Freeman News

In the last several years, specialization has become the new mantra at business schools, with students pursuing increasingly narrow tracks of study in hopes of gaining an advantage in the job market. Jennifer Merluzzi says…

Applications are now open for the 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition, which will award over $40,000 in cash prizes to college entrepreneurs with promising startup ventures. The 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition…

The Baltic Management Institute (BMI) International EMBA class XVII, with executives from leading Baltic, Nordic and global companies, begins studies this week in Vilnius, Lithuania, under some of the world's best management…

Freeman School senior Ethan Levy (BSM '16) first thought of the idea for his startup enterprise FailUp as a first-year student. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)Most organizations make a point to choose positive, affirming…

Alumni and professionals from companies including Moody’s Investor Services, EY, J.P. Morgan, Barclay’s and Deutsche Bank hosted a group of Chinese students at a special networking reception in New York on Saturday night (…

When Peter Ricchiuti speaks at conventions and corporate meetings, event organizers bill him as “the financial professor you wish you’d had in college.” Peter Ricchiuti took alumni and parents on a whirlwind and…

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce the following appointments to the faculty of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Assistant Professor of Accounting Hila Fogel-Yaari joins the…

Tulane University will host its massive 2015 Homecoming/Reunion/Family Weekend on Nov. 6-8, and as part of those festivities, the A. B. Freeman School of Business has a number of exciting activities planned especially for…

Lorna Donatone (BSM ’80), CEO of Schools Worldwide for Sodexo, has been tapped to head up Sodexo North America. As region chair of North America, Donatone will assume the duties currently held by Sodexo North America…

AACSB International, the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, has named Tulane University business alumnus Bill Goldring (BBA ’64), chairman of the Sazerac Co. and Crescent Crown…

Many people tend to think of email as an indispensable tool for organizations to communicate, collaborate and innovate, but not Adam Bryant. New York Times "Corner Office" columnist Adam Bryant said the first step in…

In the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has staged a remarkable economic comeback, adding thousands of jobs, attracting billions of dollars in investment and topping a host of “best-of” lists — everything from…

Four alumni of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business are among the honorees in the 2015 DiversityMBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50. The list, compiled by DiversityMBA Magazine, recognizes exceptional minority and…

Tulane University School of Medicine has opened up a new front in the battle against obesity and diet-related disease: the kitchen. The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine is a groundbreaking program of the medical school…

In a classroom on the campus of historic business school ESCP Europe in Paris, adjunct lecturer Alain Dumont leads a discussion with Executive MBA students from the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. (…

Lei LaiAssistant Professor of Management Lei Lai has been named a recipient of the 2015 Most Influential Article Award from the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management. The award will be presented at the…

Kelsey Chan-Chin graduated from Tulane University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in public health and a deep desire to help people eat healthier. Master of Management students visited the headquarters of Shanghai Baosteel…

Two teams led by current Tulane students or graduates were among the winners of the Neuro Startup Challenge, an international competition designed to bring National Institutes of Health medical inventions to market. Tulane-…

With four students in the top 100, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business placed seventh overall in Institution Investor’s third-annual All-America Student Analyst Competition. Results of the contest, which…

Kenny Wang will begin his residency in emergency medicine this fall, but the Tulane University School of Medicine graduate has career aspirations that go far beyond the ER. Wang hopes to eventually go into academic medicine…

Ira Solomon, dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, has announced the inaugural grant recipients in the Millie and Allan Bradley Innovation in Ethics Education program.Established in 2014, the…

Big data is one of the business world’s biggest buzzwords, offering organizations the promise of revolutionizing the way they generate value for customers and shareholders. Now, a new MBA concentration gives students the…

Two students at the A. B. Freeman School of Business have been named Tulane University’s 2015 Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Brandon Schmidt, left, and Jackie Wegner received Tulane's 2015 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards…

MBA teams Washington University in St. Louis, the University of North Carolina and Tulane University took home the top prizes at the A. B. Freeman School of Business’ 19th annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case…

Disease Diagnostic Group, a startup company with technology to dramatically improve the diagnosis of malaria, won first place and a $25,000 grand prize at the 15th annual Tulane Business Model Competition. DDG's John…