Freeman News
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| CareersSupply Chain Analyst: Salary and Job DescriptionWhat does a supply chain analyst do? Discover their professional duties and job requirements, with data on the supply chain analyst salary and job outlook.
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| CareersRenewable Energy Consultant: Salary and Job DescriptionRenewable energy consulting is rewarding work. Explore what renewable energy consultants do, job requirements, and renewable energy consultant salaries.
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| CareersWhat Does It Take to Work in Government Accounting?Government accounting involves managing and auditing public funds. Learn how an advanced accounting degree can prepare students to work for the public good.
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| CareersHow Is AI Used in Retail Analytics?What are the benefits of AI in retail analytics? Explore AI in retail use cases, and learn how an advanced degree can prepare you for a retail analytics career.
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How to Stay Focused and Apply for an MBAEarning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree can lead to career advancement. Explore how to apply to an MBA program and related tips for applying.
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| CareersWhat Is Energy Trading?Explore what energy trading is and how it drives global energy markets, ensuring a reliable power grid. Find out what a career in this field looks like.
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| CareersHow to Choose an Accounting SpecializationAccountants are in demand. Learn about the benefits of choosing an accounting specialization in a master’s program, including potential accounting career paths.
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Newsweek: The Real Cost of Layoffs Isn’t In the FinancialsLisa LaViers, assistant professor of accounting, contributed an article to Newsweek about the need for additional disclosures to help investors better understand the true cost of layoffs on future profitability.
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Conference explores opportunities in alternative investmentsMore than two dozen financial executives, portfolio managers, investors and academics shared insights with students and guests at the second annual Freeman Alternative Investment Conference.
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: Fatima SambA division I volleyball middle blocker with three Ivy League titles, Fatima Samb is pivoting her neuroscience foundation into the business of sports.
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: James LerilleAs a member of the class of 2027 MBA cohort, James Lerille is eager to fuse business with his creative vision.
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Energy students attend Gulf Coast Energy ForumMore than a dozen Master of Management in Energy students learned the latest in natural gas marketing, consumption and production trends and networked with industry professionals at the 7th annual Gulf Coast Energy Forum.
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| ResearchResearch Notes: Yang PanYang Pan’s paper “Unveiling the Human Touch: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Personalized Profiles of Social Media Customer Service Agents” has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations…
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Keeping it cool: MBAs help Convention Center find its temperature sweet spotA team of MBA students conducted a study to help the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center determine its optimal temperature setting for events.
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CNN: Stocks rise ahead of tech earnings as Nvidia hits $5 trillion valuationPeter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice in finance and research director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by CNN about the performance of tech company stocks like Nvidia, which is up 54% this year, and Alphabet,…
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: Shishir PokhrelShishir Pokhrel is a results-driven marketing and operations professional with experience leading high-impact campaigns for global brands and managing FMCG operations.
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: Bianca BusseBianca Busse brings an international perspective and creative energy to her professional pursuits in marketing and brand strategy.
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4+1 students make the most of an extra year at FreemanIn December 2024, the Freeman School announced the new 4+1 program, which enables students to fast-track their education by earning both a bachelor's degree and a master’s degree in just five years. Through the program, BSM…
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Forbes: Your Pitch Deck Doesn’t Close the Deal - Your Power in the Room DoesChris Lipp, professor of practice and director of the management communication program, contributed an article to Forbes about the importance of managing the investor-founder power dynamic when seeking capital.
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New Orleans startups bet on AI as Tulane expands its survey statewide in 2026Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business unveiled the results of its seventh Greater New Orleans Startup Report while announcing plans to significantly expand its annual survey of the region’s entrepreneurial…
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| ResearchResearch Notes: Alissa BilfieldAlissa Bilfield contributed the chapter "Women Smallholder Farmers Growing Beverage Crops" to Women and Smallholder Farming: Addressing Global Inequities in Agriculture, which was published in September 2025 by…
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: Javier FerrerJavier Ferrer is an MBA (Finance) and a Master of Management in Energy (Energy Trading & Risk Management) candidate who helps organizations align capital decisions with policy and market realities.
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Meet the MBA Class of ’27: Haley LassiterA bioengineer turned commercialization strategist, Haley Lassiter bridges science and business to deliver measurable results.
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Freeman Futurist Series looks at AI, Robotics and QuantumThe first presentation of the Freeman Futurist Series, a new forward-looking lecture series presented by the Stewart Center for Professional & Executive Education, took place on Oct. 16 in the Freeman School’s Marshall…
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Restaurateur gives lessons in history and hospitalityAs president and CEO of Brechtel Hospitality, Kyle Brechtel (MBA ’11) pays homage to the New Orleans of yesteryear while creating a dining experiences fit for today's guests.