Former Dean James W. McFarland Retires

Former Dean James W. McFarland Retires

James W. McFarland, professor of management science and the second-longest-serving dean in Freeman School history, officially retired on July 1, 2018, bringing to a close a remarkable 30-year career at Tulane University.

New Course Gives Students an Inside Look at Hedge Funds

New Course Gives Students an Inside Look at Hedge Funds

Mara Force spent 18 years at JPMorgan working with hedge funds and hedge fund managers. Now, as a Freeman School professor of practice and instructor in the Aaron Selber Jr. Course on Hedge Funds, she’s helping students to understand and master the notoriously Byzantine investment category.

Live from New Orleans, it’s accounting class!

Live from New Orleans, it’s accounting class!

Comedy isn’t something you typically associate with accounting, but Tim West isn’t your typical accounting professor. In addition to holding a PhD in accounting, West is a graduate of the Second City and he regularly incorporates improv exercises into his courses.

Former Fed Vice Chair Delivers R.W. Freeman Lecture

Former Fed Vice Chair Delivers R.W. Freeman Lecture

The 2016 presidential election exposed deep fissures within U.S. society, but in an appearance at the Freeman School, economist Roger W. Ferguson Jr. said today’s economic and cultural divide has historical precedents.