– Summer 2014 –

Freeman welcomes 10 to faculty for 2014-15

- Summer 2014 -

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

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Selected Faculty Research

- Summer 2014 -

Lingling Wang’s paper “Culture and R2,” co-authored with Cheol Eun and Steven Xiao, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.

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Can “Smart Mail” help solve USPS woes?

- Summer 2014 -

The U.S. Postal Service has lost $20 billion in the last two years as it struggles to adapt to a fast-changing, increasingly digital business environment. Could the agency help right itself by taking a page from its online competitors? The Freeman School’s Geoff Parker thinks so. Parker, professor of management science and a nationally regarded […]

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Hannan appointed editor of top accounting journal

- Summer 2014 -

Professor of Accounting R. Lynn Hannan has been named to a three-year term as an editor of Contemporary Accounting Research. The appointment, which began May 1, is a prestigious one. Published since 1984 by the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, CAR is recognized as one of the top five journals in accounting and one of the […]

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Selected Faculty Presentations, Honors, Etc.

- Summer 2014 -

Jasmijn Bol, above right, gave a keynote address at the XIV Congresso USP de Controladoria e Contabilidade, XI Congresso USP de Iniciação Científica em Contabilidade at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Party of the Century

- Summer 2014 -

It was advertised as the “Party of the Century,” and for the more than 650 alumni, faculty and staff members, and guests who turned out, the Freeman School’s Centennial Celebration just might have lived up to that billing.

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“A Temple to Trade”

- Summer 2014 -

The A. B. Freeman School of Business was founded in 1914, but its roots can be traced back to 1847. Louisiana had been a state for just 35 years when J.D.B. DeBow — the founder of New Orleans commercial journal DeBow’s Review — was appointed professor of commerce at the University of Louisiana, the forerunner to Tulane University. DeBow’s appointment made him the first professor of business in Louisiana and, some say, in the entire nation.

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A Day with the Cocktail Chick

- Summer 2014 -

On this day in April, a longtime dream of Martin’s will become a reality. By five o’clock, if negotiations go according to plan, the New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality Institute (NOCHI), a new educational venture spearheaded by Martin, will close on a $6.2 million deal to purchase the Louisiana ArtWorks building. NOCHI will at last have a home.

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2014 A. B. Freeman School of Business Honor Roll of Donors

- Summer 2014 -

The A. B. Freeman School of Business gratefully acknowledges in the following pages those individuals, corporations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations that made gifts to the school in fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014).

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Shaping New Legacies

- Summer 2014 -

Along McAlister Place, there’s a palpable feeling that something exciting is happening. Part of the reason is the wave of outstanding new students that just washed upon the quad, but this feeling is about something more than just the start of a new school year.

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Social network for B-school alums debuts

- Summer 2014 -

Fith more than 250 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is the world’s leading business networking website, but up until now it’s been difficult for Freeman alumni to use LinkedIn to connect and communicate with fellow alumni. That changed in March with the introduction of Freeman Connect. The new site, developed in partnership with Graduway, a London-based […]

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More than 700 receive diplomas at graduation ceremonies

- Summer 2014 -

On June 5, 1918, in a ceremony at the French Opera House in New Orleans, Tulane University’s College of Commerce and Business Administration awarded degrees to its first graduating class. There was one graduate. When the A. B. Freeman School of Business awarded degrees to the graduating class of 2014, it was a very different […]

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Ethics focus inspires job search

- Summer 2014 -

Before graduating this spring, Kelly Doucette (MACCT ’14) had a few ideas about the kind of company she wanted to work for. Doucette’s time at the Freeman School taught her that when ethical challenges arise in the workplace, culture greatly influences how a company confronts those challenges. Finding her fit at a firm with a […]

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Energy scholarship honors visionary businessman

- Summer 2014 -

There are traits all great business schools, including the A. B. Freeman School of Business, aim to foster among promising, young students. Unwavering integrity. An ability to turn ideas into reality. A tireless drive to succeed. Andrew Makk (BSM ’92) embodied all of these qualities. He was always the kid with a business idea. He […]

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