Tulane Executive Vice President Yvette Jones steps down
Yvette Jones (MBA ’95), whose career at Tulane University spanned 36 years, officially retired as executive vice president for university relations and development on July 31, 2016.
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Tulane-based technology wins top prize at Business Model Competition
A device to prevent pressure ulcers in patients undergoing medical procedures won first place and a grand prize of $25,000 in the 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition.
Domain Cos. founders and charter school exec honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year
The A. B. Freeman School of Business honored real estate developers Chris Papamichael (BSM ’96) and Matt Schwartz (BSM ’99) as Tulane Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year and educator Caroline Roemer as Tulane Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2016 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards Gala.
Youth design agency wins top prize at PitchNOLA
If you’ve ever seen the reality show “Shark Tank,” you know the format: Budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors with thousands of dollars in funding resting in the balance. But for participants in PitchNOLA 2016: Community Solutions, which took place in January in the Woldenberg Art Center’s Freeman Auditorium, the motivation wasn’t a desire for profits. It was the desire to make a difference.
From the Dean
Almost one in three Tulane undergraduate students is choosing to enroll in the Freeman School. While this most extraordinary demand is gratifying evidence that we’re delivering a timely, relevant and valuable service, it also presents us with some significant operational and logistical challenges.
Lepage establishes entrepreneurship center
Albert Lepage (MBA ’71), retired chairman of Lepage Bakeries Inc., has committed $12.5 million to the A. B. Freeman School of Business to establish a new center dedicated to the study, teaching and practice of entrepreneurship.
Deloitte’s global CEO talks leadership and more
What does it take to run the world’s largest professional services network? For Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CEO Barry Salzberg, who delivered the Freeman School’s 2014 R. W. Freeman Distinguished Lecture, the key is understanding how to lead by influence instead of line authority. “When I was U.S. CEO, I had […]
New concentration helps MBAs make sense of big data
Big data is one of the business world’s biggest buzzwords, offering organizations the promise of revolutionizing the way they generate value for customers and shareholders. Now, a new MBA concentration gives students the skills they need to help companies transform data into actionable knowledge.
Going the distance to fight cancer
Liz Cowle grew up with cancer. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer just a few weeks before Liz was born. She died a month after Liz’s fourth birthday, leaving her grieving father to care for her and her two young sisters. “All the pictures that I have of my […]
Undergrads find mentors in alumni
For business school students, getting a good internship is the first step toward landing a great job, but for students without previous professional experience, that’s often easier said than done. To help ease the transition from classes to the professional world, the Freeman School introduced a new program last fall […]
New program prepares non-business students for business
Kelsey Chan-Chin graduated from Tulane University in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in public health and a deep desire to help people eat healthier. “I like the part of public health that involves interacting with the community, so I eventually would like to run a nonprofit,” says Chan-Chin. “But in […]
Freeman relaunches PhD program
One of the top priorities identified in the Freeman School’s 2013 strategic plan was the need to investigate the potential revitalization of the school’s dormant PhD programs. This summer, Freeman takes a big step toward realizing that goal by relaunching the PhD program in finance and financial accounting. “It’s very […]
Alternative investment expert addresses class
Howard Marks, chairman of Oaktree Capital Management and one of the nation’s leading experts on distressed debt, brought his renowned investment insight to the Freeman School in February as special guest lecturer in the Aaron Selber Jr. Course in Alternative Investments. Marks, a friend of the late Selber, co-founded Oaktree […]
Internships help undergrads pull it all together
Hala Bowen (BSM ’14) had always dreamed of owning her own concert venue, so when, as part of her business integration capstone course, she got the chance to do an internship at the Civic Theatre, she jumped at the opportunity. “Working for the Civic was my dream job, basically,” laughs […]
