing up surrounded by poverty, food insecurity and crime, Russell Ledet (MD/MBA ’22) never dreamed he would one don a white doctor’s coat as a graduate of Tulane School of Medicine, but the Lake Charles, Louisiana, native…

As senior vice president of operations at Walmart, Ivy Barney (MBA ’11) helps lead one of the world’s largest and most profitable retailers. At Walmart, Barney enjoys helping others advance their careers.

Fostering and promoting diversity has long been a goal of the Freeman School. As we celebrate Black History Month, Freeman looks back at an early initiative to encourage more African American students to pursue MBAs.

Freeman students Gabriella Olivieri (MME ’26) and Juwon Ishola (MBA ’26) were recently awarded NOLA Clean Energy Fellowships to support their study of renewable energy.

After completing a four-hour-long interview with the Posse Foundation, Chris Starr (BSM ’28) knew that if he were chosen for a scholarship, he’d likely receive a phone call that evening. “I got home at 10 o’clock, and I didn’t get a…

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…

Sanda Groome, senior professor of practice and area coordinator of business and legal studies, was named the 2024 recipient of the Albert Lepage Faculty Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Hundreds of alumni, guests, faculty and staff converged on Tulane's uptown campus the weekend of Feb. 22-24 to celebrate Tulane's first annual Black Alumni Weekend. Hosted by Tulane's Office of Alumni Relations, the weekend featured a…

Two members of the A. B. Freeman School of Business community were recently honored by Tulane University for exceptional achievements in advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

The Freeman Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Fund will support efforts to prepare students to consciously engage in a diverse, global business environment amidst social disparities.

Christopher “Skip” Wilson (MBA ’12) lives by a simple truth. Chasing a bigger paycheck or a more prestigious job title will not ensure happiness, he says, “especially if it means setting aside your needs and your family’s needs. You…

Increasing enrollment numbers of historically underrepresented groups is just one of the critical tasks that Erick Valentine is taking on in his new role as the Freeman School’s first associate dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion…

Assistant Professor of Management Anyi Ma and Senior Professor of Practice in Finance Myke Yest were named co-recipients of the inaugural Albert Lepage Faculty Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.