Meet President Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy has been president of De Anza College since 2004. A key focus of his presidency is the preparation of students to be active, involved citizens committed to transforming their communities. This vision lead to the creation of De Anza's Institute for Community and Civic Engagement.

In 2006, he spearheaded a participatory Strategic Planning Initiative for the college with input from faculty, staff and students, generating initiatives in the areas of Outreach, Individualized Attention to Student Retention and Success, Cultural Competence and Community Collaborations.

Before De Anza

President Murphy served for 12 years as executive director of the San Francisco Urban Institute at San Francisco State University. Among other positions, Murphy was chief consultant to the California State Legislature's reviews of the Master Plan for Higher Education and the community college reform process in the late 1980s. He has taught political theory and American government at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University and San Francisco State University.

Education

Murphy earned a bachelor's degree from Williams College and master's and doctorate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, all in political science.