Freeman News

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance, was interviewed by WWL-TV for a story about longterm impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on New Orleans hospitality workers.

Victoria Li's paper “Decomposing the VIX: Implications for the Predictability of Stock Returns,” co-authored with Victor Chow, Bingxin Li and Wanjun Jiang, has been accepted for publication in the Financial Review.

Emily Shaya (BSM '06, MBA '13), co-owner of Pomegranate Hospitality, is working to bring the New Orleans-based restaurant group back from the pandemic.

Rob Lalka, professor of practice and executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, contributed a Guest Perspective to New Orleans CityBusiness about the lessons the city's entrepreneurs can teach…

Han Jiang's paper “Who Will Board a Sinking Ship? A Firm-Director Interdependence Perspective of Mutual Selection between Declining Firms and Director Candidates” was recently accepted for publication in Academy of Management…

Shuhua Sun's paper “At the Height of the Storm: Healthcare Staff’s Health Conditions and Job Satisfaction and Their Associated Predictors During the Epidemic Peak of COVID-19” has been accepted for publication in Brain, Behavior and…

Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was quoted in a Time story about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the petrochemical industry.

To better prepare energy professionals for the changing marketplace, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business is launching a new specialization this fall that offers students a deep dive into the business of renewables.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and founder of the Freeman School's Burkenroad Reports program, was interviewed by Fox News for a story about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on New Orleans.

The Freeman School's John Clarke and Melissa Booth were interviewed by Poets&Quants for a story about business schools targeting Peace Corps volunteers called back from service due to COVID-19.

In a significant expansion of its efforts in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Lepage Center has announced that Freeman students are now being appointed to serve as strategic advisors to small businesses in the Greater New…

Deen Kemsley’s paper “The Comprehensive Tax Gain from Leverage” has been accepted for publication in European Accounting Review.

Tuhin Chaturvedi’s paper “Dynamic Fit In An Era Of Ferment: Product Design Realignment And The Survival-Enhancing Role Of Alliances And Acquisitions” has been accepted for publication in Research Policy.

AACSB International has recognized Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business as one of 25 institutions that are elevating entrepreneurial thinking and new business creation around the world.

For the third consecutive year, a graduate of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has been recognized with the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award.

While 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 before.

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is rolling out a series of new initiatives to help entrepreneurs and small business owners impacted by the crisis.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and founder of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Courthouse News Service for a story on the stock market's recent rally.

Zeigham Khokher's paper “An Empirical Analysis of Commodity Convenience Yields,” co-authored with Cantekin Dincerler of McKinsey & Co. and Timothy Simin of Pennsylvania State University, has been accepted for publication in the …

The past several weeks has been, for all of us, a period of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty. As we here at the Freeman School have settled into our second week of delivering classes remotely, I wanted to take a few moments to…

While Sen. Richard Burr has denied that he sold stock based on information he received in classified briefings, a Tulane University researcher who studies insider trading among U.S. senators says the transaction followed a familiar…

John Clarke, professor of practice and associate dean for graduate programs, was interviewed by AP News for a story about how New Orleans — a city whose economy is built largely on hospitality — is coping with the impact of COVID-19.…

Tim West, professor of practice in accounting, was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education video showing university professors discussing the best advice they’ve received on how to navigate self-isolation and delivering…

Jason Sandvik's paper “Workplace Knowledge Flows,” co-authored with Richard Saouma of Michigan State University, Nathan Seegert of University of Utah and Christopher Stanton of Harvard Business School & NBER, has been accepted for…

A technology company whose flagship product is a web-based platform for emergency preparedness took home the grand prize of $75,000 at the 20th annual Tulane Business Model Competition (TBMC).