
How One UVA Darden Scholar’s Model Reimagines Food Redistribution
During Prem Menghwar’s studies and travels, it has always pained him to attend events where fresh and untouched boxed meals would be quietly thrown away. He wondered if there was a simple solution.

After His Son’s Traumatic Experience, Roy Moore Took Bullying Head-On
When his son became the target of cyberbullying, Roy Moore (MBA ‘86) found himself facing a challenge that no amount of business training had prepared him for.

UVA Darden Expands Board Fellows Program, Joining Elite Golub Capital Network
The UVA Darden School of Business has joined the prestigious Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows Network, transforming its student-led Board Fellows Program into a signature, for-credit experience that prepares MBA students to serve on nonprofit boards. Led by recent graduate Madelyn Merchant (MBA ’25), the initiative now spans both Charlottesville and Washington, D.C., with new philanthropic support and institutional backing.

Back to Grounds, Alum Lily West’s Darden Journey Home
For Lily West (MBA ’12), it was love at first visit. Her Darden School of Business interview marked her first time in Charlottesville and without a doubt, that visit changed everything.

UVA Darden Professor Named to ‘Best 40 Under 40’ List
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Anthony Palomba has been named to a list of top global business school professors. Citing his passion for teaching, research, deep commitment to students and inspiring presence in the classroom, Poets & Quants on 21 May named Palomba to its list of the Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors.

A Married Couple’s Journey Through Darden
As one of the few married couples at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Nini Ratto Schol and Rodrigo Delgado Santa Maria weren’t only navigating the intensity of an MBA, but also doing so as spouses and immigrants living for the first-time in the U.S.