Freeman News
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OppFi founder Todd Schwartz shares company's story as 2024 R.W. Freeman LecturerFor the 2024 R.W. Freeman Distinguished Lecture, Todd Schwartz (BSM '03), founder of fintech company OppFi, shared the firm's origin story and highlighted its unwavering commitment to assisting millions of Americans. In 2012…
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Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk hosts fireside chat with studentsDavid M. Turk, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, visited the A. B. Freeman School of Business on Wednesday, April 24, for a fireside chat with students about energy policy, technologies and opportunities.
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Industry experts program offers real-world, real-time career guidanceTo help students get the insider's perspective they're seeking, the Freeman School’s Career Management Center launched the Industry Experts-in-Residence program, a new initiative that connects students with senior industry…
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Freeman School celebrates renewal of elite AACSB accreditationTulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has been reaccredited through 2029 by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the world’s leading accrediting body for university…
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Freeman jumps 19 spots in latest US News MBA rankingTulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business climbed 19 spots to No. 62 in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s best full-time MBA programs.
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Freeman students highlighted for Poets & Quants 2024 'Best & Brightest Business Majors'Freeman seniors Raleigh Kreis (BSM '24) and Kobe Zagon (BSM '24) were recently highlighted as two of this year's Best & Brightest Business Majors by Poets&Quants.
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Freeman growing as Fulbright destinationIn addition to producing Fulbright students, Tulane and the Freeman School are also leading destinations for Fulbright students. The Freeman School currently has four international grad students on Fulbright Foreign Student…
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Sensitive skincare company earns top prize at Tulane Business Model CompetitionGently Soap, a skincare brand that creates bath products infused with clinically validated botanicals to provide “joyful relief” to people with sensitive skin, won first place and the top prize of $75,000 at the 24th annual…
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Tulane honors 2024 Entrepreneurs of the YearTulane University honored Chris Britt (A&S ’95) and Andrea Turner Moffitt (NC ’00) as Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2024 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards Gala.
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Students unlock entrepreneurial insights at Founders ForumThe Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation's second annual Founders Forum gave entreprenuership students the chance to meet and learn from the founders of 23 New Orleans area companies.
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Alumni shine at first Black Alumni WeekendHundreds 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…
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Freeman launches new undergraduate certificate programs in high-demand fieldsUndergraduate students can now earn a certificate designating their completion of a specialized program of study in Energy, Hospitality, Real Estate Finance, Sports Management, and Business Analytics and AI.
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Tulane and Freeman part of record-setting $160 million grant to transform Louisiana’s energy industryTulane University and the A. B. Freeman School of Business will play central roles in a new statewide effort that has received the largest and most competitive grant ever awarded by the U.S. National Science Foundation – up…
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Poets&Quants ranks Freeman 31st in undergraduate businessThe A. B. Freeman School of Business held its position as one of the top business schools in the nation, maintaining its rank at No. 31 in the latest Poets&Quants for Undergrads ranking of undergraduate business programs…
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Simulation will teach students about energy transitionPierre Conner, executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute and faculty director of the Master of Management in Energy, traveled to Warsaw, Poland, to be trained as a moderator in the Energy Transition Game.
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Executive MBAs from around the world come together for International WeekExecutive students from eight countries spanning three continents came together at the A. B. Freeman School of Business in January for a week of cross-cultural learning, collaboration and team building.
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New Orleans startups increase staffing, funding and equity despite recession threatNew Orleans area startups are staffing up and attracting more investment funding despite headwinds from higher interest rates, inflation and pessimism over the national economy, according to Tulane University’s 2023 Greater…
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Tulane Energy Institute co-hosts Clean Energy Investment SymposiumThe Tulane Energy Institute at the A. B. Freeman School of Business partnered with wealth management firm Janney Montgomery Scott to host the inaugural Clean Energy Investment Symposium. The conference, which took place…
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Freeman hosts Master of Business Analytics ColloquiumOn Nov. 17, the Freeman School hosted the 2023 Master of Business Analytics Colloquium, an annual conference that brings analytics professionals to campus to discuss the industry and share career insights with students in…
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Reimagining undergraduate business educationAs the Freeman School's new Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Myke Yest is working to to deliver a seamless, fully integrated educational experience.
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Burke and Senot honored at 2023 Research, Scholarship & Artistic Achievement AwardsFreeman School professors Michael Burke and Claire Senot were honored for their outstanding research achievements at the 2023 Tulane University Research, Scholarship & Artistic Achievement Awards, which took place on Nov…
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2023 Employment Spotlight: MBA grads leverage skills to pivot into new careersThree months after graduation, 93% of the Freeman School's 2023 MBA class had job offers, an 8% increase over last year at that time. While those jobs were distributed across industries, more than half of this year's grads…
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Great startup ideas get exposure, feedback during Pitch Friday Homecoming editionTulane student entrepreneurs brought their startup ideas before a panel of judges and Wave Weekend audiences during a homecoming round of the Freeman School's Pitch Friday competition.
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Dean Goes highlights growth, progress in annual 'State of the School' addressDean Goes delivered this year's address as part of Wave Weekend '23, Tulane's annual celebration that combines homecoming, reunions and parents weekend.
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Freeman School receives $5 million gift to launch Schwartz Family Center for Experiential Business LearningThe A. B. Freeman School of Business has received a $5 million gift from Todd and Gina Schwartz to expand opportunities for students to “learn by doing.”