Morgan Ricks Email & Phone Number

With over 13 years of experience in the field of education, including a decade of higher education experience, I am still excited about my work. History and teaching students how to think like a historian are core to my professional identity. Additionally, collegiate honors education and expanding access and equity across the national collegiate honors space are among my greatest professional passions. I joined Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) in 2015 as a full-time history instructor, teaching World Civilizations and United States History, both in the classroom and virtually. I also became Director of the NEMCC Honors Institute, which I helped found in 2018. My leadership of the Honors Institute centers on providing a challenging and enriching academic environment for high-achieving students, preparing them exceptionally well for their futures, and ensuring students have equitable access to an honors education.As a director of the NEMCC Honors Institute, I perform various administrative duties, such as recruiting and admitting students, planning and communicating with honors instructors, managing the budget and the facilities, event planning, serving as an honors advisor, and creating and maintaining relationships with university partners.I completed my Doctor of Education, emphasis in Higher Education, at the University of Mississippi in May 2024. My research and Dissertation in Practice is focused on recruiting in honors programs in rural community college settings.