May 12, 2022
This week on SA Voices From the Field we interviewed Dr. Mordecai Brownlee about his journey to become the President of the Community College of Aurora.
Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee became the sixth president of the
Community College of Aurora (Colorado) on August 2, 2021. With
campuses in Aurora and Denver, CCA is a Minority Serving
Institution (MSI) and Hispanic-Serving institution (HSI) providing
instruction to over 10,600 students throughout its 350-square mile
service area. Prior to his presidential appointment, President
Brownlee served as the vice president for student success at St.
Philip's College, the only college in the nation federally
designated as both a historically Black college
(HBCU) and a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), located in San
Antonio, Texas. During his tenure as vice president, Dr. Brownlee
led St. Philip’s to record enrollment of over 13,500 students and
the college’s four largest degree and certificate awarding classes
in its 124-year history.
One of the youngest presidents in the country at 37 years old, Dr.
Brownlee continues his work as a higher education columnist for
EdSurge and a writer for several other publications. In 2020, Dr.
Brownlee was featured by EdTech Magazine as one of the 30 most
interesting voices in higher education who are shaping the
conversation around IT and EdTech. In 2022, Mordecai was featured
by Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine as a “New School”
leader representing the next generation of college
presidents.
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