Freeman News

Edward Crawford (MBA ’09), co-founder and president of Coltala Holdings and member of the Business School Council, recently delivered a TEDx talk at Wiley College on the role of service in business and life.

The Tulane Business Model Competition celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020, and to mark the occasion, the competition has some big changes in store.

Freeman School alumni, parents and friends returned to campus in November for a weekend of food, fun, friendship and football. The occasion was Wave ’19, Tulane’s annual celebration that combines homecoming, class reunions and family…

Professor Jeffrey A. Barach, who taught marketing and management at the Freeman School for more than 40 years, died on Oct. 25, 2019. He was 85.

August’s yield curve inversion was yet another sign that the U.S. could be headed for a recession, but in remarks at the 2019 Tulane Business Forum, Atlanta Fed President and CEO Raphael Bostic said he remains confident in the strength…

Collin Ferguson (BSM ’04) considers the arts community to be the greatest natural resource that New Orleans possesses. Ferguson’s company, Where Y’Art, is dedicated to promoting the work of local artists and building a stronger, more…

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has renewed eight career-development grants as part of the Lepage Faculty Fellows program.

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced a new cohort of executives, investors and entrepreneurs to serve as 2019-20 Innovators-in-Residence.

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business released the results of the 2019 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, the first comprehensive overview of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

For its 40th anniversary presentation, the Tulane Business Forum takes a deep dive into the customer experience, showcasing innovative companies and business leaders who are using service to differentiate themselves and create value.…

Alex Duffy (BSM ’21) and Chandler Nguyen (BSM '21) have been named fall 2019 recipients of the Freeman Travel Abroad Award (FTAA), a scholarship program that offers financial assistance to students participating in Freeman study abroad…

Established in 2008 to help strengthen the Freeman MBA brand, the Freeman 50 works to support the school in three key areas: admissions, placement and development.

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the leading accrediting body for university business education, announced today that the accreditation of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has been…

Corinna Zengel (BSM ’20), a junior majoring in management, has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for the fall 2019 semester. Zengel will use the award to support her semester abroad at Insper in Sao Paulo,…

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and founder of the Freeman School's acclaimed Burkenroad Reports program, was honored by Mayor Latoya Cantrell and the New Orleans City Council for his 23 years of service on the city's…

Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business welcomed 12 new faculty members to the school for the 2019-20 academic year. That number includes 10 tenure-track assistant professors and two professors of practice.

Does your Freeman graduation year end in four or nine? Then join us Nov. 1-3, 2019, for Graduate Reunion Weekend, the Freeman School’s annual get-together for master’s and PhD program alumni celebrating milestone graduation…

The New Orleans Saints and Pelicans recently teamed up with the Freeman School for a semester-long project that introduced Master of Business Analytics students to real-world projects and helped the two sports organizations apply…

Tulane third baseman Kody Hoese (BSM '20), a Freeman School junior majoring in finance, was selected with the 25th pick in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business awarded diplomas to nearly 1,000 degree candidates at its spring 2019 graduation ceremonies. This year's ceremonies took place on Friday, May 17, in the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in…

As college graduates prepare to enter an increasingly automated workplace, one of their greatest fears is job security. In a talk at the Freeman School, the head of the nation’s second-largest professional services firm told…

Anthony Salazer (BSM/MACCT '18) has been named a 2018 recipient of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Elijah Watt Sells Award, which recognizes the year's top performers on the Uniform CPA Examination.

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 April 22, 2019.

Tulane University honored skin care innovators Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields and social entrepreneurs Stephanie and David Barksdale as its Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2019 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and…

Less than two weeks after winning the top prize at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, the red-hot startup founded by a pair of Tulane University students has done it again.