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And it’s the combination of Batten and Darden that has brought me to this place.",[],{"tags":449,"pressContact":454,"bios":484},{"topics":450,"storyType":452},[451],{"id":271,"label":91,"href":92},{"label":453,"href":126},"Article",{"id":455,"heading":456,"body":457,"image":467,"action":475,"contactLabel":477,"contactId":478,"contactName":479,"contactTitle":480,"contactEmail":481},"1JXqEbL3azVV5umnM8ChNj","About UVA Darden School of Business",{"blocks":458},[459,463],{"type":294,"content":460},[461],{"type":265,"value":462},"The University of Virginia Darden School of Business prepares responsible global leaders through unparalleled transformational learning experiences.",{"type":294,"content":464},[465],{"type":265,"value":466},"Darden's graduate degree programs and Executive Education & Lifelong Learning programs offered by the Darden School Foundation set the stage for a lifetime of career advancement and impact.",{"src":468,"alt":469,"aspectRatio":470,"width":471,"height":472,"bynderDat":473},"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.darden.virginia.edu\u002Ftransform\u002Fc88de114-fc91-4aa8-b801-2e987f7a4a22\u002FDarden_Spring_Environmental_Spring_25_Saunders_Hall_20","Darden_Spring_Environmental_Spring_25_Saunders_Hall_20","8354 \u002F 5569",8354,5569,{"baseUrl":18,"assetId":474,"name":469},"c88de114-fc91-4aa8-b801-2e987f7a4a22",{"label":476,"href":26,"external":35,"openInNewWindow":35},"Learn More","Press Contact","2KGmVfjHQigGuWjTI4aCKw","Lauren Foster","Senor Director of Communications",{"label":482,"href":483},"fosterl@darden.virginia.edu","mailto:fosterl@darden.virginia.edu",[],{"title":258,"description":262,"image":486},{"src":487,"alt":280,"aspectRatio":488,"width":489,"height":490,"bynderDat":491},"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.darden.virginia.edu\u002Ftransform\u002Fwidescreen-large\u002Fb348d7bf-c8ba-4e18-9cb6-e79517044e79\u002F2551-jpg?io=transform%3Afill%2Cwidth%3A1200%2Cheight%3A630&quality=75","1200 \u002F 630",1200,630,{"baseUrl":18,"assetId":282,"name":280,"preset":492},"widescreen-large",{"canonicalPath":254,"identity":494},{"id":257,"contentType":237,"title":258,"path":254,"publishedAt":268,"modifiedAt":260,"topics":495,"authors":497,"eligibility":498},[496],{"id":271,"label":91},[],{"searchEngines":28,"followLinks":28,"internalSearch":28}]