Career Tracks
The new Undergraduate Certificates Program gives students the option of specializing in one of four high-demand industries, putting them on track for career success.
In Focus: Stuffing Her Resume
Executive MBA student Leslie Williamson (MBA ’25) is the owner of Leslie Dalton Taxidermy, which serves clients around the world with one-of-a-kind works of art.
Alumni Spotlight: The Airline Oracle
In a career spanning 40 years, Henry Harteveldt (BSM ’81) has become one of the travel industry’s leading experts, delivering market insights to clients around the world and providing industry analysis to print and broadcast media.
Doctors double down on Tulane
It’s not that unusual for Tulane graduates to return for MBAs, but when those graduates are identical twin doctors — and when they already have multiple Tulane degrees — that stands out.
From court to coach
Ashley Langford (BSM ’09) was named head coach of the Tulane women’s basketball team in April, making history as the first African American to lead the program.
Former energy secretary highlights 45th Tulane Business Forum
Dan Brouillette (MBA ’24), president and CEO of the Edison Electric Institute and former U.S. Secretary of Energy, delivered the luncheon keynote address at the 45th annual Tulane Business Forum.
Dishing tea on Generation Z
Melissa Lavigne-Delville (MBA ’25) is founder of Culture Co-op, a boutique market research company that produces culture forecasts, research documentaries and trend talks that explore the values, beliefs, tastes and attitudes of today’s younger generations.
Class Notes: Fall/Winter 2024
Adrienne Joseph (MBA ’92) has been named CEO of Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital. Joseph had served as chief operating officer of Houston Methodist Baytown since 2020 and has more than 30 years of healthcare experience in both academic and community settings.
In Memoriam: Fall/Winter 2024
James Franklin Brent (’45)
Willie Dorothy Gowland (BBA ’45)
Margaret Elaine Grundmann Woods (BBA ’45)
Charles Stanley Cook (BBA ’47)
Angela Moynan Bose Baker (BBA ’48)
William Manasseh Cady III (BBA ’48, L ’51)
Saying goodbye to the ‘COVID Class’
With more than 700 degree candidates set to participate in 2024 graduation festivities, the Freeman School did something it had never done before: Host three ceremonies.
Upcoming Events – Fall/Winter 2024
Nov. 7–10
Wave Weekend ’24
TULANE UNIVERSITY
Nov. 8
Pitch Friday – Second Round
GOLDRING/WOLDENBERG BUSINESS COMPLEX
The competitive value of noncompete clauses
The FTC argues that banning noncompete clauses would create new businesses, raise worker wages and boost innovation, but agreements prohibiting employee mobility offer important benefits for both the firms and society.
Rage clicks: Study shows how political outrage fuels social media engagement
A new Freeman School of Business study explains why politically charged content gets more engagement from those who disagree with it.
From the Dean: Looking back and looking forward
At a senior leadership retreat earlier this year, Provost Forman posed two questions that neatly encapsulated what I’d been thinking about: What is the Freeman School known for? And what do we want the Freeman School to be known for?
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