Schooling the professionals

Schooling the professionals

During the May 2016 NFL owners’ meeting, votes were cast for the 2019 and 2020 Super Bowl host cities. When that happened, students in one class at the A. B. Freeman School of Business were paying close attention. As part of the final assignment for Management...
The stock market’s good humor man

The stock market’s good humor man

When Peter Ricchiuti speaks at conventions and corporate meetings, event organizers bill him as “the financial professor you wish you’d had in college.” In November, Ricchiuti, a professor of practice at the Freeman School and director of the school’s acclaimed...
Tulane Executive Vice President Yvette Jones steps down

Tulane Executive Vice President Yvette Jones steps down

Yvette Jones (MBA ’95), whose career at Tulane University spanned 36 years, officially retired as executive vice president for university relations and development on July 31, 2016. A member of the Business School Council and an executive MBA graduate of the Freeman...
Youth design agency wins top prize at PitchNOLA

Youth design agency wins top prize at PitchNOLA

If you’ve ever seen the reality show “Shark Tank,” you know the format: Budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors with thousands of dollars in funding resting in the balance. But for participants in PitchNOLA 2016: Community Solutions, which took...