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UVA Darden Opens MBA Class of 2029 Applications, Adds New On-Grounds Housing Option

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has opened the application for the Full-Time MBA Class of 2029, welcoming candidates seeking to join Darden’s residential MBA experience beginning in August 2027. Read More

Darden Alum’s AI Finance Platform Lightens the Load for Startups and Small Businesses

For Michael Fajardo (MBA ’20), the word is a nod first to Michael Porter, the strategist whose Five Forces framework he studied at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. But it also meant something simpler: a person who carries the bags, lightens the load and helps someone keep moving. Read More

UVA Darden Professor Helps Organize National Statement on AI and the Economy

Darden professor Anton Korinek helped organize a global statement calling for greater preparation for AI’s economic effects. The questions behind it were also part of a broader debate convened at Darden’s LaCross Institute. Read More

UVA Darden Earns 11 Top 10 Rankings in The Princeton Review, Including No. 1 for Best Professors

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has been recognized among the nation's leading MBA programs in The Princeton Review's Best Business Schools 2027 rankings, earning Top 10 placements in 11 categories. Read More

Can AI Systems Be Designed to Support Human Autonomy and Societal Well-Being?

Darden experts Roshni Raveendhran and Luca Cian explore the balancing act between AI’s promise and perils through research on how AI systems promote human flourishing — and squash it. Read More

‘Check Your Political Identities at the Door’: Lawmakers Come to UVA Darden to Practice Leadership

A select group of state legislators gathered at UVA Darden for a nonpartisan leadership program focused on productive disagreement, values-based decision-making and leading across political differences. Read More