Heidi Bulich

Faculty Profile

Associate Professor - Teaching
db2037@wayne.edu

Office

 376 MISB

Biography

Heidi Bulich is an Associate Professor of Teaching with more than 25 years of experience in higher education as a program director, senior administrator and teacher. Since January 2023, she has been teaching business law at the Mike Ilitch School of Business. In the past, Heidi has taught business law, real estate law, sustainability in the built environment, real estate development, advanced commercial law and other courses to undergraduate and graduate students at 3 BIG10 institutions and 1 ACC institution. In addition, she established and directed 2 popular minors and was a senior administrator in the Provost’s office at the University of Maryland. She has won numerous awards for her teaching, including the Outstanding Faculty Member at Michigan State University.

Prior to teaching, Heidi practiced real estate banking and corporate law for a Detroit law firm and worked as inside counsel, focusing on bank regulatory work and compliance for a large financial institution. 

MBA Program, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan - Adjunct Professor
Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University - Assistant Professor
Poole College of Management, North Carolina State University – Associate Professor
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, the University of Maryland - Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Real Estate Development and Construction Project Management minors
Office of Faculty Affairs, Provost’s Office, the University of Maryland – Associate Director for Faculty Initiatives

Adams Teaching Fellowship, Michigan State University, 2009-2010
University Committee on Faculty Affairs, Michigan State University, 2009-2013
Chesapeake Project Faculty Fellow, University of Maryland, 2016
ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence: Advancing Professional Track Faculty Program, University of Maryland, 2016-2017
Washington Sustainability Initiative, Urban Land Institute, 2018-2020
UrbanPlan for High School Students, Urban Land Institute, 2019-2022
Do Good" Faculty Fellow, University of Maryland - January - December 2018
Academic Leadership Fellowship, Wayne State University, 2023-2024

Education

JD – Georgetown University Law Center, 1988
BSFS – Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1983

Expertise

 • Business Law
• Entrepreneurship
• Climate Change and Resiliency in the Built Environment
• Sustainability
• Fair Housing

Awards

o Finance Department Teaching Award, Michigan State University, 2007-08
o Finance Department Teaching Award, Michigan State University, 2010-2011
o Outstanding Teaching Award, Michigan State University, 2010
o Outstanding University Professor, University of Maryland Women’s Field Hockey Team, Fall 2017
o Dean’s Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, May 2018