Enrique Aleman Jr.

Dr. Enrique Alemán, Jr., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. A native of Kingsville in South Texas and a first-generation college student, Dr. Alemán melds his personal and professional interests with research that has the potential to address the racialized and institutionalized inequities that have historically underserved students and communities of color. His research agenda includes studying the impact of educational policies on Latina/o and Chicana/o students and communities, the utilization of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latina/ Critical Theory (LatCrit) frameworks in educational research, and the application of community-based research methods as a way of informing the creation of pathways to higher education.

Dr. Alemán is the co-author of “Transforming Educational Pathways for Chicana/o Students,” a forthcoming book published by Teachers College Press, that describes the ten-year journey he and Dr. Dolores Delgado Bernal took in creating and maintaining the Adelante Partnership, a university-school-community partnership in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has published articles in Harvard Educational Review, Race Ethnicity and Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, and Equity, Excellence and Education, as well as numerous chapters in edited books. He co-edited a special issue in the Association of Mexican American Educators (AMAE) Journal titled, “The utility of affirmative action for Latina/os: Toward a new model of policy and accíon.” During 2010-2011, Dr. Alemán served as Ford Foundation/National Academy of Sciences Fellow, conducting a research project titled, “Hernandez and Its Enduring Legacy of Racism: Developing and Applying a Critical Race Policy Framework and Methodology.” His scholarship has been recognized with his awarding of the University of Utah, College of Education, Faculty Research Award in 2010, the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Junior Faculty Fellowship in 2007, and American Education Research Association, Research on the Superintendency Special Interest Group, Dissertation of the Year award in 2005.