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Mordecai Ian Brownlee
President
Dr. Brownlee is an inclusive educator who is committed to the intellectual and economic empowerment of diverse communities. Proudly serving as the sixth president of CCA, Dr. Mordecai provides our institution impressive leadership and experience with advancing equitable student success, improving student advocacy and support services, and expanding academic pathways. Within the first two years of his presidency, President Brownlee has already brought about significant change and improved the student success agenda at the Community College of Aurora. These successes include CCA embarking upon its first capital project in 24 years, record-breaking capital and scholarship fundraising, the hiring of CCA’s largest and most diverse faculty ranks in the college’s history, improved student completions by more than 20%, and CCA becoming the first Achieving the Dream institution in the State of Colorado.
Dr. Mordecai publishes frequently, including serving as a columnist for EdSurge. He also teaches for Lamar University within the College of Education and Human Development and serves as an international keynote speaker. Dr. Mordecai has been featured on several local, state, and national platforms including the American Association of Community Colleges Community College Journal, NASPA Leadership Exchange, EdUp Experience, EdTech Magazine, and Colorado Sentinel. In 2023, Dr. Mordecai was named 40 Under 40 by the prestigious Denver Business Journal and the Community Leader of the Year by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. In 2022, he was featured by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine as a “New School” leader representing the next generation of college presidents.
Recent Articles by Dr. Brownlee:
AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility
In the post-pandemic era of higher education, college access, public trust in higher education, and AI are all converging in a disruptive way, ushering in a new standard for our learners. Community colleges must retool their institutional access and economic mobility agendas to ensure market responsiveness and meet learner expectations.
Discovering Your Mission
Dr. Brownlee talks with Dr. Martha M. Parham, the Senior Vice President, Public Relations for the American Association of Community Colleges.
Lessons from My Initial Years as a College President
Since becoming a college president, students and community members frequently have asked me what the day in the life of a college president entails. With a smile, I respond that, as a college president, I am responsible for ensuring that our institution fulfills its institutional mission by providing our faculty and staff with the high-quality resources to support their service to our students who have entrusted us with their dreams and aspirations.
Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation
The advancement of social and economic mobility must be at the forefront of the minds of educators. America needs the skills, tools, and infrastructure to dig itself out of the realities it has created for itself and its people.
Putting People First as Higher Ed Grapples With AI
Embracing Change: Crafting Forward-Thinking Strategic Plans for Colleges in a Dynamic Society
College presidents, now is the time to lead your college through developing a post-pandemic institutional strategic plan if you have not done so.
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