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Top 10 and Rising, UVA Darden’s Commitment to Entrepreneurship Gains Momentum

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has vaulted nine spots in Poets & Quants’ 2025 World’s Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship, securing its place at No. 10. It isn’t the only recognition for entrepreneurship at Darden. The School also ranks No. 8 on a recent list of top MBA programs for entrepreneurship compiled by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. Read More

From Service to Strategy, Darden Veterans Reflect on Their Journeys

Students who enroll in the Darden School of Business bring a diverse set of skills and interests to Grounds. Many also bring years of military service. The Darden Report recently visited with some of those individuals, seeking insight on their military experiences, lessons and why they chose Darden. Read More

Batten Institute Launches the Inaugural Symposium to Reimagine Entrepreneurship Education

Thirty business faculty representing more than 20 universities – from as far as Denmark and Sri Lanka – descended on the University of Virginia Darden School of Business for a day of “Reimagining Entrepreneurship Education.” The first symposium of its kind, hosted by the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology at Darden, was an exploration of how to incorporate the principles of effectuation to improve business curricula and student outcomes. Read More

UVA Darden’s Dawna Clarke Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Dawna Clarke, senior assistant dean of admissions at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, was honored with Poets&Quants’ first ever Lifetime Achievement Award in Business School Admissions. Read More

Decision Analysis Society Awards Professor Emeritus Samuel Bodily Its Highest Honor

Samuel E. Bodily, the John Tyler Professor Emeritus of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Frank P. Ramsey medal for distinguished contributions in decision analysis. Read More

Groundbreaking Marks Start of Student Housing Project on Darden Grounds

A brilliant fall morning provided the perfect setting for a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony on 24 October that marks the start of construction on a project that will bring student housing to the Grounds of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Read More