Party of the Century
It was advertised as the “Party of the Century,” and for the more than 650 alumni, faculty and staff members, and guests who turned out, the Freeman School’s Centennial Celebration just might have lived up to that billing.
“A Temple to Trade”
The A. B. Freeman School of Business was founded in 1914, but its roots can be traced back to 1847. Louisiana had been a state for just 35 years when J.D.B. DeBow — the founder of New Orleans commercial journal DeBow’s Review — was appointed professor of commerce at the University of Louisiana, the forerunner to Tulane University. DeBow’s appointment made him the first professor of business in Louisiana and, some say, in the entire nation.
A Day with the Cocktail Chick
On this day in April, a longtime dream of Martin’s will become a reality. By five o’clock, if negotiations go according to plan, the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI), a new educational venture spearheaded by Martin, will close on a $6.2 million deal to purchase the Louisiana ArtWorks building. NOCHI will at last have a home.
Feature: Educating the Entrepreneur
Ralph Maurer has proposed an ambitious new entrepreneurship curriculum designed to enhance the program’s classroom component while providing greater integration and supervision for extracurricular experiential learning projects.
Feature: Six Extraordinary Years
As he steps down as dean, Angelo DeNisi looks back on his six years at the helm of the Freeman School, six years that will no doubt be remembered as among the most challenging and eventful in the school’s history.
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