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Michele Brown Kerrigan

  • Associate Professor of Practice
Academic Division: Management
781-239-4430
Michele Brown Kerrigan is passionate educator with 20 years of experience in the higher education industry. She is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Management Division at Babson College where she teaches organizational behavior courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Michele is currently the co-chair of the Dean of Faculty Inclusive Excellence Committee (DoFIE). Michele holds a PhD in Higher Education with a focus on leadership and Critical Race Theory from Boston College. Her dissertation examined the lived experiences (as they pertain to leadership) of students of color at a Predominately White Institution.

At Babson, Michele has been heavily involved in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, including leading a committee redesign of the First-Year Seminar curriculum to focus on topics of DEI, redesigning diversity content for the Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (FME) program, drafting content for an online platform to provide DEI training for adult learners, and participating on a small team of faculty to design a two-week “Inclusive Teacher Training Program” (ITTP) for Babson faculty to develop their knowledge of fostering inclusive learning environments; Michele served as an inaugural facilitator for the program. Michele partnered with 50 Egg Films to create facilitator materials for high school and college faculty to accompany their latest documentary, “A Most Beautiful Thing.” Additionally, Michele co-delivered a three-part “Actionable Allyship” series for Pfizer, one of Babson's corporate partners. Pedagogically, Michele offered a CAM (graduate) Inclusive Leadership course in the Fall of 2022 and delivers a self-designed advanced undergraduate experiential elective entitled, "Building Inclusive Organizations." Lastly, Michele also engages in executive education and consulting work centered on DEI in the workplace and/or entrepreneurial leadership topics and was recently awarded the MLK Jr. Leadership Award at Babson.

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, Boston College
  • MEd., Seattle University
  • BA, Boston College

Academic Interest / Expertise

Pedagogy, Curriculum Innovation, Inclusive Teaching Practices, Critical Race Theory (CRT), Organizational Behavior, and DEIJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice) within academic spaces and the workplace.

Awards & Honors

  • 2024 — Faculty Service Award, Babson College
  • 2024 — Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award (Faculty), Babson College

Courses

  • Degree Courses 2025

    • MOB 3523 BUILDING INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION
    • FME 1001 FOUNDS MGMT & EPS
  • Degree Courses 2024

    • MOB 6110 CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS
    • FME 1000 FOUNDATIONS OF MGMT & ENTREPRENEURS
    • MOB 3523 BUILDING INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION
    • FME 1001 FOUNDS MGMT & EPS

Publications

Cases and Teaching Notes

  • Kerrigan, M.B., Girdharry, K. (in press). Beyond the Bathroom Door: Advocacy and Resistance in a Corporate DEI Initiative : Business and Professional Communication Case Studies.

Other

  • Kerrigan, M.B., Christ, K. (in press). Beyond the Bathroom Door: Advocacy & Resistance to a Corporate DEI Initiative: Business and Professional Communication Case Study. Open-Education Resource (OER).
  • Kerrigan, M.B. (in press). "A Most Beautiful Thing:" Film Study Guide: "A Most Beautiful Thing:" Film Study Guide.

Presentations

  • FME: Babson's Signature Learning Experience Kerrigan, M. Posse , New York, New York (2024)
  • DiSC for Leadership & Teamwork Kerrigan, M. Girl Scouts of Western MA Leadership Team, Worcester, MA (2023)
  • Navigating Difficult Conversations Rourke, K. Kerrigan, M. Navigating Difficult Conversations, Babson College (2023)
  • Inclusive Leadership Kerrigan, M. Babson Graduate School Leadership Team, Babson College (2023)
  • Fostering Inclusive Classrooms Through an Allyship Framework Kerrigan, M. MOBTS International Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK (2023)
  • Inclusive Leadership Kerrigan, M. Taste of Babson, Babson College (2022)
  • Allyship in the Workplace Kerrigan, M. Girdharry, K. Taste Of Babson, Babson College (2022)
  • Fostering an Inclusive First-Year Seminar Classroom: Diversity & Inclusion Facilitation Skills Kerrigan, M. Kendrioski, J. First Year Experience National Conference, Las Vegas, NV (2019)
  • Infusing Diversity and Inclusion Content Into First-Year Seminar Kerrigan, M. National First-Year Experience Conference, San Antonio, TX (2018)
  • iPads and Social Media: New Pathways to Promote Student Engagement within a Summer Bridge Program Kerrigan, M. Martinez-Aleman, A. Rowan-Kenyon, H. Gismondi, A. Radimer, S. AERA Conference, Philadelphia, PA (2014)
  • Issues of Access & Equity: Academic and Social Integration for Students in STEM and Liberal Arts Kerrigan, M. Mack, R. ITEC Conference, Dubai, UAE (2014)
  • Sharing Spaces: First-Generation College Students, Social Media, and the Influence on Identity Kerrigan, M. Martinez-Aleman, A. Rowan-Kenyon, H. Gismondi, A. ASHE, St. Louis, MO (2013)
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Department & College Wide Services

  • Undergraduate Academic Policy Committee (Fall 2023 - Present)
  • Dean of Faculty Inclusive Excellence Committee (Spring 2023 - Present)