• “From the first class on the first day, I felt like I needed a seat belt and goggles,” says MBA for Executives student Catherine Sewell. Learn what makes Darden the world's best educational experience. more

  • Superior teaching lies at the core of every Darden program. Over the past 24 years, in a survey of 83,000 MBA graduates, students consistently rank Darden faculty first. more

  • The case “Turbulent Times in the Euro Zone” puts you in the shoes of EU leaders who must inspire confidence in the euro as Greece teeters. Darden uses real-life case studies to build your leadership skills. more

  • Darden offers its alumni a suite of services, from dynamic events around the globe to career management for life through the Armstrong Center for Alumni Career Services. more

  • Darden teaches leadership competencies such as wide-angle vision, social intelligence, excellent communication skills and a bias for action. Read Darden's Dean Bob Bruner's blog post “Leaders Step Forward Often.” more

Ideas and Innovation

Darden Global Leadership Forum in Shanghai

Coinciding with the two-week China residency of Darden's new Global MBA for Executives program, the inaugural Global Leadership Forum in Shanghai 11-13 May brought together Darden students, alumni, faculty and school leaders for an enlightening weekend, including a new case, a keynote speech by Darden alumnus Scott Price (MBA '90), CEO and president of Wal-Mart Asia, and an admissions reception.... more

In the Trash or in Hand, Coupons Make Money

Darden Professors Paul Farris and Rajkumar Venkatesan declare in a new study that coupons work. "In fact, the coupons that wind up in the trash ultimately may deliver greater returns to a company than the coupons that are redeemed."... more

Two Darden Students Help Win Top Walmart Prize

Residents of the Limpopo Province in South Africa struggle to access clean water. Darden and U.Va. students joined forces to create a sustainable business in Limpopo to produce purifying filters. The plan won Walmart's Better Living Business Plan Challenge.... more

Toy Venture Hatched in Darden Business Incubator Launches New Interactive Experience for Kids

The biggest blockbuster toy since Tickle Me Elmo could be on the horizon. Its inventor, Second Year Darden student Thomas Giedgowd, believes that TeeGee has what it takes to make it on every child’s wish list. With help from the Darden Business Incubator, he debuted TeeGee at the 2012 American International Toy Fair.... more

News

May 21, 2012 Darden Grad Kick-Starts Dreams more

May 17, 2012 Darden School of Business Takes Next Step Toward Zero Waste Goal more

May 15, 2012 Financial Times Ranks Darden Executive Education a Top Five Global Provider for the Ninth Consecutive Year more

Dean's Blog

May 20, 2012

Bias for Action and Moral Courage

Here are the remarks I gave to members of the Class of 2012 in our Graduation Ceremony this afternoon. My message regards taking action and moral courage. +++++ I would like to set the tone for this ceremony by inviting you to think about what really matters here at Darden. Some of you may think of the [...] more

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