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Faculty

Faculty act as student-focused mentors and leadership coaches

Our faculty lead students through meaningful coursework facilitated by top scholars and practitioners in education locally and nationally. Professors provide leadership coaching weekly to maximize the learning experience.

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Laura Allen, Ph.D.
Professor
Ellen Barnett
Ellen Barnett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Courtney Crim
Courtney Crim, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
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Katherine Espinoza, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Yvette Pena Cook
Part-Time Faculty
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Angela Breidenstein, Ed.D.
Department Chair
Professor

Student Opportunities

Affordable cost, extensive aid, and powerful experiential opportunities

Hands-on Experience

Upward Bound
Upward Bound programs provide fundamental support to their participants in preparation for college. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege coursework in high school and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.

College Advising Corps
Trinity University's College Advising Corps places exceptional recent graduates from all fields of study on high school campuses as near-peer college advisers to lead low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students to college. Trinity currently has 16 college advisers in San Antonio-area high schools employed full time through this program, and earning AmeriCorps Service Scholarships for graduate studies or college loan pay-off.

When You Graduate

Countless opportunities across classrooms of all kinds

Graduates become standout teachers, prepared to advocate for learners of all abilities and create positive change in the field of education.

Careers

Masters program graduates will launch their careers armed with field-based experience, motivating skills, and specialized knowledge of topics relevant to their teaching areas.


Take the next step

Have more questions or want more information? Learn more about becoming a Tiger, and how you can accelerate what’s next for your education.