Michelle Bogre’s educational career has breadth and depth. As Chair of the Photography Program at Parsons School of Design, she increased undergraduate enrollment from 80 students to more than 320; was an early innovator in adding digital technology to a newly written curricula that merged theory and skills; built a strong relationship with industry to create unprecedented exhibition opportunities for students; and conceived of and implemented a low residency photography MFA. As fulltime faculty, she has taught undergraduates and graduates, on site and on line, and almost every type of photography course, from Photo 101 to advanced theoretical seminars. Michelle has developed numerous courses including Copyright, Culture and Morality, Photography as Activism, Photography and Social Change and Intellectual Property in the Digital Age, a 15-week graduate level copyright course for art and design students, the only one of its kind taught in an art and design school. She believes that the core tenets of great teaching include a student centric approach that engages students in meaningful dialogue by establishing multiple points of engagement -- technical, thematic, formal, theoretical and social; that education is both individual and social; and most importantly that educators must care deeply for the well-being and future of their students.

Now that Michelle has stepped back from fulltime teaching, she is focusing on writing and finishing a long form documentary photography projects while regularly lecturing about photography, working with students, portfolio reviews, speaking on panels about photography and law, and consulting.