Enrique Alemán

Enrique Alemán, Jr. is the Lilian Radford Endowed Professor of Education at Trinity University, where he researches the racialized and institutionalized inequities that have historically underserved students and communities of color. His research examines the impact of educational policies on Latinx students and communities, the utilization of critical race theory and Latina/critical theory frameworks in educational research and community-based research methods as a way of informing pathways to higher education. Alemán has also published in a variety of different venues including Teachers College Press, Harvard Educational Review, Race Ethnicity and Education, Educational Administration Quarterly and Equity, Excellence and Education. Alemán has also served as an Assistant Vice President for Student Equity and Diversity and is the Executive Producer and Co-Writer of Stolen Education, a documentary about a little-known desegregation court case from the 1950s. Alemán earned his PhD in Educational Administration with a concentration in Educational Policy and Planning from the University of Texas at Austin. He has an undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s University and an MA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. His prior professional experiences include the Central Intelligence Agency, the Bronx Borough President’s Office and the Texas Education Agency, where he managed the accounting and disbursement of approximately $300M in state funds.