Freeman News
Freeman School Dean Paulo Goes, Burkenroad Reports founder Peter Ricchiuti and Business School Council member Jay Lapeyre (MBA/JD’ 78) are among the panelists and authors representing the Freeman School for the second annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University.
Ceres, the plant protein cereal startup co-founded by Tulane MBA student Rich Simmerman (MBA ’24), has been named one of 13 national finalists in the AWS University Startup Competition.
Area startups are feeling confident enough to add staff as the regional economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest findings from Tulane University’s 2022 Greater New Orleans Startup Report.
Each semester, around 50 students from the A. B. Freeman School of Business file into local courtrooms, eager to witness the reality and complexity of the justice system for the first time. And each semester, their detailed notes on the efficiency and operation of the court help bring change and accountability to the New Orleans justice system.
The Freeman School climbed three spots to No. 46 nationally and No. 9 in the South in the latest Princeton Review rankings of the top graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies.
The Tulane chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society recognizing academic excellence in the study of business, welcomed its newest members at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 14, 2022.
Adrienne Colella, James W. McFarland Distinguished Chair in Business and professor of management, received the 2022 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at the second annual Tulane University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards Ceremony.
Bernhard announced this week a commitment to hire 360 Tulane University graduates over the next three decades. Dubbed the “360 Promise,” the program is a partnership between Bernhard and the Tulane Energy Institute (TEI), a world-renowned component of Tulane’s A. B. Freeman School of Business in New Orleans.
Dr. Regina Benjamin (MBA ’91), founder and CEO of BayouClinic/Gulf States Health Policy Center and former United States surgeon general, shared stories from her life and career in health care for the inaugural Dr. Regina Benjamin Distinguished Lecture.
Jose Cil (A&S ’91), CEO of Restaurant Brands International, parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Horton’s, discussed the company’s commitment to purpose before profits as luncheon keynote speaker at the 43rd annual Tulane Business Forum. The event, an annual presentation of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA), took place on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Stuart Haselden (MBA ’98), CEO of Arc’teryx, a global design company specializing in high-performance outerwear and equipment, discussed his life and career in retail as the Freeman School’s 2022 R.W. Freeman Distinguished Lecturer.
The Freeman School jumped seven spots to No. 34in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of undergraduate business programs. The ranking, which was published on Sept. 12 as part of U.S. News’ 2022-23 Best Colleges report, is Freeman’s highest for undergraduate business in more than 20 years.