Freeman News

If you’ve ever wondered about the true value of social media, a class of Freeman School students has an answer for you.$18,000.That’s how much a Twitter message — or, if you prefer, a tweet — the students posted on behalf of…

Career services directors from more than a dozen leading business schools converged on New Orleans in August to take part in a special workshop organized by the A. B. Freeman School of Business. Career services directors…

The Freeman School’s Michael Hogg, a professor of practice who teaches undergraduate legal studies in business courses, is highlighted in Bloomberg Businessweek this week as part of its “Favorite Professors” series…

The Freeman School has added six new tenured and tenure-track professors to its faculty for 2012-13.Of the six appointments, three are for newly created positions, representing the first phase of an ambitious three-year…

Dean Ira Solomon has named Ralph Maurer, professor of practice and executive director of the Tulane Family Business Center, to a one-year appointment as interim executive director of the Freeman School’s Levy-Rosenblum…

For the second straight year, the Financial Times has named the Freeman School’s Master of Finance program as one of the best in the world. The Freeman School’s MFIN program was ranked 30th internationally and third among U.…

The Freeman School hosted a delegation of 50 education officials from China. (Photo by Sally Asher)On June 1, the Freeman School hosted a delegation of 50 representatives from Chinese universities as well as officials from…

The local food movement is gaining popularity among foodies nationwide. In Louisiana, it seems like old hat. Whether they are eating fresh-caught shrimp, creole tomatoes or Ponchatoula strawberries, Louisianians feel that…

The Freeman School’s 2012 graduate diploma ceremony was Ira Solomon’s first as dean of the business school, but in a number of ways the event harkened back to traditions of the past. Dean Ira Solomon presided over the…

Dean Ira Solomon presented the following student awards at the Freeman School’s 2012 undergraduate and graduate-level diploma ceremonies. BSM Scholastic Achievement Award Established in 1997, the BSM…

Dean Ira Solomon presented the following faculty awards at the Freeman School’s 2012 graduate diploma ceremony. Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award Established in 2012, this award recognizes professors in undergraduate and…

Rob Lynch (MBA ’12) didn’t just start a new business in New Orleans. He helped start a new industry. Rob Lynch (MBA ’12), owner of Bike Taxi Unlimited, spent a year and a half working with city officials to draft an…

The Freeman School has signed an agreement with China’s Xiamen University to begin offering two new dual education master’s programs for Chinese students. Ira Solomon, dean of the Freeman School, and Xiaohui Qu, dean of the…

More than 150 alums spanning 45 years of the Freeman School turned out on Friday (May 4) for Freeman’s second annual Graduate Alumni Reunion Party. More than 150 alumni from the classes of ’67 through ’07 attended this year’…

On a recent Friday morning, about a dozen undergraduate students gathered in a computer lab in the business school where they were directed to a website and asked to make various choices—everything from what to order for…

Coby Kramer-Golinkoff (BSM ’13) isn’t your typical college student. In addition to handling his course load in business management and international development, the Freeman School junior is fundraising for the fight against…

The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University is the top school in the nation for MBA employment according to the latest U.S. News & World Report survey of business schools. The job placement data…

This year’s Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference attracted a record attendance, and according to conference organizer Peter Ricchiuti, that’s a good sign for the economy. Peter Ricchiuti, right, says the best-performing…

From BizEd Magazine, May/June 2012: Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business in the southern U.S. has created a technologically supported educational model that aims to boost the number of doctorally qualified faculty…

The Tulane chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing business excellence, welcomed its newest members at a ceremony in Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II on April 23, 2012. Beta Gamma Sigma inductees…

Student teams from Tulane University and six other schools put their valuation and financial analysis skills to the test at the 16th annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition. The competition, an annual…

A Freeman School-based venture with a plan to turn algae into crude oil was one of the big winners at Friday’s Tulane Business Plan Competition. ReactWell’s Brandon Iglesias (MBA ’11, MFIN ’11) and Taylor Gilbert (MBA ’12),…

Big banks have gotten a lot of criticism in recent years—some of it deserved, says Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase, the nation’s biggest bank. But in an appearance at Tulane University on Monday, Dimon said…

Jerrycans — 20-liter plastic containers ubiquitous in third-world countries — are a favorite for relief organizations because they’re so versatile for storing water or fuel and easily transportable. What if they could be…

More than 50 deans, administrators and scholars from business schools across Latin America converged on the Freeman School in March for the 13th meeting of the Latin American Research Consortium (LARC). This year’s…