Tulane University Freeman School BLOG

It’s probably not the best time to bring this up, week after Thanksgiving and all, but New Orleans - you’re fat! 13th fattest in the nation, in fact. As ranked by Forbes Magazine.
The Big (XXL) Easy tied with Baltimore, MD and Virginia Beach, VA. Notable cities fatter than us include Memphis, Detroit, […]

Hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving (or weekend for those outside the US)! I was able to see some old friends, network a little and continue the job search, all while stuffing myself full of turkey/stuffing/mashed potatoes/squash/rolls/pie/cake/cookies/brownies/whatever else I could lay my hands on. Suffice to say, if a hurricane hit […]

I received the below email a few weeks ago from the Financial Aid Office at Tulane (finaid@tulane.edu). In a nutshell, Tulane shared my financial aid data with the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Aid (LOFSA), and a contractor of theirs lost the data. Tulane has done a poor job of protecting identities. […]

Thanksgiving is this week for those of us in the US. In addition I’m in California for job interviews all week, so posting will be light. But I do have some good news:
More contributors! Will, a first year MBA at the Freeman School, has joined the TulaneMBA staff (ok just me) and […]

We get a bunch of international students each year. Knud, a first year full time MBA, is from Norway (I think?!?) and was kind enough to drop me this note on crime in New Orleans:
Knud wrote:
I don’t have time to write anything on it myself right now due to MCOM
assignment etc. but thought you […]

I received this email and felt it was a worthy enough cause (and spearheaded by a Freeman student) to throw it out to the blogosphere. And if kids are reading books, that means they’re not polluting their minds with pointless drivel like K-Ville (which is about to be canceled…yeah I called it!)
Quick summary:
- Masters […]

Interesting article in the International Herald Tribune discussing the rebuilding of our beloved city.
The IHT takes the position that, since Big-K and her little sis Rita swept through the area, those who are rebuilding are doing so in a haphazard way, going so far as to say, “The result is precisely the hasty, haphazard aesthetic […]

[Joel Edit: 11-12-07] See the below comment. The rate I found on TripAdvisor seems waaay out of whack with the rates I was quoted from Otel, Booking.com, and Travelocity all under $140/night. So, Ms. Thornton, thanks for your comment, I type corrected - TripAdvisor, consider this strike 1! [/Joel Edit]
I read a […]

It’s that time of the week again - man this year has been flying by! Balancing classes, job hunting, the blog, IM Soccer & Volleyball, and job hunting I’ve little time for anything else. Of course, some things merit extra attention. With that said, James writes:
Tonight’s social will be held at Delachaise on […]

Got this email last week. The marketing dept at the Freeman School is growing and this looks like a great opportunity for those interested in marketing to network. Remember, you can always check out the Freeman Calendar for other events that don’t always make it onto the blog.
Please join the American Marketing Association […]