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‘If You Work in My Office, You Know I Attend Darden’: Kris Green’s Enthusiasm for the ExecMBA Experience

Our Executive MBA profile series continues with a Q&A with First Year Executive MBA student Kris Green (Class of 2022). Green works in real estate in the Washington, D.C. area, and he was drawn to Darden for its case method learning approach, the supportive community and the…

By Brett Twitty- April 8, 2021

Executive MBA, Executive Student Profile

‘An Unreal Network of Growth-Oriented People’: Collins Marshall On His ExecMBA Experience

Our Executive MBA profile series continues with a Q&A with First Year Executive MBA student Collins Marshall (Class of 2022). Collins is currently the Director of Partnership Development at EAB in the Washington, D.C. area, and he decided to pursue an MBA thanks to a nudge from…

By Brett Twitty- April 1, 2021

Executive MBA, Executive Student Profile, Student Profile or Feature

Helen Yao on ‘Learning to be Comfortable With Ambiguity’ in Darden’s Executive MBA Program

Our Executive MBA profile series continues with a Q&A with First Year Executive MBA student Helen Yao (Class of 2022). Helen is a Program Manager for a financial services firm, and she came to Darden in pursuit of a long-term goal as well as an opportunity to…

By Brett Twitty- March 24, 2021

Admissions, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA

Executive MBA Shifts to Rolling Admissions

As we’ve recently announced, beginning with the 10 March deadline, the Executive MBA application process is transitioning to rolling admissions. Applications will be evaluated as they are received, and we will continue to accept applications until our class fills. We currently anticipate closing the application for the current admissions…

By Brett Twitty- March 23, 2021

Academics, Admissions, Career, Executive MBA

Career Pathways Event, Hosted by the Network of Executive Women

Darden Admissions and the Network of Executive Women student organization recently hosted the latest installment in an ongoing event series exploring the UVA Darden Executive MBA student experience. The series has primarily focused on two areas that play pivotal roles in prospective students’ decision to pursue an Executive MBA program…

By Brett Twitty- March 12, 2021

Executive MBA, Executive Student Profile, Student Profile or Feature

‘From Large-Hearted To Mundane And Very Practical’, Nate Scott On Why He Pursued An Exec MBA

Our Executive MBA profile series continues with a Q&A with First Year Executive MBA student Nate Scott (Class of 2022). Scott is an editor at For the Win, a USA Today sports and entertainment blog and is an investigative true crime podcast host for The Sneak, a project…

By Brett Twitty- March 9, 2021

Academics, Admissions, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA, Faculty Profile

The State of the Executive MBA Program: An Interview With Yael Grushka-Cockayne

Today on the blog, we’re excited to share a Q&A with Senior Associate Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne all about UVA Darden’s Executive MBA program. Of course, Grushka-Cockayne is no stranger to the Discover Darden blog — check out her profile from her earlier Ask Me Anything…

By Brett Twitty- March 4, 2021

Darden Community, Executive MBA, Executive Student Profile

Leaders of Darden’s Black Executive MBAs Share Insights

In honor of Black History Month, we recently reached out to past leaders of UVA Darden’s Black Executive MBA (BEMBA) student organizations for their reflections on how BEMBA contributed to their Executive MBA program experience. Chartered in 2017, BEMBA is dedicated to the recruitment of Black business students and…

By Brett Twitty- February 24, 2021