Freeman School of Business Upcoming Events
September 2018
Sept . 7
Tulane Family Business Forum,
Lavin-Bernick Center, Tulane University
Sept . 13
New Orleans Executive MBA Webinar
Sept . 14
Freeman Energy Expo,
Houston (Location TBA)
From the Dean: Summer 2017
Summer is typically a quiet time on Tulane’s campus, but here at the Freeman School, it’s been a different story.
Expansion project nears completion
Work on the historic expansion and renovation of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business continues at a
feverish pace as the building — to be called the Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex — draws closer to its January 2018 opening.
MBA team wins 1st place in The Economist’s Investment Case Competition
A team of three Freeman School MBA students won first place and the top prize of $10,000 in the second annual Economist Investment Case Study Competition.
Downtown expansion is on the menu
New Orleans is world-renowned as a top destination for food and tourism, but can the city’s excellence in hospitality offer winning insights for entrepreneurs and executives in other industries?
Students face off in distressed debt investment pitch competition
Freeman students Jodi Gottlieb (BSM ’17), Audrey Preston (BSM ’17), Brooke Satterfield (BSM ’17) and Cara Williamson (BSM ’17) took home first place honors in the second annual Aaron Selber Jr. Course in Alternative Investments Distressed Debt Investment Pitch Competition.
Financial Times ranks Freeman MFIN program among top 10 in US
The Financial Times has again ranked the Master of Finance (MFIN) program at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business as one of the best in the world.
New master’s program in business analytics to launch
Next summer, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business will launch a new specializedmaster’s program designed for students seeking careers in the rapidly growing field of business analytics.
Sazerac CEO shares homegrown success story
Mark Brown, president and CEO of the Sazerac Co., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of distilled spirits, doesn’t talk about his company very often.
Dean highlights growth, new building in homecoming talk
Growth. Growth. Growth. Paraphrasing the old quote about real estate, Dean Ira Solomon told a Freeman School homecoming audience that explosive growth continues to be the big story at the B-school.
Rob Lalka to lead Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Rob Lalka, an entrepreneur and educator whose accomplishments span the public, private and non-profit sectors, has been appointed professor of practice and executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Lipper ranks Hancock Burkenroad Fund No .1
The mutual fund inspired by Burkenroad Reports, the Freeman School’s acclaimed equity analysis program, celebrated its 15th birthday in December with a very special honor.
Medical device maker wins top prize in Business Model Competition
A team of students from Johns Hopkins University with a device to improve the treatment of a potentially blinding infant eye disease won first place and the top prize of $25,000 in the 2017 Tulane Business Model Competition.
J. J. Buquet and Steve Gleason honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year
The Freeman School honored business executive James J. Buquet III (MBA ’90) as Tulane Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year and ALS activist Steve Gleason (MBA ’11) as Tulane Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2017 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Awards Gala.
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