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Remembering Beau Parent

Remembering Beau Parent

Within moments of the announcement, the tributes began to pour in for Freeman School accounting instructor Beauregard J. “Beau” Parent Jr., who died unexpectedly on July 20 while vacationing with his wife in New Mexico. He was 73.

Freeman launches new MFIN program in China

Freeman launches new MFIN program in China

The Freeman School has partnered with the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, one of the premier academic institutions in China, to establish a new international master’s program for finance professionals.

Groome and Tice honored with Dean’s Teaching Awards

Groome and Tice honored with Dean’s Teaching Awards

A legal studies instructor who sends her students into New Orleans courtrooms to help improve the city’s criminal justice system and a finance professor whose students are actively managing more than $3 million in Tulane University endowment funds were the 2013-2014 recipents of the Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award.

Ti Martin, Dana and Stan Day named Entrepreneurs of the Year

Ti Martin, Dana and Stan Day named Entrepreneurs of the Year

The Freeman School honored restaurateur Ti Martin (MBA ’84) and philanthropists Dana (N ’80, L ’84) and Stanley (BSM ’80) Day as its 2014 Entrepreneurs of the Year. Martin was named the Tulane Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year while the Days received the Tulane Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs of the Year Award.

Freeman welcomes 10 to faculty for 2014-15

Freeman welcomes 10 to faculty for 2014-15

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce 10 appointments to the faculty of the A. B. Freeman School of Business.

Houston PMBA project about more than marketing

Houston PMBA project about more than marketing

On an annual basis, the foundation touches the lives of more 4,000 children, teens and family members, but like a lot of nonprofits, Periwinkle doesn’t always have the time or resources to devote to strategic marketing. That’s where a Houston-based class of Freeman School PMBA students comes in.

Tulane Business Forum looks at leveraging Louisiana

Tulane Business Forum looks at leveraging Louisiana

The CEOs of two of Louisiana’s biggest homegrown success stories — Daryl G. Byrd of Iberiabank Corp. and José S. Suquet of Pan- American Life Insurance Group — will discuss what it took to build those businesses as keynote speakers at the 34th annual Tulane Business Forum, “Home Grown: Leveraging the Louisiana Business Experience on a National Scale.”

Ernst & Young CEO highlights importance of global ethics

Ernst & Young CEO highlights importance of global ethics

In the wake of Enron and other corporate scandals, business schools across the nation have put a much greater emphasis on the teaching of ethics, but in a talk at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, James S. Turley, chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young, said those efforts can only go so far.

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week highlights Tulane’s role in startup scene

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week highlights Tulane’s role in startup scene

The fifth annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week shined a spotlight on the city’s fast-growing startup scene, but the head of the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship at Tulane University told attendees that the event is also a testament to the important role Tulane plays in the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Ambassador highlights importance of US-EU relationship

Ambassador highlights importance of US-EU relationship

When British Prime Minister David Cameron called for a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union, it was just the latest challenge to the beleaguered union, which has struggled in the wake of the global financial crisis. But in remarks at the A. B. Freeman School of Business in January, the EU’s ambassador to the United States said Cameron’s comments should not be interpreted as a rejection of the union.

PWC Awards $10K to Develop MFIN Accounting Courses

PWC Awards $10K to Develop MFIN Accounting Courses

PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world’s largest professional services firm, has awarded the Freeman School a $10,000 grant to develop new accounting courses in the Master of Finance program. The grant was awarded through the PwC INQuires program, which funds applied research projects contributing to the practice of auditing and tax.

Healthy beverage and teacher resource earn top prizes at biz plan competition

Healthy beverage and teacher resource earn top prizes at biz plan competition

Be Well Nutrition, maker of a new healthy lifestyle beverage, and Haystack EDU, an online platform that connects teachers with schools, were the big winners at the 13th annual Tulane Business Plan Competition.

Freeman welcomes five to faculty for 2013-14

Freeman welcomes five to faculty for 2013-14

Dean Ira Solomon is happy to announce that the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University is adding five new full-time professors to its faculty for the 2013-14 academic year.

Seven schools face off in finance case competition

Seven schools face off in finance case competition

Student teams from seven top schools vied for $15,000 in prizes in April at the 17th annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition. The contest, an annual presentation of the A. B. Freeman School of Business, took place in Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II on Tulane’s uptown campus.