In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Andrew Katz. Andrew is a student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2027, and we talk with him about his decision to pursue an MBA, what he’s enjoyed about his first year, climbing Mt. Everest in the summer before starting at Darden, his start-up venture, Katalyze LLC, and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professors Marc Ruggiano and Rob Phillips. In this hour-long conversation, we talk with Ruggiano and Phillips about what Darden means by ethical AI as well as some of the ethical considerations across the AI value chain.  For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Christina Zhu. Christina is a second year student in our Full-Time MBA Class of 2026. We talk with Christina about her background, her decision to pursue an MBA, what led her Darden, her global experiences as a Darden student, what she’ll be doing after graduation and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Raj Venkatesan. Raj is a member of the Marketing faculty at the Darden School of Business, and he is also one of the Academic Directors for UVA’s MS in Business Analytics program. We talk with Raj about the MSBA program, how the faculty keep the curriculum current, the program’s upcoming fifth and final module, some of his favorite MSBA capstone projects and more. We also find time to discuss his Digital Marketing elective and how he’s incorporated AI into that course. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Jared Harris. Harris’ research centers on the interplay between ethics and strategy, with a particular focus on the topics of corporate governance, business ethics and interorganizational trust. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk with Harris about his background, what led him to Darden, how he has incorporated AI in the core Strategy course, why he thinks his Business Ethics Through Literature elective may be more important now than ever and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Alys Herbert and Katie Williams. Alys and Katie are Second Year students in UVA Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026, and they also led the Student Tutoring program this year. We talk with Alys and Katie about their journeys to Darden, what drew them to the Tutoring program, how many students take advantage this resource, their advice for future MBA students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this special edition of the Darden Admissions podcast, we share a recent installment in our ongoing ‘Office Hours’ faculty spotlight series, a conversation with Professor Justin Hopkins. Professor Hopkins has taught various courses across Darden's programs and at the UVA Law School including electives on financial reporting and financial statement analysis. He has authored a number of cases helping students to gain a deeper understanding of the content of financial reports, the economic drivers of a firm's financial condition, and the governance characteristics of a company. We talk with Hopkins about his background, what led him to Darden, what drew him to Accounting, how Darden approaches teaching Accounting in the core curriculum, his recent paper on white collar crime prosecutions and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Anna Caughron. Anna is a Program Manager with Darden’s Institute for Business in Society, and we talk with her about the Golub Capital Board Fellows program.  The Board Fellows program connects Darden students with local nonprofit organizations for a unique opportunity in board service. Fellows serve as non-voting board members while simultaneously participating in classroom courses in board governance. In addition, Golub Capital Board Fellows have a lasting impact on their nonprofit partners by completing a meaningful project for their nonprofit over the course of the program.  For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Charlie Meyer. Charlie is a second year student in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2026. He is also the President of Net Impact at Darden. We talk with Charlie about what led him to Darden, what drew him to Net Impact, his experience with the Golub Board Fellows program and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with friend of the podcast, Whitney Kestner. Whitney is current co-leading Darden’s Admissions team, and we talk with her the recent announcement of waves for our Round 3 Full-Time MBA deadline, recent rankings highlights for Darden, forthcoming resources for admitted students and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.