– Winter 2018 –

The Extraordinary Power of Experiential Learning

The Extraordinary Power of Experiential Learning

Prior to becoming dean here at the Freeman School, I was a professor of accountancy for several decades. I would like to share with you some of what I learned over those decades and explain why it is more relevant today than ever before.

A Profitable Partnership

A Profitable Partnership

In the last eight years, Upturn Arts has grown from a two-week dance camp for kids into a thriving nonprofit that provides after-school, holiday and summer arts programming to over 1,300 children in New Orleans, but founder Dana Reed shares the credit for its success with an unlikely source: Tulane University undergraduate business students.

Good As Gold

Good As Gold

The Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex, the new home of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business, has been certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council for meeting the highest standards in green building.

Analytics Students Fight Crime with Data

Analytics Students Fight Crime with Data

To help make the information more accessible to the public, the NOPD recently turned to the Freeman School and students in the newly launched Master of Business Analytics (MANA) program.

Is New Orleans Poised to be the Next Silicon Valley?

Is New Orleans Poised to be the Next Silicon Valley?

In a discussion at the 39th annual Tulane Business Forum in September, technology consultant David Snyder told business leaders not to underestimate the impact of DXC’s presence in the city.

A Lucid Approach to Growing a Business

A Lucid Approach to Growing a Business

How do companies create successful, innovative cultures? In July, a panel of employees from one of the most innovative companies around — technology firm Lucid — shared their thoughts on the company’s one-of-a-kind culture in a special presentation for business students.

MME Students Visit Offshore Production Platform

MME Students Visit Offshore Production Platform

In July, Freeman School Master of Management in Energy students visited Breton Sound #51, an offshore production platform in the Gulf of Mexico operated by independent oil and gas company Upstream Exploration.

Freeman Welcomes Nine to Faculty for 2018-19

Freeman Welcomes Nine to Faculty for 2018-19

The A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of nine new faculty members for the 2018-19 academic year.

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.

Freeman Hosts Inaugural Colloquium on Business Analytics

Freeman Hosts Inaugural Colloquium on Business Analytics

About a dozen data professionals
from leading New Orleans
companies came together in
October to share insights and
discuss industry trends at the inaugural
Tulane Business Analytics Colloquium.

Real-World Research Skills

Real-World Research Skills

Betsy Clementson, librarian and head of the Freeman School’s Turchin Business Library, has been reaching out to employers for the last year to ensure that students graduate with the research skills they need to succeed in today’s work environment.

Want to Give More Effective Performance Feedback? Try Using ‘Because’

Want to Give More Effective Performance Feedback? Try Using ‘Because’

Companies invest millions of dollars in developing performance management systems, yet managers and employees continue to be frustrated by performance evaluations they perceive to be ineffective. A 2005 survey by consulting firm People IQ reported that only 13 percent of employees and managers — and only 6 percent of CEOs — found their organizations’ performance appraisal processes useful.

Lepage Center Announces Inaugural Faculty Fellows

Lepage Center Announces Inaugural Faculty Fellows

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has awarded eight career-development grants as part of the newly launched Lepage Faculty Fellows program.