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Learning Is Becoming the New Work. Adapt or Fall Behind.

A new era of workplace learning is taking shape, says Anne Trumbore, Chief Digital Learning Officer for the Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning. To stay competitive, employers and universities must rethink outdated structures, collaborate on new models and build systems that support continuous, human-centered learning.

What Makes Fox News So Persuasive? It Might Not Be What You Think.

Fox News and CNN reach millions daily, but Fox exerts a far greater influence on people’s beliefs and behaviors. Why is that? New research from UVA Darden’s Ray Charles “Chuck” Howard suggests Fox’s persuasive power may lie in its selective use of fear-based language.

How San Francisco Schools Used Data Science to Let Teens Sleep In

UVA Darden assistant professor Arthur Delarue’s research reveals how San Francisco Unified School District used optimization tools to redesign school start times, saving more than $5 million in transportation costs. The study will appear in Management Science.

Why Great Product Managers Design for Failure

In the latest episode of Office Hours, a faculty spotlight series hosted by Darden Admissions, UVA Darden professor Alex Cowan discusses how experimentation and failure shape the way he teaches future leaders to build products and manage innovation.

The Year in Disruption: Hits, Misses and Maybes

As we end our third season, Yael and Mike reflect on the disruptive technologies explored over the last year. It was an interesting mix of good, bad, and no disruption calls. Do they feel the same now about disruptive potential that they did when each episode first aired? What’s coming in 2026?

Supply Chains Are Shifting. Here’s How Companies Can Be ‘Future Ready.’

Tariffs have forced many companies to rethink their supply chains. According to UVA Darden professors Doug Thomas and Vidya Mani, both experts in operations, there are four principles that companies should follow to ensure long-term competitiveness.

From Buyer to Boss: What Every New CEO Needs to Know

Buying a company is just the beginning. UVA Darden’s Les Alexander and alumni CEOs share what separates post-acquisition success from failure.

Six Principles for Win-Win Projects: A Stakeholder Theory Approach

A new paper by Ed Freeman, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Prem Menghwar outlines the six principles of Stakeholder Theory that can guide projects toward creating value for all stakeholders, including marginalized stakeholders.

Virginia’s Innovation Moment: Five Actions to Sustain the Boom

How can Virginia’s universities help build a truly unified innovation ecosystem? Delegates at the 2025 Jefferson Innovation Summit identified five key actions to move the Commonwealth closer to that goal.