In This Issue:

Feature

Financial Futures
If there is a bright side to the financial crisis for the Freeman School, it is that many of the reasons Freeman was ranked Top 10 in the world in finance are also reasons why Freeman students may be better positioned than most to weather the current economic storm.

From the Dean

• Reason for optimism
  

In the News

• Freeman students meet the "Oracle of Omaha"
• Houston and Reiss honored as Entrepreneurs of the Year
• MBAs are a Beacon of Hope
• Anti-poverty fund gets boost from biz plan competition
• Executive MBA program ranked 26th in U.S.
• Freeman hosts 12th annual finance case competition
• Partisan politics fuels energy debate
• Burkenroad Institute hosts inaugural workshop
• MBA program ranked 24th by AmericaEconomia
• Freeman ranked among best in entrepreneurship
• Energy Institute establishes board
• Energy companies highlight conference
• A break in the weather
• HCA chief highlights Tulane Business Forum
• Tommy Hilfiger visits Freeman
• ConocoPhillips donates $25K to Energy Institute
• Globalizing the MBA
• The Freeman Index: The 2008 Incoming Classes

Research

• Timing of messages is key to launching innovative new products
• Oldham joins faculty
• Research: Faculty In Brief

With Alumni

• Four alums make DiversityMBA Top 100
• Humble Beginnings: Ray Cahnman
• Freeman alum named WSJ Top Analyst
• Paul Callais
• David Yaggy
• Freeman hosts Mexican alumni
• Commencement returns to McAlister
• Tulane Alumni Club of Orange County
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Brilliant Career: Henry St. Paul