��˴�Ƭ University News - Yolande E. Chan

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 ��˴�Ƭ’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 ��˴�Ƭ 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

��˴�Ƭ 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

��˴�Ƭ's Black Grad Gala Celebrates Class of 2024

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

On May 1, ��˴�Ƭ University'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 ��˴�Ƭ medical student.

Published: 6 May 2024

��˴�Ƭ Desautels faculty members and researchers celebrated at Bravo Gala

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

��˴�Ƭ University 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. ��˴�Ƭ 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

Yolande E. Chan Professor in Information Systems winner of AIS LEO Award

webfull — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:44:01 +0000

Dean Yolande E. Chan has been chosen by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) as a 2023 recipient of the prestigious AIS LEO Award. The awards were announced at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) on December 11, 2023, held in Hyderabad, India.

Published: 20 December 2023

Graduates and Outstanding Achievements Celebrated at Spring Convocation 2023

webfull — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:23:13 +0000

The ��˴�Ƭ Desautels Faculty of Management proudly celebrated its Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, May 31. The event served as a special recognition for the exceptional accomplishments of students who have successfully completed their degrees in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs during the academic year of Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Addresses were made bt ��˴�Ƭ Principal Deep Saini, Chancellor John H. McCall MacBain, Faculty Dean Yolande E.

Published: 2 June 2023

The digital platform model of the gig economy can also create social good

webfull — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 19:00:35 +0000

Digital platforms like Uber and Airbnb bring buyers and sellers together and create gig economy opportunities that did not exist before them. But they have problems too, and have been criticized for exclusionary practices, digital surveillance, and other questionable policies. However, this type of platform also has the potential to create social value. The Platform Commons Foundation is an Indian non-profit that seeks to build these platforms to address global grand challenges, writes Desautels Dean Yolande E.

Published: 23 March 2023

Dean Yolande Chan seeks to foster inclusivity, to generate future successes

webfull — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:34:39 +0000

The Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management wants to give out keys to doors that were once locked. “The hope and dream is to create opportunities for others,” Yolande Chan told Bill Brownstein in an interview for the Montreal Gazette. “As a Black dean, I’m not about exclusion. I’m about inclusion. We want to be representative of the markets we serve as businesses. Diversity inclusion is a core, high strategic priority for this faculty, as well as throughout ��˴�Ƭ. It isn’t just race.

Published: 14 February 2023

���˴�Ƭ University News - Yolande E. Chan