Freeman News

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced that the 2020 Tulane Business Model Competition will take place virtually.

Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by Fox 8 Live about the effects of Monday's steep decline in oil prices on Louisiana's economy.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by the New Orleans Advocate about Monday's oil price plunge.

Mark Powers, professor of practice in finance and former CFO of JetBlue and Etihad Airways, was interviewed by ,Bloomberg about how airlines are managing the impact of the coronavirus.

Hila Fogel-Yaari and Gus De Franco's paper "MD&A Textural Similarity and Auditors,” co-authored with Heather Li of Bentley University, has been accepted for publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of the Burkenroad Reports program, was interviewed by InvestorPlace for an Earnings Preview story on plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat, whose stock rose 59.5%…

Ambika Prasad, lecturer in management, was profiled in Seema magazine for her research on stereotypes in the workplace.

The Freeman School's Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will partner with Venture For America (VFA) to host a select group of 2020 VFA Fellows along with leaders from university entrepreneurship centers across the…

More than 200 young businesses contributed to the 2020 Greater New Orleans Startup Report survey, according to the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Larry Arnold, who served on the Freeman School's management science faculty from 1971 to 2005, passed away on Feb. 2, 2020, in Arlington, Tennessee. He was 76.

Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed for a story in Fortune about whether recent movement toward a yield curve inversion suggests an increased chance for…

Jonathan Jona's paper “Underlying Risk Preferences and Analyst Risk-Taking Behavior,” co-authored with Sean Cleary of University of Melbourne, Gladys Lee of University of Melbourne and Joshua Shemesh of Monash University, has been…

Hila Fogel-Yaari's paper "MBE – Meeting/ Beating Expectations,” co-authored with Joshua Ronen, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.

Gans Narayanmoorthy, associate professor of accounting, was interviewed for an article in Fortune about how companies are increasingly using non-GAAP accounting metrics to present a more favorable — and possibly misleading —…

Leading up to its 12th year, New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), co-produced by the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and The Idea Village, has announced its lineup of headline speakers.

Morad Zekhnini's paper "Financial Integration and Credit Democratization: Linking Banking Deregulation to Economic Growth," co-authored with Elizabeth Berger of Cornell University, Alexander Butler of Rice University and Edwin Hu of…

A year after earning first runner up, a team of Master of Finance students from Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business won first place at the 2019 Business Valuation Challenge.

Rob Lalka, executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, contributed an op-ed to Governing.com about how cities can use data to support investment and economic development.

Christine Smith, professor of practice in accounting and assistant director of the BSM/Master of Accounting program, contributed an article to Accounting Today about things students can do to make the most of their final college…

Megan Guy, professor of practice in business and legal studies, has been appointed as the Freeman School's new executive director of Executive and Professional Education.

Russell Ledet (MD/MBA ’22) was interviewed by NBC News and other media about the viral photo he organized showing black Tulane University medical students posing at Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana.

A team of students from the Freeman School's MBA program and the Tulane School of Architecture's Master of Sustainable Real Estate Development program recently competed in the National Real Estate Challenge, an invitation-only case…

Pierre Conner, professor of practice and executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by WWL radio for a story on the growing importance of natural gas to Louisiana's economy.

Senior Professor of Practice Myke Yest was recently named the inaugural Peter Ricchiuti Professor, a fitting tribute to his zest for giving students real-life learning experiences. Yest developed both of the Aaron Selber Jr. Courses in…

Rosalind Butler, assistant director of the Tulane Family Business Center, contributed an op-ed to New Orleans CityBusiness about the challenges of running a family-owned business.