– Fall/Winter 2024 –

Groome honored with 2024 Lepage Faculty Award for EDI

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Sanda Groome, senior professor of practice and area coordinator of business and legal studies, was named the 2024 recipient of the Albert Lepage Faculty Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. The award, which honors Freeman School faculty members whose teaching or research significantly advances the ideals of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), was presented at […]

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Career Tracks

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The new Undergraduate Certificates Program gives students the option of specializing in one of four high-demand industries, putting them on track for career success.

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In Focus: Stuffing Her Resume

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Executive MBA student Leslie Williamson (MBA ’25) is the owner of Leslie Dalton Taxidermy, which serves clients around the world with one-of-a-kind works of art.

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Alums shine at first Black Alumni Weekend

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Hundreds of alumni, guests, faculty and staff converged on Tulane’s uptown campus the weekend of Feb. 22–24, 2024, to celebrate Tulane’s first annual Black Alumni Weekend.

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Alumni Spotlight: The Airline Oracle

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In a career spanning 40 years, Henry Harteveldt (BSM ’81) has become one of the travel industry’s leading experts, delivering market insights to clients around the world and providing industry analysis to print and broadcast media.

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Doctors double down on Tulane

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It’s not that unusual for Tulane graduates to return for MBAs, but when those graduates are identical twin doctors — and when they already have multiple Tulane degrees — that stands out.

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From court to coach

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Ashley Langford (BSM ’09) was named head coach of the Tulane women’s basketball team in April, making history as the first African American to lead the program.

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Former energy secretary highlights 45th Tulane Business Forum

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Dan Brouillette (MBA ’24), president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the 45th annual Tulane Business Forum.

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Dishing tea on Generation Z

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Melissa Lavigne-Delville (MBA ’25) is founder of Culture Co-op, a boutique market research company that produces culture forecasts, research documentaries and trend talks that explore the values, beliefs, tastes and attitudes of today’s younger generations.

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Class Notes: Fall/Winter 2024

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Adrienne Joseph (MBA ’92) has been named CEO of Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital. Joseph had served as chief operating officer of Houston Methodist Baytown since 2020 and has more than 30 years of healthcare experience in both academic and community settings.

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In Memoriam: Fall/Winter 2024

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James Franklin Brent (’45)
Willie Dorothy Gowland (BBA ’45)
Margaret Elaine Grundmann Woods (BBA ’45)
Charles Stanley Cook (BBA ’47)
Angela Moynan Bose Baker (BBA ’48)
William Manasseh Cady III (BBA ’48, L ’51)

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Saying goodbye to the ‘COVID Class’

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With more than 700 degree candidates set to participate in 2024 graduation festivities, the Freeman School did something it had never done before: Host three ceremonies.

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Upcoming Events – Fall/Winter 2024

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Nov. 7–10
Wave Weekend ’24
TULANE UNIVERSITY

Nov. 8
Pitch Friday – Second Round
GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG BUSINESS COMPLEX

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The competitive value of noncompete clauses

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The FTC argues that banning noncompete clauses would create new businesses, raise worker wages and boost innovation, but agreements prohibiting employee mobility offer important benefits for both the firms and society.

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