The Freeman School’s Michael Hogg, a professor of practice who teaches undergraduate legal studies in business courses, is highlighted in Bloomberg Businessweek this week as part of its “Favorite Professors” series…
The Freeman School has added six new tenured and tenure-track professors to its faculty for 2012-13.Of the six appointments, three are for newly created positions, representing the first phase of an ambitious three-year…
The Freeman School’s 2012 graduate diploma ceremony was Ira Solomon’s first as dean of the business school, but in a number of ways the event harkened back to traditions of the past. Dean Ira Solomon presided over the…
Dean Ira Solomon presented the following faculty awards at the Freeman School’s 2012 graduate diploma ceremony.
Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award
Established in 2012, this award recognizes professors in undergraduate and…
On a recent Friday morning, about a dozen undergraduate students gathered in a computer lab in the business school where they were directed to a website and asked to make various choices—everything from what to order for…
This year’s Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference attracted a record attendance, and according to conference organizer Peter Ricchiuti, that’s a good sign for the economy.
Peter Ricchiuti, right, says the best-performing…
John Elstrott’s name has been synonymous with entrepreneurship education at the Freeman School for more than 25 years. Now, thanks to a California-based company, Elstrott’s name is synonymous with education in rural India as…
The mutual fund based in part on the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports investment research program recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a pair of prestigious honors. Peter Ricchiuti says the performance of the…
Sherif A. Ebrahim, adjunct professor of management, strategy and entrepreneurship, will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, March 7, as an entrepreneurial mentor and “Champion of Change.” Ebrahim is one of 11…
Studies have shown fast-food calorie postings do little to deter diners from overeating. A better approach may be for restaurants to simply ask consumers if they’d like smaller portions, according to new research by a…
Studies have shown fast-food calorie postings do little to deter diners from overeating. A better approach may be for restaurants to simply ask consumers if they’d like smaller portions, according to new research by a…
So it turns out there’s a reason why you could never throw out that wobbly old bookcase you put together in college. Call it the Ikea effect.
Assistant Professor of Marketing Daniel Mochon says consumers tend to value self-…
The following faculty awards were presented at the Freeman School’s 2011 graduate and undergraduate diploma ceremonies.
Irving H. Lavalle Research Award
Established in 1996, this award recognizes…
Corporate-acquisition activity has been in the doldrums, and the finger of blame has tended to be pointed at investors. In the prevailing view, CEOs are typically empire builders, willing and able to buy, but shareholders…
The Freeman School has appointed six new tenure-track faculty members for the 2010-11 academic year. Cynthia E. Devers joins the Freeman School as an associate professor of management. Devers received her…
The following faculty awards were presented at the Freeman School’s 2010 Graduate Diploma Ceremony.
Irving H. Lavalle Research Award
Established in 1996, this award recognizes professors for excellence and…
At last year’s Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference, 33 of the 34 companies that presented posted negative returns for the preceding 12 months. This year, 28 of 33 companies posted positive returns, including top…
Peter Ricchiuti is quoted again in today's Times-Picayune on McMoRan Exploration Co.'s groundbreaking Blackbeard drilling project. The mega-deep well, located just off the mouth of the Mississippi River, could end up…
Assistant Dean Peter Ricchiuti was interviewed by ABC News for a Good Morning America segment on May 7 that examined the Gulf Coast's surprisingly strong economy. Ricchiuti is research director of Burkenroad Reports, which…
John Elstrott, clinical professor of business and executive director of the Freeman School's Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship, was among the guest speakers to address 50 visiting graduate business students. The…
