by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, From The Dean
It is now almost six months into my term as dean, a natural point for reflection on this most exciting period. I wasn’t looking for a job when the search firm hired by Tulane contacted me last fall about the possibility of becoming dean, but as I researched the...
by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, News
The Mauthe family have been dairy farmers in South Louisiana for five generations, but in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, their small, family-owned dairy was forced to suspend operations. Now, with the help of celebrity chef John Besh and a team of Freeman School MBAs,...
by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, News
Tom Connor (MBA ’12) has worked on a lot of consulting projects but probably none as simultaneously inspiring and sobering as the one he recently undertook for CILSA, an Argentinean nonprofit dedicated to helping at-risk children and the disabled access educational...
by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, News
This year’s Tulane Business Forum focused on growth through innovation and collaboration, and according to a panel of New Orleans economic development officials, the city’s remarkable rise in a host of national business rankings—everything from best city for...
by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, News
New federal rules to rein in the banking industry may be causing a stir on Wall Street, but the regulations likely won’t go far enough to prevent a crisis like the 2007–2008 financial meltdown, says the Freeman School’s Paul Spindt. Last fall, regulators released how...
by mark | Feb 3, 2012 | - Winter 2012 -, News
St. Denis J. Villere and Co., a 100-year-old family-owned investment management company, is the 2011 recipient of the Tulane Family Business Center’s Outstand Family Enterprise Award. The award, presented annually by the Tulane Family Business Center, was presented at...
