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New minor in Entrepreneurial Business launched

New minor in Entrepreneurial Business launched

The Entrepreneurial Business minor is an 18-credit-hour program designed to provide students with a firm foundation in the essentials of entrepreneurship.

Reimagining undergraduate business education

Reimagining undergraduate business education

As the Freeman School’s new associate dean of undergraduate education, Myke Yest is working to deliver a seamless, fully integrated educational experience.

Freeman team wins first place in national NBA trade competition

Freeman team wins first place in national NBA trade competition

A student team representing the Freeman School took first place honors in the inaugural Arizona State University NBA Mock Trade Deadline Competition.

Energy students take on a new challenge – recycling

Energy students take on a new challenge – recycling

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

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.

Freeman welcomes 5 to faculty

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.

Nelson honored for service learning teaching

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.

Mock interviews go virtual

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.

GameStop rally takes hedge fund class on wild ride

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

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.

Sen. Bill Cassidy visits Freeman to talk energy and infrastructure

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

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.

Ricchiuti rallies for experiential learning

Ricchiuti rallies for experiential learning

Burkenroad Reports founder Peter Ricchiuti donated $250,000 to the Freeman School to establish the Ricchiuti Action Learning
Initiative (RALI), a new endowed fund to support experiential learning across the school.

Paulo Goes named Freeman School dean

Paulo Goes named Freeman School dean

Paulo Goes, Dean and Halle Chair in Leadership at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management, has been named dean of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business, effective Aug. 23, 2021.