With just a few hours of naps in an airplane and on a couch – over the past two days I’ve explored markets in Buenos Aires, watched an NFL game in South America (British bars always have satellite TV), flown 12 hours back to the states, gone to class, and […]
Gloria Feldt, author and former CEO of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, spoke at Tulane last night about her new book, No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power. One of issues discuessed at the event was how women in business, and in particular women MBAs, can increase their power […]
Dedicated MBA2s find the Saints game while studying in Buenos Aires. Who dat?!
Tonight is for packing. I’m leaving for South America tomorrow for our 2nd year MBA Global Leadership trip. Starting Monday, we’ll attend lectures and visit companies in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most of our class will leave New Orleans on Saturday for Argentina, but a few friends and I are heading […]
Greetings from New Orleans’ City of the Dead. I live in a small neighborhood around the Mid City area that is flanked by at least six cemeteries. It’s a popular destination for tourists this time of year, and Voodoo Fest , popular with visitors and locals alike, is just down […]
Q1: Why do you feel that it is important to have a Quantitative Modeling course included in the MBA core curriculum? It has been the general consensus among Freeman faculty that quantitative modeling skills are fundamental to the MBA curriculum for all specializations. Today’s business practice is very much data-driven. […]
The Freeman School is hosting a Halloween party at a popular bar, F&Ms, where there will be an open bar and costume contests. Last year students spent weeks preparing their costumes for Halloween. My personal favorite costume was by a student who came dressed as one of our first year […]
Yesterday, millions of people were exposed to Tulane and the Freeman School on CNBC thanks to Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money.” The stock-picking show made a stop on our campus as a part of Mad Money’s Back to School Tour. A few weeks ago, the show emailed students asking for a […]
One of the student groups that I’ve been involved with this year is Freeman Consulting Group (FCG). FCG provides free consulting services to both for-profit and non-profit businesses. You can see a list of the projects that we are currently involved with here. I’m interested in healthcare consulting, and I […]
Live music in New Orleans is definitely one of the reasons that I was drawn to school here. On any given evening, you can find live music all over the city. I live in the Marigny – home to Frenchmen Street, where local jazz, funk and blues pours out onto […]