Darden’s faculty—ranked the #1 teaching faculty in the U.S. by the Princeton Review in 2007 and 2008—has created a unique and unparalleled curriculum founded on action-oriented learning, principled leadership, a highly participatory classroom experience, collaboration, global perspective, and intellectual depth and rigor. Darden students come to discover what others have found when they were students − that you learn more when your classes are taught by the best. Darden gives you significant access to outstanding teachers at the forefront of their fields.

Beyond their expertise in classroom teaching, the faculty is committed to providing you the best possible educational experience. You will see this in faculty members’ commitment to teaching and interest in your personal and professional development. The Darden faculty is consistently ranked among the best in the world.

Research and course-development activities play a key role in achieving the Darden School’s mission by advancing the knowledge and practice of present and future managers. Through the research of its faculty, the School aims to improve the quality of its educational programs, to enable both students and practicing managers to understand more fully the process of business and management, and to strengthen its reputation as a center of learning and discovery. The faculty maintains strong connections to the corporate world to help shape business and management practice internationally. In addition, Darden has several research centers of excellence, which bring a cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge focus to issues that drive today’s economy and management practices.