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University of Virginia aspires to launch executive MBA program.
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The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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November 12, 2004
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Byline: Tom Shean
Nov. 12--After offering a master's degree for almost 50 years, the University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration is studying whether to add an MBA for aspiring executives who would have difficulty leaving their jobs.
The Darden School's goal is to launch the executive MBA program in Charlottesville in 2006, said its dean, Robert Harris.
"The faculty and trustees have endorsed it, but we still have to do some collaborative work with the university and the state," Harris said.
Darden, he said, expects to have more detailed plans for the program by early next year.
After monitoring student and corporate demands ...