A native of Bluefield, Virginia, Lewis Brogdon has earned degrees from Bluefield University (B.A.), Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Regent University (Ph.D.). He has become an effective teacher, experienced administrator, and an accomplished public intellectual and writer. He has authored eight books and over thirty articles.
Over his sixteen-year career in higher education, he has taught at two Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), launched and directed two Black Studies programs, and worked in recruitment and admissions. He also worked as a Provost at an HBCU as it navigated its reaffirmation process. Lewis has spent the last five years as the Dean of Institutional Effectiveness (.5 FTE) at Bluefield University in Virginia and oversees planning, assessment, and compliance and the Executive Director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and Associate Professor at the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky in Louisville where he teaches courses in African American theology and history, including a course on the life and theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.
He is a sought-out national speaker who has attended high profile meetings and participated in events in venues such as the White House, the National Press Club, the South African Embassy, the National Newspaper Publisher Association annual conference in Washington D.C., Black Politics Today, Empower21 Global Congress in Jerusalem, major denominational conferences, and podcasts. Lewis has four adult children (Sarah, Charity, Micah, and Daniel) that he frequently visits. His hobbies include spending time in coffee shops writing, enjoying his “legendary” playlists on Youtube music, taking trips to a beach, attending live sports events, and exercising.
“I am excited to join the Magellan Team because it allows me to bring my experience working with HBCUs, teaching online, and commitment to addressing inequities in education that impact minority students to bear on the growing field of online education. I want to ensure that minority-serving institutions have first-rate online programs that deliver quality instruction with the student experience that makes these institutions unique. We are doing important work here at Magellan.”
Dr. Lewis Brogdon
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Fleet Courses
Deploy and customize Magellan’s ready-built online courses and start running excellent online programs sooner.
Magellan provides ready-built course maps and populated LMS course shells with online course content that supports your goals. Our team works with yours to achieve any desired degree of customization, centering academic freedom and the student experience while slashing the runway to program startup. Our content is engaging, fully accessible and compliant with RSI standards. In addition, its alignment with stated outcomes and comparability to seated courses is thoroughly documented.
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Teaching Effectiveness Review
Learn what course data says about your instructors’ performance and build a targeted plan for support.
Magellan delivers a targeted or comprehensive assessment of course-level interactions, focused on your unique goals and priorities. Our team analyzes grading feedback, discussions, announcements, and more to identify clear patterns you can learn from and act on.
A sense of human connection with peers and instructors is vital to students’ program persistence and completion. Seeing how interactions currently play out in your courses helps you target faculty support where it’s needed most.
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Faculty Guidance
Prepare your faculty to build meaningful, productive relationships with students in any course modality.
Magellan’s custom workshops and 1:1 sessions on topics like best practices for online teaching, RSI, and accessibility give your instructors the targeted support they need. We tailor our focus and approach to your team and your needs, so our practical support brings you closer to your specific goals.
Your faculty have a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion to share with your students. Magellan helps overcome obstacles like technological barriers, modality changes, and unclear expectations, so that teaching and learning happens naturally and freely.
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Content Creation or Revision
Content that engages every student with real-world value they recognize.
The Magellan team helps you create or improve assignments, assessments, rubrics, resources, and connective elements that support your goals. Our team works alongside yours to align student-facing course content with your mission.
Throughout our strategic partnership, we’ll offer practical solutions based on cutting-edge learning theory, technical knowledge, industry best practices, and data-driven insights. As a thought partner and force multiplier, Magellan facilitates targeted or comprehensive program improvements at scale. Our library of Fleet courses stands ready to deploy into your own program, with customization options that reflect your unique identity and priorities.
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Course or Program Effectiveness Review
Understand what’s already happening in your courses to plan your next growth steps.
The Magellan team customizes our audit approach to your goals and priorities. Our team delivers actionable insights from existing course design, content, assessments, and other elements.
Knowing what is and isn’t working is key to improving student retention and outcomes. With data in hand, you’ll be prepared to focus your efforts on initiatives that matter most.
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Program or Course-Level Standards Development
Standards that support your institutional values keep everyone working towards shared goals.
Magellan translates your priorities into practical expectations every team member can meet. A shared definition of quality keeps your program consistent as you build, evaluate, and maintain new content.
Our team helps to clarify what quality means in the context of your program and institution. Clear articulation of your goals helps everyone make course-level decisions with confidence.
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Template Creation
Consistent formatting for courses and documents reduces cognitive load for a seamless student experience.
The Magellan team guides you in developing shared, repeatable structures that reflect what makes your program and institution unique. Our approach gives course developers an efficient starting point without stifling the individual character and goals of each course.
Your team spends less time making routine decisions and repeating processes and more time creating meaningful learning experiences. Students gain a familiar navigation experience so they can focus on learning in each course.
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LMS Organization Support
The Magellan team ensures each course is intuitive and easy to navigate
The Magellan team helps to create a shared approach to course organization across your entire LMS. Intuitive, predictable course navigation reduces friction and keeps students focused on their progress.
Your team gains a plan for course organization that makes scaling achievable. Students enjoy less confusion and more confidence that their goals are attainable.