Enjoy this great conversation with Dr. Mordecai Brownlee. Dr. Brownlee currently serves 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 has 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 122-year history.
Dr. Brownlee earned a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and a Specialization in Higher Education at Lamar University (Beaumont, Texas) where he was awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for his research regarding legislative impacts on community colleges in the state of Texas. He attended Houston Baptist University where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Art Degree in Mass Communication & Political Science. An advocate for Community Colleges, Brownlee earned an Associates of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from what is now known as Lone Star College) in Kingwood, TX.
Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife of 14 years, Daphne, their son, Mordecai Jr., and their daughter, Lauren Machelle.
