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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Tulane Business Model Competition. As we count down to the start of the 2025 competition, Freeman checks in with some of our past winners to find out where they are now.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Tulane Business Model Competition. As we count down to the start of the 2025 competition, Freeman checks in with some of our past winners to find out where they are now.

Freeman School faculty members Chris Lipp and Rob Lalka are among the more than 200 acclaimed authors and thought leaders on tap for the fourth annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.

In 2023, Freeman professor Chris Otten and co-owner Mary Nell Bennett launched the Nell Shell, a seafood pop-up bringing New England delicacies to Crescent City eaters.

Carol Lavin Bernick (NC ’74), CEO of Polished Nickel Capital Management and former executive chairman of Alberto Culver, shared candid insights on leadership, corporate culture and family succession as the…

Miami Dolphins All-Pro tackle Terron Armstead was one of three sports business professionals who shared their insights with students and guests at the inaugural Tulane Sports Business Conference.

The Freeman School’s new 4+1 program allows students to begin work on a master’s degree in business while still an undergraduate, enabling them to earn a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in finance, energy management…

A distinguished roster of alumni, faculty and students came together on Nov. 1 for the first Freeman Alternative Investments Conference.

On Nov. 15, the Freeman School hosted the 2024 Master of Business Analytics Colloquium, an annual conference that brings analytics experts to campus to share their perspective on industry trends and offer career insights to…

With an expected decline in the number of college-age students over the next decade, universities nationwide are bracing for what’s been called the "enrollment cliff," but during his annual State of the School address, Dean…

To help local elementary schoolers learn the basics of financial literacy, students in Ashley Nelson’s the Art of Management class partnered with Junior Achievement to deliver a day of service at Esperanza Academy in New…

Completing a summer internship is one of the most important steps in getting a job after graduating from an MBA program, and this summer Freeman School MBA students cleared that hurdle with flying colors. A remarkable 100%…

According to the 2024 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, area startups see artificial intelligence and machine learning as likely game-changers for their industries, but they’re not all sure if that’s a good thing.

Effective Nov. 1, 2024, the Stewart Center will become the Stewart Center for Professional & Executive Programs, reflecting its new role as the home for all Freeman School programs aimed at working professionals,…

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.

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…

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…

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…

Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business has named Mara Baumgarten Force as inaugural director of the Schwartz Family Center for Experiential Business Learning, the school’s new center of excellence dedicated to high-…

Assistant Professor of Finance Ryan Peters is the developer of Money, Fintech, and Blockchain: Transforming the Financial Landscape, a new Freeman School course that explores the innovative technologies transforming the…

NOLA Nature School is a pioneering nonprofit preschool program that educates children through the wonders of nature, but as an organization, it faces many of the same challenges that for-profit businesses do.

Two A. B. Freeman School of Business graduates are among the eight Tulanians to win 2024-25 Fulbright awards. The graduates will receive grants through the highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the U.S.…

With more than 700 degree candidates set to participate in this year’s graduation festivities, the Freeman School did something it had never done before: Host three ceremonies.

Students at two New Orleans area high schools are doing more than just learning financial literacy. With the help of students from the A. B. Freeman School of Business, they’re studying investment strategies and actively…

Music app Tipzy, which enables bars to generate insights from customer-requested music, hit a high note at this year’s Pitch Friday Competition, taking home the grand prize of $15,000 in cash and $2,500 in pro bono legal…