Student Stories
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Superior Customer Experience Through Entrepreneurial HospitalityIf you search “Entrepreneurial Hospitality,” you will not find a concrete dictionary definition, but the A.B. Freeman School of Business defines it as “The act of driving competitive advantage and value creation through…
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Recap: First Lepage Virtual PitchOn October 16th, the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted the first virtual pitch competition of the school year. The competition consisted of five student start-ups and a panel of three Freeman-…
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Goldring Alumni SpotlightThis month’s Alumni Spotlight is on Alicia Mata. A 2020 Master of Management graduate from our joint degree partnership with Universidad Francisco Marroquin. Alicia, a native Panamanian, holds her bachelor’s degree in…
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Lepage Center announces 2020-21 Student FellowsThe Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced its 2020-21 Lepage Student Fellows.
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The Case for CRISPRIn recent years, Crispr (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) has been getting a lot of attention in the news and media with regards to its potential applications in genetic editing.
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An Interview with Krista Pouncy-DysonThis summer, through the Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisor Program, I had the privilege of working with two local New Orleans businesses as they navigate the pervasive uncertainty that is encompassed within COVID-19. One of…
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Q&A with Ankit Sehgal of SwiftdrainAnkit Sehgal graduated from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business in 2008 with a degree in Finance. He has a passion for business, infrastructure planning and drainage design. He credits attending Tulane during Hurricane…
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Big Tech: Regulation and Data PrivacyThe Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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Thoughts on the Future of Hospitality and TourismThe Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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Investing in the Future of Healthcare, Biotech, and PharmaThe Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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An Ideal Work SpaceThe Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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Alum brings renewables focus to energy master's programPierre Moses (MBA '16), president of renewable energy firm 127 Energy, returns to Freeman this fall to teach a new course that emphasizes the practical knowledge and skills needed to bring renewable energy projects from…
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Designing a Company CultureThe Lepage Center’s Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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Innovation in the time of COVID-19The Lepage Center's Strategic Advisers program connects Tulane students and recent graduates with New Orleans area entrepreneurs and small business owners who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The advisers are…
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Stirling Properties establishes real estate scholarship fundStirling Properties has announced the establishment of the Maurin Ogden Tulane Real Estate Fund, a new academic scholarship opportunity for Tulane University graduate students pursuing degrees in real estate or related…
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Restarting the New Orleans economy, one meal at a timeEmily Shaya (BSM '06, MBA '13), co-owner of Pomegranate Hospitality, is working to bring the New Orleans-based restaurant group back from the pandemic.
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Joining local startup was the right move for Freeman alumAt times, it can be troubling to think about what a future after Tulane will look like, but looking to the success of recent graduates can sometimes help ease the anxiety. A. B. Freeman School of Business alumn Danny…
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New scholarship program hopes to attract more Peace Corps volunteers to businessWhile business school might not be the first thing most Peace Corps alumni think of following their service, a new scholarship program makes pursuing a business degree more accessible to Peace Corps volunteers than ever…
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Greater New Orleans Founders Focus GroupsDuring the summer and fall of 2019, Lepage Center MBA fellows conducted a series of focus groups with Greater New Orleans area company founders, who had responded to the survey for the 2019 Greater New Orleans Startup Report…
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A New Reason to Say “Oh Shoot!”College students have hectic schedules, so when something goes wrong, it can feel like the entire world is crashing down. But thanks to student-run startup company Oh Shoot!, Tulane students can rest easy knowing someone is…
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Freeman community comes together for Wave '19Freeman 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…
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Alumna's business celebrates one of NOLA's greatest resourcesCollin 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…
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Freeman 50 announces newest membersEstablished 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.
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Alumnus earns 2018 AICPA Elijah Watt Sells AwardAnthony 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.…
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Internet pioneers highlight NOEW 2019Netscape Communications Corp. founder Jim Clark and CEO Jim Barksdale shared their recollections of the company's meteoric rise in a special keynote talk hosted by New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.