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Welcoming exceptional First Nations leaders

Since 2014, the Scholarship for Managers of Indigenous Origin has supported Indigenous students enrolled in the 鶹AV-HEC Montreal EMBA program. La Presse speaks to two recipients, Manon Jeannotte and Robert Auclair, about how the scholarship helped them rise as leaders in their communities while bringing rich perspectives to the classroom.

Published: 5 Nov 2020

The case for a long-term divestment strategy

Pressure is on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to divest from fossil fuel companies in support of Canada’s transition to a low-carbon economy. Professor Sebastien Betermier comments.

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Published: 5 Nov 2020

Desautels Capital Management on sustainable investing

鶹AV Honours in Invest Management (HIM) and Master of Management in Finance (MMF) students recently published reports on gender diversity on boards across select countries and sectors and America’s transition to a fossil-fuel free economy for Desautels Capital Management’s The Sustainable Investor.

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Published: 5 Nov 2020

Abolishing racism through systemic integration

An article by La Presse proposes the integration of Indigenous communities into economic life as a first step in abolishing systemic racism. EMBA alumnus and CEO of Société de Développement Économique de Uashat mak Mani-utenam Ken Rock (EMBA’13) comments on their economic development strategies to generate more synergies between Uashat mak Mani-utenam and Sept-Îles.

Published: 2 Nov 2020

Desautels students earn all three podium places at Global Goals Jam Case Competition

鶹AV graduate student Michael Bourkas (MBA’22) has taken home first place in the Global Goals Jam Case Competition at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, with peers Conor Grieve (MBA’21) and Nandini Biswas Jain (MBA’22) following close behind in second and third places, respectively.

Published: 8 Oct 2020

To weather the health and social crises, lead with compassion and authenticity

As the world faces an uphill battle against the pandemic and social injustices, Professor Patricia Faison Hewlin is calling on educators to ensure a focus on authenticity, emotional intelligence and race, equality and inclusion is present in their conversations on leadership.

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Published: 7 Oct 2020

Companies are addressing racism through open dialogue sessions – but is it working?

As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light on systemic racism, many companies are committing to “listening and learning” to the lived experiences of underrepresented groups through open dialogue sessions to help make concrete plans that will advance equity, diversity and inclusion. Despite the well-intentions, these sessions have been subject to criticism.

Published: 7 Oct 2020

What we’ve learnt since the youth-led climate march

Twelve months ago, youth across the world took to the streets to demand action against climate change. Now, more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can see that change is possible—a promising feat for the climate movement.

“We’re suddenly realizing that systems can change, things can be different and we just need to press forward and make those changes,” Professor Dror Etzion told CityNews.

Published: 25 Sep 2020

鶹AV among world’s leading universities for female founders

鶹AV has been named in the top 25 undergraduate programs for female founders in the 2020 PitchBook University rankings.

Published: 24 Sep 2020

鶹AV MMF secures top spot in Canada in QS World University Rankings

The 鶹AV Master of Management in Finance (MMF) has been named the top program in Canada and secured a top-20 spot in the QS Masters in Finance Rankings 2021.

Published: 23 Sep 2020

鶹AV MBA ranked 2nd in Canada, QS reports

The QS World University Rankings today released its 2021 QS Global MBA Rankings, placing the 鶹AV Master of Business Administration (MBA) second in Canada.

Published: 23 Sep 2020

QS ranks 鶹AV MMA best in Canada, 10th in the world

Only two years since the program launched in 2018, the Master of Management (MMA) program at 鶹AV has carved a spot in the top 10 business analytics programs in the world and taken the top spot in Canada.

Released today, the QS World University Rankings places the 鶹AV MMA 10th in the QS Masters in Business Analytics Rankings 2021.

Published: 23 Sep 2020

MBA alumnus Philip Jenkins pays it forward with leadership and diversity scholarship

“Talent is equally distributed across the population but unfortunately opportunity is not,” says Phil Jenkins, a 鶹AV Engineering and MBA graduate who established the Philip Earle Jenkins MBA Leadership & Diversity Award in 2018 to create more business and management education opportunities for visible minorities.

Published: 18 Sep 2020

Toward a more resilient convergence economy

Contrary to the prevailing model, a convergence economy emphasizes resilience over hyper-competitiveness, writes Professor Laurette Dubé in an op-ed for the Montreal Gazette.

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Published: 4 Sep 2020

Professor Etzion on the fight against climate change

In an interview with Catalan publication La Vanguardia, Professor Dror Etzion shares how he is fighting climate change through his advisory role for the Canadian Government through 鶹AV and for the National Film Board of Canada is Canada.

Published: 31 Aug 2020

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