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MBA - Culture and Community - Diversity at Darden
Diversity at Darden
A Diverse MBA Community
The Darden School of Business is a thriving community of MBA students, faculty and alumni from a diverse array of racial, ethnic, religious, cultural, socio-economic and sexual orientations. Because of the highly participatory nature of the MBA program — both inside and outside of the classroom — Darden actively recruits and fosters a diverse MBA community.
Vibrant. Inclusive. Highly Engaged.
The Darden School improves the world by developing and inspiring responsible leaders and by advancing knowledge. We commit to develop the School’s ability to leverage our diversity — the multitude of differences among all of our stakeholders — to achieve excellence in business education in today’s complex global marketplace. We do so in the service of our mission, adhering to an unwavering commitment to fairness and equity.
Work to leverage difference at Darden flows through three funnels of activity: entry, experience and exit.
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Entry
Darden invites globally diverse students, alumni, faculty and staff to the School through rigorous and fair processes that ensure the community is comprised of a variety of voices.
The School’s goal is to enhance the diversity of students, faculty and staff who come to Darden by:
- Continuing to collaborate with diversity partners for all of degree programs
- Looking for new pipelines for hiring diverse faculty and staff
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Experience
The School develops practices and cultivates a culture that reflects and incorporates the worldviews of diverse community members. In this inclusive culture, the community learns important — and sometimes uncomfortable — truths from one another, which results in more educated global leaders and citizens.
Darden’s goal is to be a more inclusive, vibrant, and high performing environment by:- Establishing an “Inclusive Darden” training and development program for faculty and staff
- Leveraging local and world events to engage the community in constructive conversation
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Exit
Darden leverages networks of alumni, faculty and staff who, though no longer operating solely within the walls of Darden, remain partners of and resources for the School.
The School’s goal is to heighten connectivity to external stakeholders, especially those who have previously been a part of Darden, by:- Planning with alumni engagement staff and alumni chapter leadership to ensure School offerings and events appeal to a broad audience.
- Working with School leadership boards and committees to achieve representation that ensures all stakeholder voices are heard.
Darden's diversity and inclusion efforts are led by Senior Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Martin Davidson. To ensure we stay on task, we will continue to monitor and respond strategically to admissions and hiring data; feedback from students, staff, faculty and alumni; retention and turnover data; faculty development; and alumni engagement and giving.
Darden will be the best business school in the world at attracting, incorporating and leveraging diverse perspectives in ways that continuously improve the performance and enrich the experience of everyone within the Darden enterprise.
Darden invites globally diverse students, alumni, faculty and staff to the School through rigorous and fair processes that ensure the community is comprised of a variety of voices.
The School’s goal is to enhance the diversity of students, faculty and staff who come to Darden by:
- Continuing to collaborate with diversity partners for all of degree programs
- Looking for new pipelines for hiring diverse faculty and staff
The School develops practices and cultivates a culture that reflects and incorporates the worldviews of diverse community members. In this inclusive culture, the community learns important — and sometimes uncomfortable — truths from one another, which results in more educated global leaders and citizens.
Darden’s goal is to be a more inclusive, vibrant, and high performing environment by:
- Establishing an “Inclusive Darden” training and development program for faculty and staff
- Leveraging local and world events to engage the community in constructive conversation
Darden leverages networks of alumni, faculty and staff who, though no longer operating solely within the walls of Darden, remain partners of and resources for the School.
The School’s goal is to heighten connectivity to external stakeholders, especially those who have previously been a part of Darden, by:
- Planning with alumni engagement staff and alumni chapter leadership to ensure School offerings and events appeal to a broad audience.
- Working with School leadership boards and committees to achieve representation that ensures all stakeholder voices are heard.
Darden's diversity and inclusion efforts are led by Senior Associate Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Martin Davidson. To ensure we stay on task, we will continue to monitor and respond strategically to admissions and hiring data; feedback from students, staff, faculty and alumni; retention and turnover data; faculty development; and alumni engagement and giving.
Darden will be the best business school in the world at attracting, incorporating and leveraging diverse perspectives in ways that continuously improve the performance and enrich the experience of everyone within the Darden enterprise.
Darden fosters an environment where students learn and interact with classmates of all backgrounds in a meaningful way. The way the Darden MBA harnesses the diversity of its students to enrich the educational experience is profound. In one year alone, Darden has drastically impacted my personal and professional development by continuing to challenge how I view myself, my peers, the world, and how I will navigate the opportunities that exist within it.
Office of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Martin N. Davidson
Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer
Christie Julien
Assistant Dean for Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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