Faculty News
18 March 2024

New UVA Darden Health Care Initiative to Develop Responsible Business Leaders for Industry’s Future

The Health Care Initiative will be led by Darden Assistant Professor Christoph Herpfer and Lecturer Marc Ruggiano and will include a dozen participating Darden faculty, a wealth of alumni experts and supporters, and Darden students and student clubs.

13 March 2024

The Forum Hotel: A Year of Transformative Experiences at Darden

The Forum hosted over 90 Darden events in its first 10 months, fulfilling its pivotal role in enriching the student and faculty experience.

12 March 2024

Key Darden School Master Plan Projects Move Forward

Strategic projects of the refreshed master plan of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business took important steps forward in recent weeks, adding momentum to the School’s long-term commitment to enhancing faculty excellence and the student experience.

12 March 2024

Electric Vehicles Hit Some Recent Potholes. Here’s a Roadmap to the Way Ahead

Darden professor Mike Lenox provides analysis of recent trends and longer-term perspective on electric vehicles in the midst of an apparent slowdown in the EV industry.

07 March 2024

Professor Tatiana Batova: Uncovering Clues to Cross-Cultural Communication

Darden Professor Tatiana Batova's research agenda and her love of teaching are inseparable, driving an exploration of how humans communicate using and ever-evolving set of tools in a rapidly changing world.

21 February 2024

A Dream Worth Having: Why the Middle Class of Business Deserves More Attention from Entrepreneurs

In a world awash in stories of high-tech, high-growth "unicorn" companies, Darden professor and world-renowned expert on entrepreneurship Saras Sarasvathy shines light on the "middle class of business," or companies that focus more on endurance over time rather than sky-high valuations at record speeds.