Anne Harrington

Since coming to the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in 1988 as a member of the Communication Faculty, Anne White Harrington has taught a variety of oral and written communication courses.  She has participated in numerous special programs and events, including Global MBA, Executive MBA, Tauber Manufacturing Institute, and Erasmus Exchange programs.  She is a founding faculty member and former Course Coordinator of the flagship MBA course, Multidisciplinary Action Projects (MAP).  Dr. Harrington has been the action learning project director and an executive coach for many Ross Executive Education programs.  In her role as Director of Instructional Development she supervises the PhD Teacher Development Program, offers courses in methods of teaching, and provides workshops and coaching for faculty and doctoral students.  Professor Harrington received the Victor L. Bernard Faculty Leadership in Teaching Award in 1998 and the Ph.D. Award for Teaching Excellence in 2000 and 2008. She earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Northwestern University, a Master in Communication Arts from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Michigan.  Her research interests focus on communication competence in professional contexts.  She consults in instructional and management communication.