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UVA Darden LaCross AI Institute Awards Fellowships in AI Research
The Fellowship program serves as vehicle for the LaCross AI Institute to pursue and support collaboration in ethical AI research across multiple disciplines, and this year’s recipients exemplify that collaborative spirit.
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UVA Darden Pioneers AI-Powered Business Education With OpenAI Partnership
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced a partnership with OpenAI, solidifying its position as a leader in AI-driven business education. The initiative brings ChatGPT EDU to Darden, providing faculty, staff and students with a secure, compliant and tailored AI platform designed for academic excellence and organizational innovation.
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Mayo Center Forecast: Economic Expansion Likely But Not Without Risks
Forecasting U.S. economic growth for the year ahead is always an uncertain endeavor. Doing so in 2025, with a new presidential administration, supercharged technological upheaval and ample global instability adds a thick layer of fog to the outlook.
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What’s Next for Darden?
Five big issues that will determine the future for the Darden School of Business.
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Beyond the Headlines: Darden’s Exceptional Career Outcomes
The Darden Report checked in with Jeff McNish, senior assistant dean of Darden’s Career Center, to gather a more complete picture about the School’s 2024 figures and to discuss the School’s approach to assisting MBAs with landing a job and developing rewarding careers.
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Q&A: Darden’s Solutions for Developing Functional Leadership
As the world moves faster and with more complexity, leaders face pressure to be both technically advanced in their specific area and also able to think and operate at an increasing enterprise level. Functional leadership helps leaders in key functional areas of a company – such as marketing, finance, human resources or operations – improve and develop expertise in that function while also understanding how the pieces fit together in the entire organization.