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MBAs help Community Health Center take stock

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As part of the full-time MBA program’s new Consulting Practicum, a team of five MBA students worked with St. Thomas Community Health Center to streamline the organization’s inventory management process.

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Freeman jumps 19 spots in U.S. News rankings

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The Freeman School of Business climbed 19 spots to No. 62 in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the nation’s best full-time MBA programs. The 19-spot increase was one of the biggest year-to-year changes among ranked programs and represents Freeman’s highest U.S. News ranking since 2015.

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New course explores future of fintech

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Ryan Peters teaches Money, Fintech, and Blockchain: Transforming the Financial Landscape, the Freeman School’s first to delve into the inner workings of blockchain and cryptocurrency, but Peters says that’s just one part of the class.

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Consulting for a cause

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A team of Freeman Master of Accounting students recently took on the role of consultants for NOLA Nature School, evaluating the school’s financial operations, identifying potential risks and recommending practical solutions.

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Finance students help high schoolers become investors

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Students at two New Orleans area high schools are doing more than just learning financial literacy. With the help of students from the A. B. Freeman School of Business, they’re studying investment strategies and actively building their own portfolios.

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Remembering Beau Parent

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July 20 marked the 10th anniversary of the death of legendary instructor Beau Parent, who taught accounting at the Freeman School for more than 35 years.

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Force named director of Center for Experiential Business Learning

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The Freeman School of Business has named Mara Baumgarten Force as the inaugural director of the Center for Experiential Business Learning, the school’s new center of excellence dedicated to high-impact hands-on learning.

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Longtime faculty member Russ Robins retires

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On June 30, Russ Robins, the Jessica L. Streiffer and Edward L. Streiffer Chair in International Finance and professor of finance, retired, bringing to a close his 35-year career as a full-time professor and administrator.

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Professor helped overturn Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban

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Most people today take same-sex marriage for granted, but the legal right for gay couples to marry was established less than 10 years ago, and Chris Otten (BSM ’05), professor of practice in business & legal studies, played a part in making it happen in Louisiana.

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Students help Entergy create a brighter future

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To get a better handle on factors impacting solar viability in Louisiana, Entergy worked with a team of Freeman School energy students to study the impact of geographic diversification on solar reliability.

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Freeman receives $5 million gift to launch experiential learning center

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The Schwartz Family Center for Experiential Business Learning will dramatically expand opportunities for students to “learn by doing” and facilitate new partnerships with local, regional, national and global corporations with whom students will work on significant and highly relevant projects.

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Freeman launches new full-time MBA curriculum

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Designed to be data intensive, highly experiential and future focused, the STEM-designated program, which launched in fall 2023, leverages Freeman’s established strengths while delivering the knowledge, skills and experience sought by today’s top employers.

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BSM program climbs to No. 31 in Poets & Quants undergraduate ranking

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The Freeman School climbed 11 spots to No. 31 in the 2023 Poets&Quants for Undergrads ranking of the nation’s best undergraduate business schools.

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New EDI dean hopes to build a better, more diverse business school

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As the Freeman School’s first associate dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Erick Valentine is working to embed the values of EDI throughout the B-school.

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