Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership

Executive Ed.D. faculty address the first cohort of students.

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Faculty Director
Michael Nava

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Specialist, Program Director
Joe Wilcox

Empowering Equity-Minded and Entrepreneurial Leaders

The Executive Ed.D. is a doctoral program in Higher Education Leadership launched in 2019, explicitly designed for working professionals aspiring to high-level administrative and executive roles in higher education. We develop students who will lead dynamic organizations in an increasingly complex world. Our courses are taught by renowned faculty and higher education administrators with years of experience in advancing the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. This is a summer start only program. Courses are offered on the UT Austin campus, with some online components.

  • Program Features
    • Practitioner-focused curriculum
    • Flexible schedule designed for current and aspiring executives
    • Real-world, real-time application
    • Cohort model: team collaboration, networking, shared learning
    • Designed for completion in 30-36 months
    • Face-to-face contact with renowned faculty, combined with eLearning
  • Key Competencies You Will Gain
    • Social justice, inclusion, and equity foundations
    • Assessment, evaluation, and research
    • Law, policy, and governance      
    • Organization and human resources
    • Leadership
    • Student success and learning  
    • Technology in education 

 

The Student Experience

Linda Battles, Cohort 2021

Yulanda McCarty-Harris, Ed.D., '22

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Current Students

Faculty

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Christopher P. Brown

Professor, EPP Master's Program Coordinator

Researches how early childhood stakeholders respond to and conceptualize policies affecting the education of children.

Juan Gonzalez

Juan Gonzalez

Professor of Practice

Expertise in student affairs leadership and administration, improving the college student experience, and expanding access to higher education for first-generation college students.

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Michael Nava

Associate Professor of Practice, Faculty Director

Works in support of first-generation, low-income and underserved populations in the areas of student development, retention, academic support, assessment and advising.

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Pedro Reyes

Ashbel Smith Professor of Education Policy

Focuses on school conditions that foster high academic success for children of poverty, stratification of learning opportunities for children of color, and on state policy that facilitates student success across the education pipeline.

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Victor B. Sáenz

Professor & Department Chair

W. K. Kellogg Professor of Community College Leadership

Leads the Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success Initiative focused on Latino males in education; seeks to advance research-informed policy solutions that enhance educational outcomes for underserved students in secondary and post-secondary education.

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Patricia Somers

Associate Professor

Served as a faculty affiliate in Women’s and Gender Studies and Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies. Researched topics such as campus safety, higher education law, academic freedom, and higher education in Brazil.

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Luis Urrieta, Jr.

Professor, Program Coordinator

Charles H. Spence, Sr. Centennial Professor in Education

Follows trends around cultural and racial identities, agency, migration, and social movements in education.

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Joe Wilcox

Specialist, Program Director

Expertise in Title IV policy and administration and higher education fundraising. Focuses on issues of college affordability, under-represented student recruitment, and donor relations.

Faculty in Residence

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Danielle Alsandor

Assistant Professor of Practice

Deputy Director of Curriculum & Enrollment and Undergraduate Studies
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Gerardo De Los Santos

Vice President for Community College Relations at National University
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Martha Ellis

Professor of Practice

President, Mellis LLC
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David Gardner

Adjunct Professor

Interests include higher education policy and planning focused on expanding participation in higher education, improving graduation rates, and ensuring success in the workforce.

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Molly Beth Malcolm

Professor of Practice

Executive Vice Chancellor of Operations and Public Affairs, Austin Community College (ACC)
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Emma Mancha-Sumners

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mark Milliron

Mark Milliron

Professor of Practice

President & CEO of National University
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Gage E. Paine

Professor of Practice

A former Vice President for Student Affairs at UT Austin who focuses on leadership development for individuals and teams as founder of Gage Paine Consulting, LLC. 

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Colette Pierce Burnette

Professor of Practice

President & CEO, Newfields
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Richard Rhodes

Professor of Practice

Chancellor, Austin Community College (ACC)
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Ericka Roland

Assistant Professor of Practice

Focuses on critical teaching and learning with an emphasis on leadership development, relationships, and curriculum and pedagogy.

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Justin T. Samuel

Assistant Professor of Practice

Focuses research on South Asian American college students, diversity training efficacy for student leaders, and work/life integration for student affairs administrators.

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