ɬ�﷬ News - Yolande E. Chan

Yolande Chan reappointed as Dean of Desautels Faculty of Management

webfull — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:35:44 +0000

Professor Yolande E. Chan has been reappointed as Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2026.

Published: 12 December 2025

Nine ɬ�﷬ Desautels researchers named to Stanford-Elsevier top researchers list

webfull — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:13:36 +0000

Each year, the world’s most influential researchers are recognized in the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists lists. The list ranks researchers from around the world, based on the impacts of their citations, their h-index, and other bibliometric indicators. In 2025, nine ɬ�﷬ Desautels researchers earned the honour: Yolande E.

Published: 25 November 2025

Dean Yolande Chan named Fellow of Royal Society of Canada

webfull — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:04:59 +0000

Yolande E. Chan, Dean and James ɬ�﷬ Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country’s highest academic honours.

Recognized for her outstanding contributions to digital innovation, knowledge strategy, and business-IT alignment, Chan joins a distinguished cohort of scholars celebrated for advancing knowledge across disciplines.

Published: 14 November 2025

Master's degree offering in Luxembourg brings ɬ�﷬ Desautels to Europe

webfull — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:12:06 +0000

ɬ�﷬ Desautels will offer its Master of Management in Finance program in Luxembourg. The version of the program delivered in Luxembourg will be the same as the one taught in Montreal. A strategic partnership between ɬ�﷬, Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance, the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). Luxembourg is a major financial hub, and Dean Yolande Chan calls the program “a new chapter in our mission do develop impactful leaders in finance.”

Published: 30 July 2025

Dean Yolande Chan on breaking barriers and the work ahead

webfull — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:36 +0000

Dr. Yolande Brown Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management, shares her journey and ongoing mission for racial equity in an interview with CTV News. Appointed in 2021, she is ɬ�﷬’s first Black dean and remains one of Canada’s few Black deans. Reflecting on her experiences—from childhood to early academic success to encounters with racism—she emphasized the need for continued progress. She has championed initiatives to increase access for racialized communities and lead equity reviews.

Published: 21 February 2025

Taken together, excellence and equity are a true measure of success

webfull — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:20:19 +0000

Inclusion should not undermine performance, nor should performance come at the expense of individuals, Dean Yolande Chan in the Leaders & Strategists podcast hosted by ɬ�﷬ Desautels Professor Anicet Fangwa. “For me, success is about both excellence and equity,” said Chan. “I would like to be a source of encouragement to others that regardless of setbacks, you can excel.

Published: 17 January 2025

Making the most of meetings isn’t an exact science

webfull — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:22:13 +0000

ɬ�﷬ Desautels Dean Yolande Chan is an engineer by training, but when it comes to running meetings, she sees herself more like an orchestra conductor, listening carefully to ensure harmony and hopefully rise to a crescendo, writes columnist Harvey Schachter in The Globe and Mail. Meetings need agendas and objectives, but too much rigidity can be counterproductive. Participants need to carefully consider the circumstances before coming to decisions.

Published: 13 June 2024

ɬ�﷬'s Black Grad Gala Celebrates Class of 2024

webfull — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:36:39 +0000

On May 1, ɬ�﷬'s 6th annual Black Grad Gala, hosted by the Black Students’ Network, honoured the Class of 2024's Black graduates. Approximately 50 graduates from various faculties were celebrated on stage, each receiving Kente stoles in recognition of their achievements. Notable speakers included Associate Professor Momar Ndao and Black Grad Valedictorian Yasmine Elmi, a McCall MacBain Scholar in the Faculty of Science and incoming ɬ�﷬ medical student.

Published: 6 May 2024

ɬ�﷬ Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

webfull — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:10 +0000

ɬ�﷬ hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. ɬ�﷬ Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.
#Bravo2024

· Geneviève Bassellier, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems

Published: 21 March 2024

Dean Yolande Chan Leads Global Higher Ed Transformation at 2024 EFMD Conference in Amsterdam

webfull — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:07:42 +0000

Dean Yolande Chan chaired the 2024 EFMD Conference for Deans and Directors General, that brought together nearly 500 leaders in higher education from across the globe to Amsterdam, Netherlands from February 6-7, 2024.

Published: 27 February 2024