New program aims to produce global scholars
Last fall, Tulane University launched a new interdisciplinary program aimed at preparing students to take on the unique challenges of an increasingly interconnected world.
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Former students honor Trapani with professorship
Spearheaded by former students Stacey M. Berger and David A. Sislen, the John M. Trapani III Professorship in Business Administration will support the teaching and scholarship of an outstanding early-career faculty member.
New lab offers the power of Bloomberg Professional
Bloomberg is the world’s leading provider of news, data and analytics for finance professionals. Now, thanks to a new agreement, the Freeman School is making the company’s flagship desktop product—the Bloomberg Professional service— fully available to students.
Accounting institute connects students with the profession
In 2012, ManpowerGroup ranked accounting as one of the five hardest jobs to fill. That talent shortage is expected to continue through 2020 as more and more accountants reach retirement age. Those numbers aren’t lost on the staff of the Freeman School’s Career Management Center.
Forum panelists talk sports and economic development
From the NBA All-Star Game to the Super Bowl, New Orleans has reemerged as one of the nation’s leading destinations for major sporting events. At the 33rd annual Tulane Business Forum, a panel of local sports officials said that impressive post-Katrina run isn’t an accident.
Students put business skills to work for injured player
Within hours of learning that Tulane football player Devon Walker had suffered a devastating spinal injury, Brad Girson and Jesse Schwartz started brainstorming. “We didn’t know the extent of the injury at the time, but when we found out, we just thought, ‘What can we do?’”
Business School Council adds three new members
The Business School Council, the primary external advisory board of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, has recently added three new members.
Bol invested as inaugural PwC Faculty Fellow
Jasmijn Bol was formally invested as the inaugural PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Faculty Fellow in Accounting in a ceremony at the Freeman School on Nov. 15. The professorship was established with donations from Tulane alumni and friends at PricewaterhouseCoopers along with matching gifts from the PwC Foundation.
How much is a tweet worth? Try $18K
If you’ve ever wondered about the true value of social media, a class of Freeman School students has an answer for you. $18,000.
That’s how much a Twitter message—or, if you prefer, a tweet—the students posted on behalf of the Louisiana Museum Foundation generated for the foundation’s efforts to repair and restore music legend Fats Domino’s white Steinway piano, which was nearly destroyed by floodwaters in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Social entrepreneurs seek the perfect pitch
Ten teams of social entrepreneurs visited Tulane’s uptown campus to pitch ideas to solve a host of environmental and social problems, but in the end, it was a program to help the formerly incarcerated transition back into society that came out on top at the fourth annual PitchNOLA.
New admissions director hopes to build on vision
Becoming a “school of choice” for prospective students is a big part of Dean Ira Solomon’s vision for the Freeman School, and it’s also a big part of what attracted Patrick Foran, the new director of graduate admissions, to the Freeman School.
Service takes the spotlight on MBA trip to Argentina
It started out modestly, as a way to offer volunteer opportunities to students during one of their international trips, but in the last three years, public service has grown to become the focal point of the annual MBA Global Leadership trip to Argentina.
Freeman tops the nation in MBA employment
The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University is the top school in the nation for MBA placement according to the latest U.S. News & World Report survey of business schools. The MBA placement data were published in March as part of U.S. News & World Report’s annual feature on America’s best graduate schools.
Cystic Fibrosis Is Special Cause for Freeman Student
Coby Kramer-Golinkoff (BSM ’13) isn’t your typical college student. In addition to handling his course load in business management and international development, the Freeman School junior is fundrais- ing for the fight against cystic fibrosis. He hopes to save the life of someone very dear to him: his sister.
