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John Murphy | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78)[1] |
| Other names | Miles Murphy[3] |
| Education | San Jose State University[4] |
| Known for | Co-founding University of Phoenix |
| Spouse | Paula Key[5] |
John D. Murphy is a businessman, author, and filmmaker known for co-founding the University of Phoenix.[5]
Early life
[edit]Murphy spent his childhood in the Santa Clara Valley. He would later study at San Jose State University in the late 1960s, leading to a teaching position at the college. His time in San Jose also led him to write an unpublished novel about the Murder of Brooke Hart and the lynching of Thomas Harold Thurmond and John M. Holmes, which later became Valley of the Heart's Delight, a film about the event.[6]
Career
[edit]During Murphy's time teaching at San Jose State University, he ran a community mental health program that tasked students to help patients released from asylums that were closed by then Governor Ronald Reagan.[6][7]
In 1976, Murphy and John Sperling co-founded the University of Phoenix.[8] He served as the senior vice president for institutional affairs and academic vice president where he was tasked with government affairs and accreditation for the school.[8][9][10] Murphy resigned from his position in 1997 due to "philosophical disagreements over the direction of the school".[10]
Filmography
[edit]- Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006 - Producer, writer)[11]
Bibliography
[edit]- Jury Rigging in the Court of Public Opinion (2007) ISBN 9781430326076
- Mission Forsaken: The University of Phoenix Affair with Wall Street (2013) ISBN 978-0966968316
- American Incendiary Populism (2020) ISBN 9781716656071
Personal life
[edit]Murphy resides in St. Helena, California. He operates the Sang-Froid Vineyards on his property.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Brien, Matt (29 November 2005). "Film traces grim lynching story". East Bay Times.
- ^ "Sang~Froid Vineyards". 12 August 2018.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (20 November 2007). "Valley of the Heart's Delight". Variety.
- ^ Herron Zamora, Jim (13 September 2005). "BAY AREA / 1933 lynching is a movie / 'Valley of the Heart's Delight' scenes being shot in Bay Area". SFGate.
- ^ a b Taylor, Candace (21 November 2013). "San Francisco Mansion With Secret Bar Asks $27 Million". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Hamlin, Jesse (25 October 2007). "Ugly chapter in San Jose's past is retold on the big screen". SFGate.
- ^ Rombeck, Janice (25 October 2007). "Review: San Jose's night of infamy". The Mercury News.
- ^ a b Gonzales, Angela (9 April 2015). "University of Phoenix co-founder to speak at ASU — what he says about UOP isn't pretty". Phoenix Business Journal.
- ^ Schulzke, Eric (25 April 2015). "The rise and fall of the University of Phoenix". Deseret News.
- ^ a b Caina Calvan, Bobby (5 November 2015). "Veterans groups question McCain's defense of University of Phoenix". Reveal News.
- ^ von Busack, Richard (3 October 2007). "Breaking Noose". Metroactive.
- ^ Eberling, Barry (23 May 2023). "Duckhorn winery growth appealed to Napa County Board of Supervisors". Napa Valley Register.
- ^ Lander, Jess (10 April 2024). "How a small rural California road became the latest wine battleground in Napa Valley". San Francisco Chronicle.