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A new company hopes to help solve the problem of plastic waste, and to do that, they teamed up with a surprising partner: The Tulane Energy Institute.

New program opens doors to investment banking

The Investment Banking Development Program, an application-only extracurricular offering that launched last spring, gives sophomores specialized training to prepare them for internships and jobs in the field.

Tulane honors Jim Coulter and Daryn Dodson as 2022 Entrepreneurs of the Year

Jim Coulter, executive chairman and founding partner of global private equity firm TPG, and Daryn Dodson, managing director of social impact fund of funds Illumen Capital, were honored as Tulane Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2022 Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards Gala.

Freeman welcomes 5 to faculty

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of five faculty members for the 2022–23 academic year. The appointments, which were effective July 1, include four tenure-track assistant professors and one professor of practice.

Ma and Yest named inaugural recipients of faculty award for EDI

Freeman School faculty members Anyi Ma and Myke Yest were named co-recipients of the inaugural Albert Lepage Faculty Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Nelson honored for service learning teaching

Tulane University honored Ashley Keller Nelson (MBA ’98), senior professor of practice in business and legal studies, with the 2022 Barbara E. Moely Service Learning Teaching Award.

Investment gains shown for New Orleans startups

New Orleans startups are making substantial gains in attracting investment funding while also adopting more flexible work options and scaling back their office expansion plans, according to the latest findings from the 2021 Greater New Orleans Startup Report.

Mock interviews go virtual

With more and more employers using video conferencing apps like Zoom to conduct screening interviews, virtual mock interviews have gone from a pandemic-necessitated substitute to a valuable simulation of the real-world.

Lepage Center announces recipients of Count the Costs research grants

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the six projects that will receive grants as part of its Count the Costs research initiative.

GameStop rally takes hedge fund class on wild ride

Mara Force was teaching an independent study course on hedge funds when the GameStop short squeeze began. Her students ended up incorporating the historic rally into their study.

Freeman welcomes 4 to faculty for 2021-22

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of four faculty members for the 2021- 22 academic year. The appointments, which were effective July 1, include three tenure-track assistant professors and one professor of practice.

Lepage Center namesake establishes business teaching award for equity, diversity and inclusion

A gift from alumnus Albert R. Lepage (MBA ’71) has established an annual award to recognize A. B. Freeman School of Business faculty whose teaching significantly advances the ideals of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).

Sen. Bill Cassidy visits Freeman to talk energy and infrastructure

On the day the U.S. House of Representatives passed the sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill he worked tirelessly to craft, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., visited the Freeman School to talk to energy students about what the historic bipartisan legislation means for the future of the industry.

Pitch Fridays give student entrepreneurs the chance to level up

Tulane students are bursting with innovative new ideas, so for enterprise-minded students who are interested in creating and operating a successful business, Pitch Fridays are an amazing opportunity.