2020 ENTRY POSTPONED TO AUGUST.
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the increasingly strict travel restrictions being imposed by governments around the world, the 2020 entry for the McGill MBA Japan program is postponed until August 15, 2020. McGill MBA Japan and McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management are monitoring the situation around the COVID-19 outbreak […]
A Call for Social Reinvention (While Keeping our Distance)
Social distancing is on everyone’s lips and is well on its way to becoming the phrase of the year. The practices recommended under the social distancing banner offer our best chance to slow the progress of the COVID-19 virus and reduce the impact of this pandemic. However, the term itself, “social distancing,” is the wrong […]
Breathing exercises to reduce stress and anxiety
During times of high stress, it is important to become familiar with simple techniques that centre and refocus the mind. In this blog post, I will walk you through a technique commonly found in yoga and meditation practice. Students often find success using this technique to calm the mind when facing stressful tasks like presenting […]
A glowing victory at Net Impact Case Competition
A team of MBA students from McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management took the top prize at the Net Impact Case Competition on February 29. The first virtual round was held over a week in November, where the McGill MBA team competed against 75 teams for a place in the finals. Teams were asked to […]
Asian business schools see surge in demand
According to the Graduate Management Admission Council, applications to business schools in the Asia-Pacific region are on the rise. David Hackett, course director of the MBA Japan program, notes that the spike in MBA applicants corresponds with recent changes in the fabric of Japanese business. Read more
Dean Bajeux Besnainou on diversity in business schools
In a feature in the McGill Reporter, Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou reflects on the challenges business schools face in improving diversity and the strides both McGill and Desautels have made in this area. From the only female professor in her department at the start of her career to now one of eight female deans at McGill […]
Sebastien Betermier on sustainable investing and progressive decarbonization
It’s all about finding investments that make sense both from a return-seeking perspective and an environmental perspective. The two perspectives are not necessarily incompatible.” By Justin Dupuis, Communications Officer, Media Relations Office FEBRUARY 25, 2020 Sebastien Betermier is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. The Reporter sat down […]
Desautels professor Sujata Madan receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
Sujata Madan, Professor of Finance at the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been named a 2020 3M National Teaching Fellow—the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership at the university level. Since joining McGill University in 2005, Professor Madan has become one of the University’s primary standard bearers in its mission to enhance […]
