12.15.10 Professor of History at the University of Virginia J.E. Lendon joins Coy to discuss his new book Song of Wrath: The Peloponnesian War Begins
. The new release details the decade of clashes between Athens and Sparta known as the Peloponnesian Wars. Lendon explains the title of the book, then touches on the process of studying the battle tales of Thucydides before plunging into recreating the bloodshed that was Ancient Greece in the 5th century B.C.
Ming-Jer Chen
Darden Professor Ming-Jer Chen, an expert in East-West strategies, stops by the studio this week to talk about managing business relationships between the U.S. and China. In the Darden headlines: “SSE students visit Darden for GBE,” and “New Products and Services Design Fair.”
Lynn Isabella
This week
Abena sits down with Darden Professor Lynn Isabella to discuss Global Leadership. In this week’s news: “GEMBA Moving Forward,” “Dancing with the Darden Stars,” and “Darden Partners Share Good Cheer.”
Lili Powell
This week we are joined by Darden Professor Lili Powell, who discusses the World Peace Game. This simulation was the subject of a recent award-winning film, “World Peace… and other 4th-grade achievements.” In this week’s headlines: “Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Darden at Number 11,” Winners of the Concept Competition,” and “The Mergers & Acquisitions Competition.”
Lyons Brown
We are joined this week
by Darden Alumus (MBA ’87) and Trustee Lyons Brown, Founder and CEO of Altamar Brands. Lyons is at Darden for the 2010 E-Conference where he speaks on “The Life Cycle of a Startup.” In the news this week: “The E-Conference at Darden,” “Recapping the Car of the Future Symposium,” and “The Net Impact National Conference.”
Peter Debaere
Darden Professor Peter Debaere, one of the organizers of the “Car of the Future, Future of the Car” symposium being held at the University of Virginia this weekend, speaks with us about this special event. In the headlines: “Darden Professor ponders What If?”, “Darden Concept Competition,” and “Views from the VIC.”
Jon Megibow
Darden was visited this week
by Executive MBA students from Argentina. We hear from two of those students, as well as from Jon Megibow, Director of Operations for the Darden Center for Global Initiatives. In the headlines: “The Dean to Visit Aspen Institute,” “First-Year Networking Nights,” and “Darden for the Cure.”
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