Passing It On: How One UVA Darden Student’s Kombucha Starter Became a Metaphor for Mentorship
Jessa Ursabia (Class of 2025) swirls a glass jar, watching the scoby — a gelatinous, living culture — drift in its tea-filled home. Soon, it will belong to someone else.
Lost Your Job or Worried About Job Security? Here Are Tips for Moving Forward
Layoffs are in the news, and job-havers and job-seekers alike are feeling the stress of uncertainty. Jen Coleman, who leads the Armstrong Center for Alumni Career Services at Darden, shares insights on how to deal with job loss and career anxiety.
Hidden Costs: More Than Jobs Are Lost in a Government Shutdown
Another potential government shutdown looms as Congress struggles to fund operations. (A vote in the House is possible Tuesday.) Without a solution this week, thousands of federal workers face furloughs and citizens will suffer from diminished or lost services in the near future. For government employees, a shutdown would add insult to injury. Thousands already have lost their jobs due to cuts to agency payrolls from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), while all have faced uncertainty about their status, and aggressive demands to justify their contributions.
Supply Chains Explained: How They Work and Why Tariffs Can Strain Them
Supply chains are critically important to domestic and global commerce. Explaining and understanding them isn’t so simple. The Darden Report took a deep dive on supply chains with Associate Professor of Business Administration Vidya Mani, an expert on supply chains, to learn more about how it all works. For those who prefer to get the highlights and save the fuller report for later, find an AI summary of the main points at the top.
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