Darden School of Business Admissions Blog

Faculty Spotlight: Interview with Morela Hernandez

In late January, Darden Professor, Morela Hernandez, was quoted in a New York Times article on pay transparency, and we recently caught up with her to talk more about her research interests. Check out Morela’s answers below! What is your research interest? One of my primary areas of research…

By Brett Twitty- February 22, 2019

Meet Exec Class of 2020 Student, Alicia Braxton!

Today on the blog, we catch up with Executive MBA format student, Alicia Braxton, ’20. Alicia works as a Customer-Specific Marketing Manager with Giant Foods in Washington, DC, and we recently sat down with her to talk more about why she decided to pursue an MBA, what she’s…

By Susannah Fuller- February 22, 2019

Full-Time MBA, Podcast

New Experience Darden Podcast Episode with Tom Gonzalez!

The Experience Darden podcast is the newest addition to the UVA Darden family of podcasts. Featuring weekly conversations with current students, faculty, staff and alumni, Experience Darden is THE podcast all about the Full-Time MBA student experience at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.We recently caught…

By Brett Twitty- February 21, 2019

Darden Community, Events, Full-Time MBA

Black Business Experience Week!

On the heels of Asia Week and Love Is Love Week, it’s Black Business Experience Week at Darden!Presented by the Black Business Student Association (BBSA), the week features a host of programming including a First Coffee Kick-Off/Dance Party, a screening of the James Baldwin documentary, I…

By Brett Twitty- February 21, 2019

Admissions, Future Year Scholars

Future Year Scholars Spotlight: GMAT Overview Webinar Recording

Our Future Year Scholars Program application cycle is in full swing! The first of three Future Year application deadlines (1 March) is right around the corner, and yesterday, Admissions Committee member, Katherine Alford, and Eric Chambers of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), hosted a GMAT Overview webinar. A recording…

By Brett Twitty- February 20, 2019

Darden Community, Full-Time MBA, Student Profile or Feature

UVA E-Cup Spotlight: Trulli

The final round of the Discovery stage of the University of Virginia Entrepreneurship Cup takes place this week (21 February at 4:30 pm)! The top five teams will win $5,000, and three of the 11 finalists are from Darden: Single Baked Sweets – Melissa Stefaniak, EMBA Darden Class of…

By Brett Twitty- February 20, 2019

Career

Career Spotlight: Retail Tech Job Trek!

Every year, groups of Darden students travel the country and the globe on organized job treks to visit companies and geographic areas in which they are interested. Job treks typically include a series of company visits, including meetings with executives and hiring managers, as well as social events with local…

By Brett Twitty- February 19, 2019