Diversity Partnerships & Alliances
Darden partners with a variety of diversity organizations that strive to increase the representation of minorities, women and other populations historically underrepresented in business and MBA programs.
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is the country’s preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business. Through an annual competition, member schools award merit-based, full-tuition fellowships to America’s best and brightest diverse candidates. The Consortium has built a legacy of fostering inclusion and changing the ethnic and cultural face of American business.
If you are a Consortium applicant and would like to learn more about applying to Darden via the Consortium, please visit our Consortium Application Process page.
Graduate Horizons
Graduate Horizons is a four-day workshop for Native college students, college graduates and master's students in preparing for graduate school (master's, Ph.D. or professional school). Graduate Horizons partners with 45 university graduate/professional degree programs where admission officers, professors and deans mentor and advise students on the admissions process, professional/career development and the various fields of study, research and graduate programs available.
JumpStart Advisory Group
JumpStart Advisory Group (JSAG) provides professional development opportunities for women and minority students exploring careers in consulting, financial services and management. Through JumpStart Diversity Forums and customized on-site training sessions, JSAG offers students the kind of insight, education and exposure to industry professionals that creates a powerful competitive edge.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
A national nonprofit organization, Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), has made groundbreaking progress to correct the dramatic underrepresentation of minorities in leadership positions. MLT works to increase the number of minorities in institutions that develop talent, such as first-tier business schools and high-profile companies.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs
Darden is an official university partner for the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA). NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the United States so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation’s diverse work force. NSHMBA serves 28 chapters and 6,000 members in the United States and Puerto Rico.
National Black MBA Association
The National Black MBA Association is dedicated to creating partnerships that result in creating intellectual and economic wealth in the black community. In partnership with over 400 of the country’s top business organizations, the association has inroads into a wide range of industries as well as the public and private sector.
The PhD Project
The PhD Project's expansive network helps African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans attain their business PhD, become business professors and mentor the next generation. As faculty, they serve as role models, attracting and mentoring minority students while improving the preparation of all students for our diverse workplace and society.
Riordan MBA Fellows
The Riordan Scholars Program is a pioneering career-based outreach program that motivates high school students from diverse backgrounds and under-served communities to consider and prepare for careers in management through education, mentorship and professional development.
Teach for America
The Darden School partners with Teach for America to provide the following opportunities for corps members:
- Two-year deferral for students who are admitted to the program and choose to join Teach For America (applicable to incoming corps members and exiting corps members who apply during their two years of service)
- Waives application fee for exiting corps members who apply during their two-year commitment
- Provides one half-tuition scholarship for applicants, renewable over two years, provided the student remains in good academic standing
Ten School Diversity Alliance
The mission of the Ten School Diversity Alliance is to have an impact on and influence the diversity of MBA campuses, organizations and the global community. It also strives to increase awareness of and participation in graduate management education by underrepresented populations.
Toigo Foundation
The Robert Toigo Foundation has worked to change the face of the financial services industry. Bob and Sue Toigo, active leaders in the industry through business and political work, created the Financial Services Fellowship (FSF) to increase opportunities for minorities in the field.