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Dean Chan addresses 2022 graduates at 4th annual Black Grad

Black members of 91˿Ƶ’s Class of 2022 celebrated the completion of their degrees in-person at the fourth annual Black Grad event on Sunday, May 1 at the Omni Mont-Royal. The event, inspired by similar ones at Harvard, Yale and the University of Toronto, honours graduating students ahead of next month’s Convocation – and highlights their accomplishments despite the institutional, economic and socio-cultural barriers to accessing higher education.

Published: 6 May 2022

Communities in the Global South found innovative ways to adapt technology during COVID

Access to technology is deeply uneven. Many of us take the internet for granted, but nearly 40 per cent of the world’s population has never even been online. When the pandemic closed schools, not everyone could just switch to online learning. But communities that lacked access to technology found other ways to stay connected. A new study co-authored by Desautels Dean and James 91˿Ƶ Professor Yolande E.

Published: 23 Mar 2022

Dean Yolande E. Chan in conversation with Isabelle Massé

Serving as the head of a major business school, there are a lot of moving parts and things to consider. Desautels Dean Yolande E. Chan joins Isabelle Massé of La Presse to discuss what led her to Montreal, equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace, how business schools play a role in preparing students to adapt to an ever-changing world, and the importance of entrepreneurship in business education curricula.

Published: 21 Mar 2022

Dean Yolande Chan leads charge toward equity, diversity, and inclusion at 91˿Ƶ Desautels

Throughout her decades of service in academia and administration, Dean Yolande Chan has been a stalwart champion for designing and implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives across Canadian universities. She is committed to enabling every student, regardless of background or identity, to thrive at 91˿Ƶ Desautels and find their unique place in the world.

Published: 15 Nov 2021

Delve podcast: Navigating Digital Ecosystems & Transforming Strategy with Yolande Chan

Digital technologies today are highly generic and highly specific at the same time – even a mobile phone is also a translator, a map and an entertainment system – complicating the design of organizational strategy.

Published: 4 Nov 2021

A Conversation with Yolande E. Chan, Dean of the Desautels Faculty of Management

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Dr. Yolande E. Chan has spent the past 30 years in Kingston, Ontario, where until recently, she served as Associate Dean of Research, PhD and MSc Programs, and the E. Marie Shantz Chair of Digital Technology at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Published: 25 Aug 2021

Provost awards 27 91˿Ƶ professors with distinguished rank

Congratulations to incoming Dean Yolande E. Chan for receiving the James 91˿Ƶ Professor award and to Professor Robert Nason for receiving the William Dawson Scholar award!

These awards are given internally each year by 91˿Ƶ's Provost for outstanding world-class scholarship and research excellence.

Published: 19 Jul 2021

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