Freeman News
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Forté Foods takes grand prize in Pitch Friday competitionForté Foods, a startup creating protein-fortified pasta sauces, won the top prize at the Freeman School's annual Pitch Friday Competition.
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Making the case for civil discourseChris Otten, professor of practice in business and legal studies, led an interactive workshop on April 15 designed to help students, faculty and staff navigate difficult conversations.
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Futurist Series highlights AI’s impact on private equityPrivate equity firms are investing in artificial intelligence at roughly three times the rate of most Fortune 500 companies, positioning themselves at the forefront of a technological revolution that promises to reshape how…
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Freeman makes big gains in latest U.S. News & World Report rankingsTulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business posted significant gains across multiple categories in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Business Schools rankings.
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Freeman launches four-year Accelerated MD/MBABeginning this fall, Tulane University medical students will be able to pursue a Freeman School of Business MBA concurrently with their medical degrees — earning both credentials in four years and eliminating the additional…
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MBA students investigate redevelopment opportunities for Port of NOLALast fall, a group of Freeman MBA students partnered with the Port of New Orleans to develop targeted tenant recommendations for its waterside real estate.
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Freeman rises to No. 30 in Poets&Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business SchoolsThe Freeman School climbed five spots to No. 30 in Poets&Quants’ 2026 ranking of the nation’s Best Undergraduate Business Schools. The list was released March 23 on Poets&Quants for Undergrads, the publication’s…
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Brett Hurt, Glass Half Full founders honored as 2026 Entrepreneurs of the YearTulane University honored tech entrepreneur Brett A. Hurt and Glass Half Full founders Franziska Trautmann (SSE ’20) and Max Steitz (SLA ’20) as Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2026 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship…
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MBA students help Entergy understand clients’ sustainability needsCorporate sustainable energy initiatives are in flux. Recent policy reversals and regulation rollbacks have discouraged green investment, yet promising new technologies and increasing demand for reliable energy make…
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Exactics wins grand prize in 2026 Tulane Business Model CompetitionExactics, a biotech startup developing rapid at-home tests for a range of infectious diseases, won first place and the grand prize of $75,000 in the 2026 Tulane Business Model Competition.
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Green Bull puts students on track for investment banking successThe Green Bull Investment Banking Group, Freeman's student-led, faculty-supervised organization for undergraduates seeking careers in investment banking, was established to address a critical gap in the recruiting timeline…
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Freeman celebrates Black History MonthFreeman School Dean Paulo Goes stands in front of "The New Orleans Black Experience," a mural by acclaimed New Orleans artist Brandan "BMIKE" Odums celebrating the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of the city's Black…
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Tulane Business Model Competition announces 2026 semifinalistsThe Freeman School has announced the six semifinalist teams that will face off in the 2026 Tulane Business Model Competition.
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Freeman climbs to No. 46 in Fortune MBA rankingThe Freeman School rose to No. 46 in Fortune’s 2026 ranking of Best Business Schools and MBA Programs.
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Freeman hosts Peruvian Executive MBAsIn January, the Freeman School welcomed to campus the newest cohort of the Tulane-Centrum Executive MBA, a joint-degree program offered in partnership with Centrum PUCP Business School in Lima, Peru. The executives were…
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Students network their way through Manhattan in annual Real Estate TrekThe New York real estate market is one of the hottest in the world, and students in Freeman’s Real Estate Club are getting in on the action, with 15 club members traveling to New York City for an inside look at the industry…
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Futurist series highlights consumerization of health careThe impact of AI, personalized medicine, the shift to home-based care and the consumerization of health care were central themes of the latest Freeman Futurist Series presentation, “Bioinnovation: The Future of Health Care…
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Executive MBAs team up with peers from around the world for International WeekThis year's EMBA International Week brought students in the Freeman School's Executive MBA program together with peers from nine different countries for a week of business classes, group projects, site visits and social…
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Alum brings rugby mindset to new consulting programGeorge Henderson (MBA '96), a management consultant with more than 25 years of experience in organizational transformation, is bringing his business and sports leadership experience to Freeman's new EDGE Consulting group.
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AI-powered fund takes top prize in Aaron Selber Jr. Hedge Fund CourseA team of students with a plan to use AI to find insights hidden in corporate disclosures won first place and the top prize of $1,400 in this year’s Aaron Selber Jr. Course on Hedge Funds.
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De Franco appointed Keehn Berry Chair of Banking and FinanceGus De Franco will rejoin the Freeman School in July as the Keehn Berry Chair of Banking and Finance, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Accounting Area Coordinator.
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Lantz named executive director of Career Management CenterAs executive director of the Career Management Center, Chloe Lantz will oversee career readiness initiatives and drive enhanced employment outcomes for the Freeman School's more than 3,200 students.
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Norwegian ambassador visits FreemanNorwegian Ambassador Anniken Huitfeldt visited the Freeman School on Nov. 20 as part of a trip to learn more about Louisiana's energy industry.
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Goes highlights growth, AI initiatives in ‘State of the School’ addressFor this year's State of the School talk, Dean Paulo Goes discussed new programs, highlighted notable accomplishments and outlined some of the strategies the school is employing to prepare students for an AI-powered future…
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Colloquium explores AI in analyticsThe rapid advances of AI — and its limitations — was the theme of this year’s MANA Colloquium, “Beyond the Data: How AI Is Transforming Business Analytics.”