Rachael Murphey is Director of Program II and Dean for Trinity Transfer Students. She manages the Trinity Arts & Sciences Graduation with Distinction Program. Dr. Murphey earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where her research centered on the nature of the relationship between racial identity and academic culture and the extent to which such a relationship explains the critical political engagement (CPE) of African American intellectuals. At UNC she taught political science and African American studies courses in addition to working as an academic advisor for undergraduate students. She specialized in transfer student advising, working directly with transfer students, their campus partners, and community colleges across the state of North Carolina.
