Dr. Morgan Phillips (EDS ’00 & EDD ’02, Higher Ed. Admin) is the new president of Pima Community College’s Desert Vista Campus in Tucson, AZ.

Dr. Phillips has served as the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, N.C., since 2012. He is responsible for all the college’s academic programs and student development functions, as well as its technology operations and accreditation efforts.

Dr. Phillips served as Southeastern’s Vice President of Curriculum Instruction for six years before assuming his current position. His two decades’ experience in higher education includes serving as a faculty member, department chair, and academic dean at Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL.

Morgan holds a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida.  In 2007, Morgan Phillips was the UF Institute of Higher Education Outstanding Graduate.